Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy
UK-wide
1 year ranked
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Helen Blackburn
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by The International Family Law Group LLP
Practice Areas
Helen Blackburn is a Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP.
She specialises in family law concerning children and has a particular expertise in child abduction law and other children cases with an international dimension or involving the cross-border movement of children. She has extensive experience of cases involving arrangements for children, custody/residence, contact/access (domestic and international), adoption (domestic and inter country), the reciprocal enforcement of foreign orders, international relocation/leave to remove applications and jurisdiction disputes.
Helen is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).
Helen is accredited by Resolution as a Specialist Family lawyer with a particular specialism in Child Abduction and Private Children Law.
Helen has written for various legal journals and publications and is a frequent lecturer on family law. She has been interviewed by the BBC regarding child abduction issues.
Professional Memberships
Helen is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
Helen is a former Chair of CALA (Child Abduction Lawyers Association) from Autumn 2015-Spring 2018
The Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA)
Resolution (Accredited as a specialist family lawyer)
Reunite: International Child Abduction Centre
The Law Society
Publications
The International Family Law Practice' 2021 -2022 published by Family Law, LexisNexis (sixth edition) - chapters on : Child Abduction, International Adoption and Legal Aid
'The International Family Law Practice' 2016 - 2017 published by Family Law, LexisNexis (fifth edition) - chapters on : Child Abduction, International Adoption and Legal Aid
'The International Family Law Practice' 2015 - 2016 published by Family Law, LexisNexis (fourth edition) - chapters on : Child Abduction, International Adoption and Legal Aid
'The International Family Law Practice' 2013 - 2014 published by Family Law, LexisNexis (third edition) - chapters on : Child Abduction International Adoption and Legal Aid
'The International Family Law Practice' 2012 -2013 published by Family Law, LexisNexis (second edition) - chapters on : International Adoption and Legal Aid
'The Modern Family' Resolution's publication - author of the chapter entitled 'The Global Child'
Chambers Review
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy - UK-wide
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Helen Blackburn is an expert in Hague Convention work. She frequently represents clients in international abduction cases and broader Children Act proceedings that concern other jurisdictions.
Strengths
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Impeccable under pressure and very strategic, Helen Blackburn has seen it all and forgotten more than most have ever known. She would be my first choice in an international children issue.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionHelen is a very experienced practitioner and has got a lovely manner about her, with real gravitas and authority.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionHelen is remarkably calm and has a forensic eye on the detail. She knows the law inside out and back to front, and is really strong on Hague cases.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
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