Dawson Cornwell members look forward to taking part in the Hague Conference on Private International Law's moot on international child abduction this Thursday, 21 November. HCCH

We had a fantastic evening yesterday at the LexisNexis Legal & Professional Family Law Awards 2024, catching up with colleagues across the industry. Our warm congratulations to Partner Carolina Marín Pedreño and Associate Sacha Lee, who were each Highly Commended in their respective categories.

Partner Forum Shah and Associate Gemma Adams represented the mother in an application for committal of the father for breach of orders requiring him to return the parties’ child from Algeria to this jurisdiction. Read their summary of the case here: bit.ly/3Od2f1D

Carolina Marín Pedreño and Floriane Laruelle, instructing Cleo Perry KC and Frankie Shama of 4PB, represented the mother in an application by Great Ormond Street to discontinue life-sustaining treatment for a child with a rare genetic disorder. bit.ly/4i21Qg5

Family Law Executive Wendy Ramus acted for a mother in a recent case concerning jurisdictional authority over making decisions about the custody of children when the mother is stranded in Pakistan with her two children. Read the judgment in full here: bit.ly/49pbfKU

Following the inaugural #FamilyCourtReportingWeek, Associate Poppy Holmes discusses the importance of the family courts operating under a balance between transparency and privacy for parties. Read more here: bit.ly/4gBZFhV #FamilyLaw

Associate Sacha Lee examines how applications by grandparents are dealt with in the family courts, emphasising the importance of recognising the significant role that grandparents play in children's lives and care, in Family Law Week. Read more here: bit.ly/41wi6QF

Associate Poppy Holmes comments in Corporate Adviser on the Law Commission's scoping report on financial remedies on divorce, published this morning. Read Poppy's comments here: bit.ly/3VJGo5S #LawCommission #FinancialRemedies #FamilyLaw #MatrimonialFinance

Partner Sarah Jane Lenihan and Solicitor Isabela Maculan examine the role of shared care orders over the Christmas season, in Today's Family Lawyer. Read the article in full here: bit.ly/4gFz6Il

Carolina Marín Pedreño and Ilona Jozwiak, instructing Mehvish Chaudhry of @Harcourt_Family, represented the mother in an application for summary return of an 11-year-old child to Poland, pursuant to the 1980 Hague Convention. Read the judgment here: bit.ly/41JIF4V

At Dawson Cornwell we pride ourselves on being able to communicate with our clients in whichever way is most comfortable for them, which is why we offer our services in 20 languages.

Senior Associate Floriane Laruelle compares jurisdictional perspectives on the international movement of children in France, Germany, and England and Wales, in Resolution's magazine. Read more here: bit.ly/3Ps7Ul2

In one of the first big money cases following the decision in Standish, Jessica Reid, Simon Bruce and Amelia Alston, instructing Richard Todd KC and Joshua Viney of 1 Hare Court, successfully acted for the husband in ST v AR. Read the judgment here: bit.ly/4h79kgx

In the latest issue of Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia Australian Family Lawyer, Partner Carolina Marín Pedreño and Naima Asif of Pump Court Chambers discuss the legal framework in place for dealing with #ForcedMarriage in England and Wales. #FamilyLaw

Our partners Carolina Marín Pedreño and Hilka Hollmann have again been featured in the Tatler Address Book 2025 Advisory section for Family Law and Pathways to Parenthood respectively. Read the full guide here: bit.ly/42dntEE

We are pleased to announce that Dawson Cornwell and Partner Carolina Marín Pedreño have been shortlisted at the Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025. Read the shortlist in full here: bit.ly/4jgz6kt Women and Diversity in Law Awards

Last week, dual-qualified Solicitor Isabela Maculan spoke at the Forum for International Lawyers in London, organised by the Westminster & Holborn Law Society, discussing the routes to qualification and her own experience. Isabela is qualified in both Brazil and England & Wales.

We are pleased to announce that Partner Sulema Jahangir has been included in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025. The Hot 100 gathers together the very best lawyers from across the legal spectrum and highlights their achievements over the past year. bit.ly/3WEEFiW

Writing in Financial Remedies Journal, Partner Jessica Reid assesses her recent case of ST v AR, one of the first cases to positively cite the Court of Appeal decision in Standish v Standish where the source of the assets is important. Read Jessica's article here: bit.ly/40xYZnb

Partner Jessica Reid discusses the arduous journey to becoming an accredited family mediator, outlining the many steps to accreditation and highlighting the low level of completion, in Law Society Gazette. Read more here: bit.ly/3EqYV0W