Partner Carolina Marín Pedreño was recently interviewed by BCL Legal's The Brief for their 20 Questions feature, discussing her favourite aspects of being a leading children lawyer, and how she unwinds after work. Read the article here: bit.ly/3QpY9Ey

Forum Shah comments on the rising number of litigants in person, delays in the family justice system, and legal aid in Today's Family Lawyer, following last week's call from The Law Society for legal aid increase in family cases. bit.ly/3xZNYjV

Partner Sulema Jahangir will be delivering the opening speech at the Asma Jahangir Conference, ‘People’s Mandate: Safeguarding Civil Rights in South Asia’, on 27 and 28 April.

#HumanRights #WomensRights #ClimateChange #AsmaJahangir

Partner Jessica Reid comments on the backlog in the family courts, and the unprecedented measures being taken to tackle it, in CDR Magazine.

Read her full comments here: bit.ly/3UlRnlR

#FamilyLaw #CourtDelays

Writing in Today's Family Lawyer, partner Jessica Reid examines the causes behind 2022 recording the fewest number of divorces since 1971.

Read more here: bit.ly/4aX4Beg

Our Partner Forum Shah, instructing Michael Gration KC and Frankie Shama of 4PB, represented one of the respondent fathers on a pro bono basis in the unique 1980 Hague Convention case R v M and others [2024] EWHC 720 (Fam). bit.ly/49Iqdd8

We were delighted to host the Westminster & Holborn Law Society event 'Level up your legal career: a practical roadmap' last Thursday, organised by our trainee solicitor Isabela Maculan as co-head of the Junior Lawyers Division.

We were delighted to host the Conference on the International Movement of Children, along with the Franco-British Lawyers Society, comparing the different approaches taken by the French courts and the English courts in relation to international relocation and child abduction.

Writing in LexisNexisUK Family Law, Carolina Marín Pedreño and Sacha Lee, along with Mani Singh Basi of 4PB, examine the updated case law in respect of the participation of children in 1980 Hague Convention proceedings. Read the article here: bit.ly/4cJ4epr

A warm welcome to Kirsty Henderson who joins our matrimonial team today. Kirsty specialises in separation and divorce, financial remedy, nuptial agreements and cohabitation matters. She is a member of Resolution and YRes, and sits on the Kent YRes committee.

Commenting in Tatler, Carolina Marín Pedreño discusses how separated parents with limited or non-existent communication can approach exam season with the best interests of the child in mind. Read the article here: bit.ly/4cDTfxp

Our associate Lina Khanom was recently invited by Manchester Metropolitan University to participate in a collaborative discussion on 'Honour-based abuse in the courts', with professionals from various sectors on the challenges contributing to the low conviction rate.

We are delighted to announce the appointments of Charlotte Image-Flower and Forum Shah to the partnership here at Dawson Cornwell.

Our partner Simon Bruce was yesterday quoted in the Financial Times in relation to a High Court order that a green energy tycoon must inform his wife before making any more donations from shared assets. Read the full article here: on.ft.com/4cBYvBO

Our partner Carolina Marín Pedreño is today speaking on the prestigious Zoom Across the Atlantic III - Family Law panel, a transatlantic discussion on the similarities and differences between American and UK family law concepts and practice. bit.ly/3VzthFa

Our partner Carolina Marín Pedreño and associate Lina Khanom successfully represented the applicant mother in ZR v TP [2023] EWHC 3407 (Fam), her appeal application for permission to relocate to Germany. Read the judgment here: bit.ly/3VBtcAS

Following the expansion of the Transparency Reporting Pilot in the family courts, Sacha Lee and Alex Verdan KC of 4PB recently wrote in Today's Family Lawyer, calling for careful, nuanced, thorough, analytical and critical family law reporting. bit.ly/3ITkmXO

Our partners Simon Bruce and Sarah Jane Lenihan, and associate Amelia Alston recently acted in the case of BR v BR, with the judge praising both parties and their lawyers for their collaborative and cooperative approach from the outset. Read the judgment: bit.ly/3Vt4Ysk

Carolina Marín Pedreño and Sacha Lee recently wrote in Family Law Week on the upcoming pilot Practice Direction on Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, set to be launched on 8 April 2024. Read Carolina and Sacha's article here: bit.ly/3VnVlvf

Partner Carolina Marín Pedreño recently commented in Women's Media Center on getting 'hagued' - when a parent contends under the 1980 Hague Convention that their child has been wrongfully removed from their resident country by the other parent. bit.ly/3vlnWXu