Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Matthew Brookes-Baker was instructed by the Applicant local authority and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah was instructed by Dawson Cornwell for the Respondent mother in Child A & Ors [2024] EWFC 385; care proceedings…
Yesterday Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, as part of a panel of legal experts from different jurisdictions, spoke about advising European clients on surrogacies in Africa at the third International Surrogacy Forum 2025…
Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed by Griffiths Robinson, recently acted on behalf of the Second Respondent Child through his Children’s Guardian in X v W & Anor [2025] EWFC 25; an application for…
Harcourt Chambers are delighted that a number of its members were recognised at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards in London on 20th November 2024, where Nick Goodwin KC was named…
Ruth Cabeza and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed by Burgess Mee Solicitors, acted on behalf of the Applicant in (Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption), Re [2024] EWFC 20). This case has been shortlisted…
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for not one, but five categories at the prestigious LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024. This recognition is a testament to…
Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed by S-E Solicitors, appeared on behalf of the Applicant in F v M [2024] EWFC 128 (B); an application by father for a child arrangements order. Despite…
Edward Bennett, led by Christopher Hames KC, was instructed by Freemans to represent the Applicant step-father and Mehvish Chaudhry and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed by Dawson Cornwell, represented the 4th respondent biological father in R…
Mavis Amonoo-Acquah was instructed by Anthony Louca Solicitors for the Respondent in KH v MB [2023] EWHC 3194 (Fam); an application for summary return of a child from Algeria, after the…
This case is a groundbreaking case – the first of its kind in dealing with a contested application for a stepparent adoption order from a non-biological parent to secure legal…
Mavis was instructed by the Local Authority to represent the second respondent in GK & Anor v EE (formerly known as RK) & Anor – Find case law (nationalarchives.gov.uk)
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Mehvish Chaudhry and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah are part of a fabulous line up of speakers at the International Family Law: An Update on Law and Practice. A Live and Recorded Online…