Margot joined Bolt Burdon Kemp in May 2026. She qualified as a solicitor in September 2025 and works alongside Joseph Carr in the Abuse Team.
Margot’s passion stems from a strong belief that civil claims for compensation can provide a sense of justice and facilitate healing. She draws on her knowledge and experience to empower survivors, by helping them navigate the legal system and secure the compensation and closure they deserve.
Margot is committed to empowering clients to make the right decisions for them, recognising that justice comes in different forms for different people. She recognises the challenges that come with sharing deeply difficult memories and the strength of survivors in doing so. She strives to ensure her clients feel heard and understood, and to provide clear and compassionate advice.
Prior to joining BBK, Margot spent three and a half years at a law firm based in Greater London and New York, assisting clients with sexual abuse claims against individuals and institutions that employed them. Often, these claims involved coercive control and institutional betrayal, which are areas of particular interest for Margot.
Margot developed her interest in combatting sexual abuse in her university years. While studying law at the University of Oxford, Margot was the Chair of It Happens Here Oxford, a campaign dedicated to supporting student survivors. She was shortlisted for the Student Voice Award for his work in this role.
She went on to undertake a master’s degree in Gender at the London School of Economics where her research focused on the complexities of consent in sexual abuse cases within educational settings. She wrote a further dissertation during her Master of Laws on systemic changes and practical support that would help survivors pursue compensation for sexual abuse. She achieved overall top of her cohort in her Master of Laws core assessments and top quintile marks in her Solicitors Qualifying Exams.
In her spare time, Margot volunteers for the Schools Consent Project, delivering workshops on consent to school children. In 2024, she developed and gave her own series of seminars at UK and US universities, to educate students on their rights should they face sexual abuse while studying.
