About
Managing Partner: Stephen Harker
Number of partners: 13 partners
Number of lawyers: 30 lawyers
Languages: Azerbaijani, Bengali, Catalan, Creole, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Krio, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu
Firm Overview:
Based in London, Dawson Cornwell is a leading specialist family law firm, with a world renowned reputation. The firm acts for clients across the UK and internationally who are embarking on separation, divorce or dissolution of civil partnership. Established in 1972, the firm follows the principles of Resolution, the national organisation started by the firm’s founding partner, John Cornwell, to encourage a constructive approach to divorces and family law. Client confidentiality prevents the firm from listing the clients for whom it has acted, the cases it has litigated or the financial settlements it has negotiated.
Main Areas of Practice:
Divorce & Financial Settlements:
7 partners; 10 lawyers
Confidentiality and discretion are key to the conduct of the firm’s cases. The partners represent many clients in multi million pound financial cases both litigating these cases and negotiating settlements.
Contact: Russell Bywater
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected]
Collaborative Settlements:
The firm is committed to alternative dispute resolution including the collaborative process; adopting a multi-disciplinary model working with financial advisors, collaborative lawyers in other jurisdictions and family consultants.
Contact: Simon Bruce (collaborative lawyer)
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected]
Mediated Settlements:
2 partners
The firm has a long established reputation in mediation of which it has been at the forefront since 1988. Partner Jeremy Abraham is a former chair of the Family Mediators Association and continues to mediate selected couples.
Contact: Jeremy Abraham (mediator), Jessica Reid (mediator)
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
International Children Disputes:
4 partners; 15 lawyers
The firm is widely recognised as the outstanding leader in this field of family law. In 2022, it had 26 reported cases (including 6 in the Court of Appeal and 15 in the High Court).
Contact: Carolina Marín Pedreño
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Emergency number: +44 (0) 79 5252 5699
Email: [email protected]
International Surrogacy:
3 partners, 1 lawyer
Dawson Cornwell is regarded as the firm of choice in the field of international surrogacy and fertility law by many high profile and ultra high net worth couples planning an alternative family.
Contact: Carolina Marín Pedreño, Amy Rowe, Hilka Hollmann
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
For the fifth year in succession Dawson Cornwell has been included in the prestigious Times Best Law Firms 2022 list in the Family Law category. Most recently Dawson Cornwell won the Silver Award for Family/Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2021.
Property Law:
1 partner
The firm advises on commercial and residential property matters.
Contact: Stephen Harker
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected]
Wills & Probate:
1 senior associate
The firm advises on inheritance tax planning, wealth preservation, drafting Wills and the drafting and administration of trusts.
Contact: Deena Iqbal
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Email: [email protected]
UK Office:
11 Staple Inn, London WC1V 7QH
Tel: +44 20 7242 2556
Fax: +44 20 7831 0478
Email: [email protected]
www.dawsoncornwell.com
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- London11 Staple Inn, London, Greater London, UK, WC1V 7QH
- Web: www.dawsoncornwell.com
- Tel: (020) 7242 2556
- Fax: (020) 7831 0478
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