Child Custody and Family Law Firms in the UK

The U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom, assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the following persons or firms.  Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.  Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance.  The information in the list on professional credentials, areas of expertise and language ability are provided directly by the lawyers.  You may receive additional information about the individuals by contacting the local bar association (or its equivalent) or the local licensing authorities.

In English and Welsh practice, the legal profession is divided into two quite separate categories:  Barristers and Solicitors.  The primary function of the former is to argue cases before the higher courts.  All other legal work is handled by solicitors, and only a solicitor can retain a barrister.  As barristers do not deal directly with the general public, only solicitors are named in the attached list.

The Solicitors Act (1974) permits all solicitors to act as commissioners for oaths.

Lists of solicitors practicing in Scotland and Northern Ireland are available from the U.S. Consulates General at Edinburgh and Belfast respectively.

BINDMANS LLP:  275 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QB
Tel: 020-7833-4433  Fax: 020-7837-9792
Website: www.bindmans.com    Email: info@bindmans.com  
Contacts: Katherine Gieve, Louise Coubrough, Rosalind Fitzgerald

CLEMENT DANIELS AND WOODROFFES:  7 Beeston Place, Belgravia, London SWI W0JJ
Tel: 020-7730-0001    Fax: 020-7730-7900
Email: enquiries@woodroffes.org.uk   Website: www.woodroffes.org.uk
Contact: Peter Woodroffe, Roger Brown, Philip Gordon-Smith

DAWSON CORNWELL: 15 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4QT
Tel: 020-7242-2556   Fax: 020-7831-0748
Website: www.dawsoncornwell.com    Email: mail@dawsoncornwell.com
Contact: Anne-Marie Hutchinson, John Cornwell, Rhiannon Lewis, Helen Kings, Kate Allen, Russell Bywater

FAMILY LAW PARTNERSHIP LLP:  Dorset House, 297 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PL  
Tel: 013-7282-4327   Fax: 013-7282-4328
Website: www.familylawyers.co.uk     Email: info@familylawyers.co.uk   
Contact: Sharon L. Cloud

FREEMANS: 35 Duke Street, London, W1U 1LH
Tel: 020-7935 3522 Fax: 020-7535 1335
Website: www.freemanssolicitors.net
Contact: Nina Hansen, Mark Kosmin-Barr, Karan Chadha, Laura Coyle, Maria Wright

HODGE JONES & ALLEN:   180 North Gower Street, London NW1 2NB    
Tel: 020-7874-8345    Fax: 020-7874-8304
Website: www.hja.net    Email: hja@hja.net  
Contact: Emma Hall

HORNBY & LEVY:  2-6 Atlantic Road, London SW9 8HY    
Tel: 020-7737-0909   Fax: 020-7274-0886
Email: lverity@hornbyandlevy.com
Contact: Santosh Kumar, Lucy Verity

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW GROUP:  Hudson House, 8 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PP   
Tel: 020-3178-5668  Fax: 020-3178-5669
Website: www.iflg.uk.com    Email: enquiries@iflg.uk.com  
Contact: Ann Thomas, Dacid Hodson, Carolynn Usher, Lucy Greenwood, Helen Blackburn, Punam Denley

KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP:  14 St. John’s Lane, London EC1M 4AJ
Tel: 020-7814-1248   Fax: 020-7702-5201
Website: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk  Email: ewatson@kingsleynapley.co.uk
Specialties in family law, child custody, parental child abduction, and marriage and divorce.
Contact: Emily Watson

PERCY SHORT & CUTHBERT:  402 Holloway Road, London N7 6PZ    
Tel: 020-7700-0265  Fax: 020-7607-2489
Email: psc@percyshort.co.uk  Website: www.percyshort.co.uk
Contact: Gill Noury, William Boyes

PRITCHARD JOYCE & HINDS:  St. Bride’s House, 32 High Street, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AY  
Tel: 020-8658-3922   Fax: 020-8658-8694.  
Email: postmaster@pj-h.co.uk    Website: www.pj-h.co.uk
Contact:  Helen Newman, Sally Hartwell, Helen Warren