Family law group

We are a well-established Family Law practice group which deal with all aspects of Family Law matters, from the Family Proceedings Court to the Family division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Our areas of expertise include:

Adoption,
Ancillary relief
From very small to very large money cases
Cases involving experts, receivers and other complications
Cases with an International dimension
Children cases
(a) Public law
Care proceedings (in which members act for Local Authorities, Parents and Guardians) at all levels
Members are experienced in dealing with all aspects of allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, including MSBP and severe cases of non-accidental injury
(b) Private Law
Dealing with Residence, Contact and Parental Responsibility and all other Private Law applications and remedies including cases where a Children’s Guardian has been appointed
Child abduction,
Cohabitation
Divorce, Including contested divorce proceedings
Domestic violence, Including applications for occupation orders and non-molestation orders.
Guardianship
Human Rights
Inheritance Act claims
Judicial review
Jurisdiction applications incorporating Hague Convention issues.
Local Authorities, including advice to them on negligence, complaints and human rights issues
Nullity involving bigamy and non consummation
Pensions
Professional Negligence in the conduct of ancillary relief
Property matters
Representation of the Official Solicitor and CAFCASS Legal
Trusts
Including Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act issues
Wardship

We have members who are fluent in Spanish, French, and Punjabi.

All our Family Law Group members are members of the Family Law Bar Association

Conferences can be arranged either at our chambers in London, Bournemouth, Oxford, Winchester and Bristol or, if need be, at the offices of solicitors. Video-conferencing facilities are available at all our five centres and 3-way telephone conferences with solicitor and client can be arranged by appointment. Directions to any of our premises and information about transport and parking can be found on the Contact page.

Seminars, lectures and training

3 Paper Buildings is fully accredited by both the Law Society and the Bar Council to give lectures and other training sessions qualifying for Continuing Professional Development points for both professions. We provide both general lectures and seminars and also “bespoke” events for individual firms of Solicitors and Local Authorities.

Newsletters

Download the Family Group Newsletters from the links below (Adobe Acrobat format)

Group leader

Lucy Hendry

Specialist clerk

Stuart Pringle, e-mail:

Members

Susan Solomon
Leo Curran
Richard Tyson
Peter Kent
Nicola Martin
Sarah O'Hara
Tonia Clark
Elisabeth Hudson
Lucy Hendry
Sophie Knapp
Hayley Griffiths
Amanda Buckley-Clarke
Imogen Robins
Hamish Dunlop
Christian Sweeney
Judy Earle
Melanie De Freitas
Elaine Strachan
Andrew Lorie
Catherine Purdy
Eleanor Davies
Robert Horner
Katya Melluish
Kalsoom Maqsood
Louise Worton
Nicola Pearce
Gillian Campbell
Julia Shillingford
Sarah Langford
Sarah Clarke
Nick Robinson