I have 30 years experience. I regularly represent clients at all levels of court. I have substantial experience of cases which are factually or legally complex, including those where there are allegations of domestic violence or mental health issues, or where the dispute about the children has become intractable, or where there are allegations of parental alienation. I also have substantial experience of cases where there is an international element, such as disputes about whether a child should travel abroad for a holiday or be permitted to live abroad permanently, known as relocation. I regularly appear in child abduction cases under the 1980 Hague Convention or in 'wardship' cases, as well as cases where there are arguments about whether a foreign order in respect of a child should be enforced in England.

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What sort of work do I do?

I am able to provide written advices or to advise in conference, draft statements, applications and orders, and represent clients at short hearings for directions or interim issues as well as full trials and final hearings in which the court hears the oral evidence and cross-examination of the parties, welfare officers and experts who have been appointed by the parties or the court.

Who do I work for?

I represent applicants and respondents - being parents, grandparents, extended family members as well as children when they are joined as respondents by the court.

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