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The family law group at Kingsley Napley can offer a broad range of expertise in work relating to child arrangements and welfare. The team advises on Schedule 1 applications, contact disputes, emergency injunctions and international child relocations. It also has experience in handling parental orders for couples who have had children via surrogacy.
Strengths
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"A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring."
"The firm is a go-to for private children matters."
"Kingsley Napley has a fabulous family team - they move things around between one another depending on what skills they think they each bring in order to form the right team for the client."
"Kingsley Napley is utterly brilliant from the trainees to the senior partner. They create a responsive team around the client that makes them feel so looked after."
"They were dedicated, highly informed of every angle and knowledgeable on every twist and turn our case entailed."
"A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring."
"The firm is a go-to for private children matters."
"Kingsley Napley has a fabulous family team - they move things around between one another depending on what skills they think they each bring in order to form the right team for the client."
"Kingsley Napley is utterly brilliant from the trainees to the senior partner. They create a responsive team around the client that makes them feel so looked after."
"They were dedicated, highly informed of every angle and knowledgeable on every twist and turn our case entailed."
Notable Practitioners
Charlotte Bradley is a senior consultant with broad experience handling children law matters. She advises on international relocation and child arrangement disputes, including highly complex cases where there are allegations of abuse or parental alienation. Bradley is also an accredited mediator.
"The grand dame of family law for good reason. She is in every way the complete package."
"She is smart, efficient, charismatic and just a fantastic lawyer."
"Charlotte has the panache and ability to bring difficult clients on board and a degree of calm, which makes the case easier to work."
Abby Buckland advises on all manner of private children law cases, including disputes regarding child arrangements orders and relocations.
"Abby is my go-to recommendation - she is bright, determined, fierce when necessary but also proportionate, and she has exceptional judgement."
"She is a great lawyer who focuses on what the issues are really quickly and pulls the case together with no delay, always focused on the end result."
"Abby was extremely sympathetic to my plight while remaining objective and offering sensible advice for me to achieve the best possible outcome."
Sital Fontenelle is head of the family law team at Kingsley Napley. She has an impressive practice that sees her regularly assist clients with leave to remove cases and other private child arrangements during and after divorce.
"Sital is an incredibly energetic lawyer who has great instincts and great interpersonal skills with clients."
"Sital is a brilliant lawyer. She is sharp, knowledgeable, empathetic and very solution-driven."
"Sital is knowledgeable and really comes up with creative solutions. She brings a real energy is to do the best by the client in the most efficient and collaborative way possible."
Connie Atkinson regularly advises on cross-border child proceedings, including international relocations. She also has particular expertise in surrogacy matters.
"Connie provided such an informed, experienced and level-headed approach that I always felt in very good hands. She made the whole process better."
"Connie was brilliant to work with and has a very considered and thoughtful approach. She was a huge support throughout the process and always available to talk things through or reassure."
"Connie has a human quality of winning the client over in a way that builds trust. She is a powerful voice for children and is very proactive in the community."
"Connie is just fantastic and really well-known for her surrogacy work."
"Connie is good at looking at the next move so that clients don't get a surprise when X or Y doesn't happen - she's always got a plan."
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