I am a family solicitor specialising in childrens law. I have a particular interest in international matters and am an accredited specialist in child abduction and adoption. I have been on the Law Society's children panel for over 20 years and have represented children and parents in complex residence /contactdisputes and care proceedings. I am head of the Family Department at Freemans Solcitors. Specialties: International child abduction; Care proceedings; representation of children; complex residence and contact disputes; applications to relocate; adoptionReported cases DL v EL (Hague Abduction Convention - Effect of Reversal of Return Order on Appeal) [2012] EWHC 49 (Fam)T (Children) [2012] UKSC 36 E (children) (Abduction Article 13b defence) [2011] UKSCF v J [2010] EWHC 2909 (Fam) (Abduction: Child’s Objections and Article 13(b) defence) De L v H (Abduction: Child’s Objections) [2009] EWHC 3074 (Fam)W v W [2009] EWHC 3288 (Fam) (Family Division; Baker J; 10 December 2009; [2010] 2 FLR) (Abduction – joinder of Siblings) Re S (Habitual Residence) [2009] EWCA Civ 1021(Court of Appeal; Thorpe, Wall and Moore-Bick LJJ; 30 July 2009) Re C (Representation of children) Separate Representation of Children) [2008] EWHC 517 (Fam) (Family Division; Ryder J; 14 March 2008) B (Children) [2005] EWCA Civ 1380 S v B (Abduction: Human Rights) [2005] EWHC 733 (Fam) (Family Division; Sir Mark Potter P; 4 May 2005)