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Penningtons Manches Cooper has a strong focus on children law work, including a range of cross-border cases. The team can assist clients involved in international abduction disputes as well as those seeking advice on adoption and surrogacy agreements abroad.
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Penningtons are very robust, pragmatic and give exceptionally level-headed and reasonable advice.
The team seem to be aware of and stay up to date with current events and economic and political trends in the industry, and are able to act or adapt in practice using knowledge and judgement.
The firm handles each matter with the utmost professionalism, and the team are incredibly knowledgeable.
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Anna Worwood is renowned in the market for handling complex cross-border children matters, including international relocations and abduction cases.
Anna inspires confidence and is commercial, practical and very good with clients.
Tammy Knox often takes on cross-border child abduction and relocation matters as part of her wider international family law practice.
Tammy Knox does fantastic work with international children and money cases. She is very trustworthy and great at what she does. I have no hesitation recommending her.
Knowledgeable and robust, Tammy handles all matters with flair. She is very conscientious, with forensic-level attention for detail.
Bethan Carr has extensive experience supporting clients through complex cross-border surrogacy matters.
Bethan knows everything there is to know about surrogacy law. She has expertise like no one else.
Bethan Carr is a guru on surrogacy. She's like a smiling assassin: very friendly and lovely but forensic in her approach to cases.
Bethan is amazing.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy
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