UK Guide 2026 : London (Firms)
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The team at Withers is recognised for its expertise in private law children work. The team advises clients on a wide range of matters including child arrangements, relocation and alleged parental alienation. The firm also offers expertise in cross-border issues.
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It is an excellent, highly polished team, the lawyers are all very wise and intelligent who always put the client's interest first.
Withers is detail oriented and has an exceptionally strong team approach.
Withers's approach is brilliant and well thought out. It is very client focused and a well oiled system.
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Claire Blakemore is a widely respected family lawyer, known for her child-focused approach to resolving complex cases. She regularly handles disputes that involve sensitive issues such as medical needs and abuse allegations.
Claire is really academically smart and has a forensic eye for detatil.
Claire is frighteningly bright and is a very experienced lawyer in private law children matters with a good commitment to out of court solutions.
Claire Blakemore is profoundly intelligent and takes it to another level with her insights.
Suzanne Todd has a varied family law practice that includes handling a range of private law children work. Her expertise in this space includes child arrangement and special guardianship orders as well as abduction cases.
Suzanne Todd keeps it focused on the child. I am really impressed by her, she's incredibly focused, fair and bright.
She is fiercely intelligent and displays great tenacity on behalf of her clients.
Suzanne is really good at everything. She's really clever, dynamic and very proactive.
Paulina Sandler advises clients on a range of private children law as part of her broader family practice. She has experience advising on contentious child arrangements matters, including cases concerning international relocation and parental alienation.
Paulina is very thorough and has very good attention to detail.
Paulina Sandler is absolutely superb.
Paulina is a star of future.
Family/Children Law
Family/Children Law
Family/Children Law
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