Carolina Marín Pedreño
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Family/Children Law: Cross-Border Disputes
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About
Provided by Carolina Marín Pedreño
Practice Areas
International children law specialist with unmatched experience in Child Abduction with Hague and Non-Hague countries, international relocation, formation of families through surrogacy and protection of parental rights. Numerous reported cases including from the European Courts of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice.
Career
Qualified Spanish Abogado (2003); cross-qualified as English solicitor (2006); Partner at Dawson Cornwell since 2009; The Times Lawyer of the Week (2014); selected by the USA State Department to participate in their International Visitors Leadership Program (2016); Steering Committee expert for EU project VOICE of the Child in Child Abduction proceedings; Reunite International Legal Policy Group member (2020); Former President and current Chair of the International Committee of Westminster & Holborn Law Society; IAFL Elected Vice President; President of Human Rights Commission Union Internationale des Avocats UIA; Vice President of the UIA’s Family Commission.
Professional Memberships
Resolution, IAFL, UIA, WHLS and AIJUDEFA.
Publications
Author of popular Spanish publication on the practice of child abduction (2nd edition); co-author of two manuals on legal effects of Brexit and Family Law in England and Wales. Editor of Anthology of Human Rights from different regions, published by Lexis Nexus. Numerous articles in English and Spanish legal journals and featured in the press. Contributor to International Child Relocation in England and Wales: An Introduction for Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide.
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish and Italian.
Chambers Review
UK
Carolina Marín Pedreño is head of the firm's children department and has a wealth of international expertise including leave to remove matters and cross-border abduction cases. As a native Spanish speaker who is dual-qualified in Spain and England and Wales, she frequently advises clients on cases concerning Spain and Latin American jurisdictions.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Carolina Marín Pedreño
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her level of knowledge of international child abduction law is encyclopaedic and her insight and tactics first-rate."
"Carolina Marín Pedreño is one of the top child abduction lawyers in the UK. She is very well-connected and knowledgeable."
"Carolina's experience is considerable and she is a guiding hand in ensuring the major cases in which she is involved run right. She is an innovator."
"She is the solicitor everyone wants for international child abduction cases. She is not only committed to private children law work, but an expert in dealing with a whole range of vulnerable clients."
"Carolina is a very experienced solicitor in surrogacy and international cases. She is a good tactician who always has good ideas regarding the direction of the case."
"Her level of knowledge of international child abduction law is encyclopaedic and her insight and tactics first-rate."
"Carolina Marín Pedreño is one of the top child abduction lawyers in the UK. She is very well-connected and knowledgeable."
"Carolina's experience is considerable and she is a guiding hand in ensuring the major cases in which she is involved run right. She is an innovator."
"She is the solicitor everyone wants for international child abduction cases. She is not only committed to private children law work, but an expert in dealing with a whole range of vulnerable clients."
"Carolina is a very experienced solicitor in surrogacy and international cases. She is a good tactician who always has good ideas regarding the direction of the case."
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