Trisan Hyatt
Director of Children & Family • Head of Regulations & Compliance • Family Law Barrister
Legal 500 recognised leading junior—meticulous strategy and highly effective advocacy across care, private children, FGM, forced marriage, and cross family/immigration.
Key Highlights
- High-stakes advocacy & appellate experience
- Robust safeguarding strategy
- Cross-disciplinary insight (family & regulatory)
Notable Cases
- Z (Interim Care Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 1755
- K (Threshold – Cocaine Ingestion – Failure to give evidence) [2020] EWHC 2502 (Fam)
- A Local Authority v Mother & Ors [2020] EWHC 1233 (Fam)
- C (Children: Covid-19: Representation) [2020] EWCA Civ 734
Background
A highly sought-after Legal 500 leading junior, Trisan is forensic and meticulous in case preparation. Her background in teaching honed clear communication and courtroom control.
She accepts instructions across the full range of family law: private children, care proceedings, domestic abuse, Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders, forced marriage, and occupation order proceedings, with a particular interest in cross family–immigration issues.
She has significant experience before healthcare regulators (GDC, NMC) and in appellate courts.
Teaching and professional development
Alongside her practice, Trisan teaches at the University of Westminster Law School. She supervises pupils and delivers equality and diversity training at Gray’s Inn. Her earlier teaching work covered sociology and psychology.
Education
Her qualifications include a BA (Hons) from the University of the West Indies, an LLM from Queen Mary College, University of London, and a Diploma in Teacher Education.
Professional memberships
Trisan belongs to the Family Law Bar Association, Young Legal Aid Lawyers and the Discrimination Law Association.
Publications
- Salt poisoning allegations in children’s cases — Family Law.
- The Resolutions Model: assessment and its use in court — Family Law, November 2024; listed on Trisan’s chambers profile.
- Domestic abuse allegations and the need for fact-finding hearings — Family Law, September 2025; listed on Trisan’s chambers profile.
- Trauma-informed approaches to care proceedings — Family Law.
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