Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Damian Broadbent, instructed by Taylor Emmet, represented the First Respondent Mother in C (A Child) [2025] EWFC 47 (B); a final hearing of long-running private law proceedings concerning 12 year-old child,…
In a recent article for Counsel magazine, Anna Yarde explores the importance of personal branding for barristers, reflecting on both its benefits and the challenges it presents within the profession.
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Matthew Brookes-Baker, instructed by Makin Dixon Solicitors, represented the Second Respondent Mother in M (A Child) (Placement Order) [2025] EWCA Civ 214; an appeal by aunt and uncle against making of…
An essential mindset and step-by-step approach
The identification, assessment and mitigation of risk is a core part of the work of social workers, lawyers and judges. The perception of risk…
Natasha Miller, instructed by Dawson Cornwell LLP, acted for the Respondent Father in L v D [2025] EWHC 955 (Fam).
Natasha successfully defended an application for a child’s summary return to Colombia…
Does the Cafcass Domestic Abuse Practice Policy get the balance right between protecting adult and child victims from harm, and supporting children to have a relationship with both parents where…
What is an ‘add back’?
An ‘add back’ is a species of a conduct argument under section 25(2)(g) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. An ‘add back’ argument is made when one…
Sian Cox, instructed by Fort & Co, appeared for the mother and Alex Perry, instructed by Reeds, for the children in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead v The Mother…
In a recent conversation with Freya Davies at LexisNexis, Anna shared her journey into practice, offering invaluable advice for those navigating the competitive pupillage process. With candour and clarity, she…
Rob George, led by Deirdre Fottrell KC and together with Andrew Powell, was instructed by International Family Law Group for the Applicant Child (S) in S v F & Anor [2025] EWHC 439…
This list acknowledges those in the legal profession who have dedicated a minimum of 25 hours to pro bono legal work over the past year, this year’s inclusion features esteemed…
Rob George KC attended, as an expert on relocation law, the “15 years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on international family relocation” conference, hosted by the Embassy of…