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Jemma Dally

Jemma Dally

UK 2026

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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

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy - UK-wide

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Individual Editorial

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

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  • Jemma is very creative in approach to the law and is always at the forefront at developing legislation. She is the go-to person for difficult surrogacy matters.

    Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jemma's competence is exceptional, and no one can match her intellectually.

    Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jemma Dally is an incredible lawyer who I will be eternally grateful for. She showed amazing compassion throughout the case while being professional and knowledgeable.

    Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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