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Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Dawson Cornwell is a pre-eminent firm for international disputes concerning children, including leave to remove and international abduction cases relating to jurisdictions around the world. The team also has expertise in cross-border matters relating to surrogacy and adoption agreements.

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Notable Practitioners

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Carolina Marín Pedreño
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Carolina Marín Pedreño
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Carolina Marín Pedreño has a wealth of international expertise including leave to remove matters and cross-border abduction cases. As a native Spanish speaker who is dual-qualified in Spain and England and Wales, she frequently advises clients on cases concerning Spain and Latin American jurisdictions.

Carolina is an extremely impressive individual. She is smart, her advice is always spot-on and she is fantastic with clients.

Carolina is excellent. She is extremely knowledgeable and deeply cares for the client. She thinks outside the box and overall is a real pleasure to work with.

Carolina Marín Pedreño is brilliant at what she does and gets results.

Hilka Hollmann
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Hilka Hollmann
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Hilka Hollmann has a wealth of expertise in cross-border disputes concerning children. She is well known for representing parents in relocation disputes and international abduction cases, as well as matters pertaining to international adoption and surrogacy.

Hilka is a fountain of knowledge on international surrogacy issues. She is an exceptional lawyer and doesn't take a bad point.

Hilka is a very capable advocate who is pragmatic, very bright and a pleasant solicitor.

Hilka Hollmann achieves good outcomes for her clients.

Sulema Jahangir
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Sulema Jahangir
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Sulema Jahangir advises on a huge range of cross-border disputes, including relocation and abduction cases, wardship disputes and forced marriage orders. She is especially notable for her experience in matters involving Pakistani family law and is qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan.

Sulema is very experienced and incredible to work with. She has an incredible legal brain and is tactically very astute.

Sulema is an excellent solicitor. She is extremely robust and knowledgeable.

Sulema Jahangir radiates warmth and genuine care in every interaction. Her kindness and professionalism shines through.

Forum Shah
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Forum Shah
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Forum Shah's family law practice involves considerable focus on international child law disputes. She assists clients with regard to child relocation and abduction to jurisdictions around the world including those in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Forum is excellent. She's very hard-working and committed.

Forum is a complete standout and knows exactly how to run a case. She's incredible in international law.

Forum Shah is a strategic litigator who is extremely passionate about her job and gives realistic advice.

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Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy

Carolina Marín Pedreño
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Carolina Marín Pedreño
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Band 1
Hilka Hollmann
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Hilka Hollmann
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Band 1
Sulema Jahangir
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Sulema Jahangir
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Band 2
Forum Shah
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Forum Shah
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