Jemma Dally
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family/Children Law: Cross-Border Disputes
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About
Provided by Jemma Dally
Practice Areas
Jemma is the partner in the Adoption, Surrogacy and International Child Care department. She specialises in and has extensive experience of complex international adoption and surrogacy cases as well as being highly regarded for her expertise and growing practice in cases involving children who are conceived by way of artificial insemination under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008. She has been at Goodman Ray since 2001 and was made a partner in 2009.
Jemma is known for her creativity in her area of expertise and the cases in which she has acted have been described as “cutting edge law”
Jemma is a member of the British Agency for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) and she sits on their legal group advisory committee, who consider, comment and advise BAAF on legal, social and procedural issues relation to adoption and fostering. Jemma is also a member of the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC), Resolution, the International Bar Association and she is accredited as a specialist in adoption and private law children cases.
Chambers Review
UK
Jemma Dally draws praise for her expert handling of both domestic and international matters related to adoption and surrogacy. She is also adept at fertility cases and family matters with immigration elements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jemma is the stand out solicitor for complex adoption, parentage and surrogacy disputes. There is nothing she doesn't know about this work."
"Jemma is fearlessly bright, incredibly dedicated and has the ability to innovate to an extent that few others can replicate."
"She is brilliant for the depth of her knowledge and the creativity of her approach to cases."
"Jemma is the stand out solicitor for complex adoption, parentage and surrogacy disputes. There is nothing she doesn't know about this work."
"Jemma is fearlessly bright, incredibly dedicated and has the ability to innovate to an extent that few others can replicate."
"She is brilliant for the depth of her knowledge and the creativity of her approach to cases."