Kim Lehal
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family/Children Law: Cross-Border Disputes
Band 2
About
Provided by Kim Lehal
Practice Areas
Adoption | Child abduction | Children Disputes | Domestic Abuse | Family | Relocation | Surrogacy
Career
Kim is a recognised expert practising exclusively in all aspects of international and domestic children law. This includes international child abduction – Hague Convention and Non-Hague Convention wardship proceedings pursuant to the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court and relocation proceedings. RWK Goodman is one of the specialist firms appointed by the Ministry of Justice to sit on the Child Abduction: Accredited Solicitors Referral List.
Kim advises in complex family disputes in Child Arrangements proceedings, recognition and enforcement of judgments, adoption and matters concerning parental responsibility. Kim also advises and represents victims of domestic abuse, honour-based violence, forced marriage, FGM and abandoned spouses in foreign jurisdictions.
Kim is highly regarded as a specialist in assisted reproduction law and advises on complex international surrogacy arrangements and in multifaceted parental order cases where there have been issues with domicile, consent or where nationality or immigration law has caused difficulties with Family Court applications in the UK.
Kim’s practice areas and specialisms include:
- International child abduction
- Recognition and enforcement of international orders
- Relocation
- Surrogacy
- Adoption
- Domestic abuse
- International child law
- Complex child arrangements
- Forced Marriage
Professional Memberships
Accredited specialist by the Law Society Family Law Advanced panel in International Child Abduction and Children Law since 2013.
Accredited member of the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU) Specialist Solicitors Panel, the Reunite Panel of Recommended Lawyers.
Founding member of the Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA) and has previously been appointed and acted as its membership secretary.
Resolution
Surrogacy UK
Member of the Association of Lawyers for children
Chambers Review
UK
Kim Lehal has vast experienceacting for clients in Children Act matters. She is routinely called upon for cases involving child abduction and abuse, often with international elements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kim is a renowned solicitor whose work and expertise are highly respected within family law, particularly in child abduction cases."
"Kim Lehal is the best at what she does and she delivers. She is super client-focused and is an asset to her firm and clients. I cannot thank her enough for all that she does."
"She always has a thoroughly well -prepared case and is incredibly easy to work with. She is an expert in this area of law and someone I go to for complex international family work."
"Kim gives the client the support they need at a human level, as well as taking the time to produce high-quality work, to give clients the best chance they can have."
"Kim is a renowned solicitor whose work and expertise are highly respected within family law, particularly in child abduction cases."
"Kim Lehal is the best at what she does and she delivers. She is super client-focused and is an asset to her firm and clients. I cannot thank her enough for all that she does."
"She always has a thoroughly well -prepared case and is incredibly easy to work with. She is an expert in this area of law and someone I go to for complex international family work."
"Kim gives the client the support they need at a human level, as well as taking the time to produce high-quality work, to give clients the best chance they can have."
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