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Duncan Lewis’ award winning Family & Child Care department are experts in the full range of public law child care matters. The department offers representation in all aspects of family and child care law, including care proceedings, deprivation of liberty, culturally complex cases, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and international child abduction.
Our team regularly act for parents, family members and children (through their guardian) in cases involving serious allegations of non-accidental injury and factitious illnesses, sexual abuse, and also assist in cases where a child has passed away due to alleged harm.
Many of the clients represented by our team are extremely vulnerable, including those with mental illnesses, substance abuse issues, and victims of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
Our nationwide team includes solicitor advocates and law society children panel members, many of whom are also members of the Association of Lawyers for Children and Resolution. Collectively, our children panel members have a significant following of Cafcass guardians and we are proud to be one of the most instructed firms in London by Casfcass.
Duncan Lewis is one of only a select number of firms that are on the International Child Abduction & Contact Unit (ICACU) referral list. Our team also include the founding member of the Child Abduction Lawyers Association.
In 2024, our Family and Child Care department were crowned Team of the Year at the Family Law Awards.
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I felt supported by Duncan Lewis all the way through my case. They are hard-working and nothing is ever too much trouble.
Duncan Lewis is brilliant and has got junior solicitors who are also great to work with and a testament to the firm.
I felt supported by Duncan Lewis all the way through my case. They are hard-working and nothing is ever too much trouble.
Duncan Lewis is brilliant and has got junior solicitors who are also great to work with and a testament to the firm.
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Emine is an excellent lawyer and works extremely hard for the children she represents. She is reliable, knowledgeable, committed and a pleasure to work with.
Emine has a high attention to detail, understands the brief and is robust. She doesn't step away from ensuring she gets what she needs for the case.
Alia Lewis is adept at advising on public care proceedings and has a particular focus on cases concerning neurodivergent children. She runs the firm's specialist neurodiversity unit within its child care team.
Alia is a gifted and tenacious lawyer who has a real speciality in representing parents and children who are neurodiverse. She is alive to all their challenges and is a tireless fighter for them.
Alia is a fantastic lawyer who is incredibly well prepared on cases.
Alia is very thorough and efficient, with particular awareness around special needs cases.
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Adeeba Naseem
Amanda Willmore
Emily Wright
Emily Reed
Head of Department
Forida Hakim
Jane Wilson
Jenine Abdo
Julie McNamara
Kathy Walker
Krina Parmar
Head of Department
Laila Bhunnoo
Mandeep Kaur Benning
Meena Kumari
Rupinder Jagdev
Sarah Peart
Sophie Burchett
Sophie Fernando
Sophie Rayment