Dorothea Gartland KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Family: Children
Band 3
About
Provided by Dorothea Gartland KC
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
Court of Protection - Vulnerable Adult
International Children Law
Private Children Law
Public Children Law
Dispute Resolution
Collaborative Law
Mediation
Private FDR and Early Neutral Evaluation
Direct Access
Career
Profile
Dorothea specialises in the law in relation to children. Over the last few years she has continued her particular interest in cases concerning alleged parental alienation and in re-establishing direct contact through Court intervention for children and parents where there has been no contact for several years.
In private law work Dorothea is regularly instructed in cases involving international and internal relocation of children and families and has experience of dealing with Hague and non-Hague jurisdictions on both temporary and permanent applications for removal from this jurisdiction.
Her practice covers all areas of legal parenthood involving adoption, surrogacy and the legal recognition of parental status.
In public law care proceedings she is instructed on behalf of Local Authorities, parents and most often on behalf of the children through their Children’s Guardian in the most serious types of care proceedings involving allegations of sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, serious injury and honour based violence. She has a continuing particular interest in questions of the Court’s jurisdiction in public law cases with an international dimension.
Dorothea sits as a Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit.
She is instructed to appear at all levels of Court and has been involved in several cases in the Supreme Court.
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Inner Temple
Affiliate Member of Resolution
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Dorothea Gartland KC is a private and public law practitioner focusing on complex children issues, domestically and abroad. She is active in matters involving the international movement of children, and has particular experience in surrogacy and jurisdictional dispute work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dorothea is committed, excellent and very generous with her time and knowledge. She's outstanding."
"No nonsense, always thoroughly prepared and someone who gets to the heart of the issue without fuss. She drives a case forward with focus and her advocacy is understated but devastating."
"She manages clients' expectations in very difficult circumstances and is also listened to by judges."
"Dorothea is committed, excellent and very generous with her time and knowledge. She's outstanding."
"No nonsense, always thoroughly prepared and someone who gets to the heart of the issue without fuss. She drives a case forward with focus and her advocacy is understated but devastating."
"She manages clients' expectations in very difficult circumstances and is also listened to by judges."
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