Cara Nuttall

Cara is a Partner and leads our family law team.

She’s highly experienced in children and modern families law and specialises in child abduction, child relocation and surrogacy. As a qualified Children Arbitrator, Cara can adjudicate on a wide range of matters relating to children.

Cara further advises on all aspects of relationship breakdown — including divorce and financial matters — as well as cases with international elements and in respect of enforcement, including committal. She assists a diverse range of clients from various backgrounds who are based both in the UK and abroad.

Cara’s work involves complex and sometimes novel points of law. She has been involved in many significant decisions across both children and financial matters and is actively involved in efforts to review and reform the law where needed. This has seen her participate in regional and national family law committees like Resolution, Women in Family Law, the Child Abduction Lawyers Association and LGBT Family Law Institute, along with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on surrogacy. She frequently appears in the media to discuss family law issues and featured as legal advisor in the Channel 4 documentary ‘Strangers Making Babies’.