Family/Children Law | UK

Russell-Cooke handles the full spectrum of children law work, acting for parents, children and guardians. The firm's work includes high-conflict cases involving injunctive orders and sensitive issues around mental health and abuse allegations.

Family Law in Partnership is known for its strong commitment to ADR solutions, housing leading professionals in mediation, arbitration and collaborative law proceedings. The firm represents clients in highly contested Children Act proceedings concerning a range of issues, including leave to remove, variations to child arrangements orders and abuse allegations. The team has notable experience in representing high net worth individuals and foreign nationals.

The team at Freemans Solicitors has notable strength in handling disputes concerning children, particularly those with cross-border aspects. As well as handling international matters, the firm is highly adept with cases where parents have made allegations of abuse, either against one another or their children.

The family team at Payne Hicks Beach advise clients on private children matters in addition to handling high-value financial disputes. The team garners recognition in particular for its cross-border work, including Hague Convention proceedings, as well as its focus on highly contentious Children Act cases.

Simons Muirhead Burton's family practice is well equipped to handle all manner of disputes arising in relation to child arrangements and welfare issues. The team represents parents in proceedings relating to existing contact and residence arrangements as well as assisting them with applications for non-molestation and prohibited steps orders. The firm is able to advise clients both on domestic and cross-border matters.

The Stewarts family law team offers expertise in private children law alongside its top-quality finance practice. Lawyers in the group advise on a range of disputes related to child arrangements orders, including highly contentious proceedings that concern allegations of abuse, coercive control and alienation. The team also assists clients, including ultra high net worth individuals, on international matters related to child residency and relocation.

TV Edwards has an experienced team of lawyers advising on all aspects of children law. The firm frequently represents vulnerable parents as well as children in highly sensitive proceedings requiring assessment of abuse allegations and complex medical evidence.

The team at Charles Russell Speechlys handles the full range of private children work, from child arrangement orders and associated disputes through to surrogacy, fertility law and adoption. Its lawyers can also advise on cross-border matters including those brought under the Hague Convention.

Dawson Cornwell is widely respected for the strength and depth of its children law team. The firm has a pre-eminent reputation for international work, including leave to remove and relocation disputes concerning a wide array of jurisdictions. It can further advise on disputes concerning domestic child arrangements, often in cases where abuse is alleged.

The family law team at Farrer & Co provides expertise across a broad spectrum of private children work. This includes highly contested child arrangement orders along with international surrogacy agreements and other cross-border matters. The firm is adept at advising on cases where domestic abuse, alienation and other welfare concerns play a part.

Freeths has a strong bench of family practitioners who frequently advise on private children law, including contentious Children Act proceedings and very sensitive disputes with allegations of abuse and coercive control within families. It also offers strength in matters pertaining to surrogacy.

Hunters has a high calibre team of children specialists with a commended focus on providing support to clients facing difficult and sensitive private law children proceedings. The firm is well regarded for its strength and expertise in matters concerning serious allegations of domestic abuse as well as complex family relationships of all kinds.

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.

The team at Bindmans advises clients involved in a wide range of family law proceedings, including private Children Act, public law and international disputes. The family team is bolstered by the firm's wider expertise in areas such as human rights, crime and Court of Protection.

Laurus has an experienced family team well able to advise on the most complex Children Act disputes and safeguarding issues. The team assists clients with applications for and variations to child arrangements orders as well as supporting parents who are refuting or bringing allegations of abuse, domestic violence and substance misuse.

Osbornes Law has an established family team offering a range of expertise in private children law work. The firm handles disputes related to child arrangements orders and international relocations, as well as work related to adoption and surrogacy agreements.

Fladgate is widely regarded for its work covering the scope of family and children law. The team adeptly represents clients in issues concerning child arrangements and particularly in matters with cross border elements such as child relocation or abduction. Its lawyers are also equally able handling cases with abuse allegations as well as those involving mental health considerations.

The team at Goodman Ray advises on the full range of family law issues, including private children cases. The firm has experience representing parents in high conflict proceedings, including cases where abuse and fabricated illness may be a factor.

Melius Family Law is a boutique outfit handling a broad array of family law matters. The firms' child law expertise includes disputes over financial and residential arrangements for children as well as both domestic and international relocation cases.

Mishcon de Reya's family law department regularly handles private law children mandates. Its lawyers provide a varied offering and can adeptly support clients through child arrangements disputes, including highly sensitive cases involving children with additional needs or allegations of abuse. It is also notable for its expertise in surrogacy law.

Vaitilingam Kay is a specialised family law firm with substantial experience in all matters concerning children. The team provides clients with high quality advice on child arrangements issues and is particularly skilled when there are allegation of severe domestic abuse.

The team at Wilson Solicitors advises on a variety of private children law cases. The firm frequently handles matters that involve severely difficult family dynamics and allegations of abuse, sexual violence and coercive control.