List of Solicitors and Law Firms Specializing in International Child Custody and Family Law

This list of solicitors and law firms is provided as a convenience to U. S. citizens. These solicitors have indicated that they are familiar with international child custody cases and are willing to undertake such work. Inclusion on the list is based primarily on the firm having provided the Embassy with detailed information. The U.S. Embassy in London assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or facilities listed. Fees and the legal services to be provided are a matter for agreement solely between the individual and the solicitor.

In English and Welsh practice, the legal profession is divided into two quite separate categories: Barristers and Solicitors. The primary function of the former is to argue cases before the higher courts. All other legal work is handled by solicitors, and only a solicitor can retain a barrister. As barristers do not deal directly with the general public, only solicitors are named in the attached list.

The Solicitors Act (1974) permits all solicitors to act as commissioners for oaths.

Lists of solicitors practicing in Scotland and Northern Ireland are available from the U.S. Consulates General at Edinburgh and Belfast respectively.

BINDMANS LLC & PARTNERS:
275 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QF, Tel: 020-7833-4433; Fax: 020-7837-9792. Contacts: Katherine Gieve, Alison Burt, Julia Thackray, and Louise Coubrough.

BOYES TURNER
Abbotts House, Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BD, Tel: 011-8959-7711; Fax: 011-8957-3257. Contacts: Tony Roe, Helen Haberson, Punam Denley, and Ann Corrigan.

BRETHERTONS
Strathmore House, Waterperry Court, Middleton Road, Banbury OX16 4QD, Tel: 012-9527-0999; Fax: 012-9566-1464. Contact: Simon Craddock.

CAMPBELL HOOPER
35 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9JD, Tel: 020-7222-9070; Fax: 0870-191-6722. Contact: Helen Pidgeon.

CHARLES RUSSELL
8-10 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1RS, Tel: 020-7203-5000; Fax: 020-7203-0205. Contact: Tanya Roberts, Melissa Day, Rachel Wookey, James Riby, and Hayley Oram.

COBBETTS
Ship Canal House, King Street, Manchester M2 4WB, Tel: 084-5404-2404; Fax: 016-1833-3030. Contact: James Macguire.

COLLYER-BRISTOW
4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, Tel: 020-7242-7363; Fax: 020-7405-0555; out of hours: 077-9046-2102. Office in New York. Contact: Barry Houghton, Joanna Clare.

DAVIES GORE LOMAX
63 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3BB; Tel: 011-3242-2797; Fax: 011-3245-1117. Contact: Helen Fawcett.

DAWSON CORNWELL & CO.
15 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4QT, Tel: 020-7242-2556; Fax: 020-7539-4841. Contact: Anne-Marie Hutchinson (out-of-hours: 020-8607-9660) and Helen Kings.

ELLIS JONES
Sandbourne House, 302 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 9RU, Tel: 012-0252-5333; Fax: 012-0253-5935. Contact: Sean McNally and Dawn Chisholm.

HODGE JONES & ALLEN
Twyman House, 31-39 Camden Road, London NW1 9LR, Tel: 020-7482-1974; Fax: 020-7284-6638. Contact: Simone McGrath and Samantha Hooke.

HORNBY & LEVY
2-6 Atlantic Road, London SW9 8HY, Tel: 020-7737-0909; Fax: 020-7273-0886. Contact: Santosh Kumar and Lucy Verity.

JONES MYERS PARTNERSHIP
The Pearl Building, 22 East Parade, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 5BZ; Tel: 011-3246-0055; Fax: 011-3246-7446. Contact: John Jackson and Kate Bannerjee.

KINGSLEY NAPLEY
Knights Quarter, 14 St. John's Lane, London EC1M 4AJ, Tel: 020-7814-1200; Fax: 020-7490-2288. Contact: Jane Keir and Duncan Ranton.

LYONS DAVIDSON
Bridge House, 48-52 Baldwin Street, Bristol BS1 1QD, Tel: 011-7904-6000; Fax: 011-7904-6001. Contact: Philippa Morgan, Stephanie Crawford, and Helen Wheeler.

MISCHON DE REYA
Summit House, 12 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4QD; Tel: 020-7440-7000; Fax: 020-7831-8970. Contact: Katherine Waldemar Brown, Nicola Fletcher, and Greg Tolliday.

MYERS LISTER PRICE
5 & 7 Market Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1QE, Tel: 016-1926-9969; Fax: 016-1926-1500. Contact: Gillian Price and Tim Earl.

OSMOND GAUNT & ROSE
Winston House, 349 Regents Park Road, Finchley, London N3 1DH, Tel: 020-8349-0321; Fax: 020-8346-8605. Contact: Peter Martin, Rebecca Amboaje, Joanna Abrahams, and Mark Kosmin-Barr.

PERCY SHORT & CUTHBERT
402 Holloway Road, London N7 6PZ, Tel: 020-7700-0265; Fax: 020-7607-2489. Contact: Gill Noury, Bill Boyes, and Ralph Haring.

PRITCHARD JOYCE & HINDS
St. Bride's House, 21 High Street, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AX, Tel: 020-8658-3922; Fax: 020-8658-8694. Contact: Helen Newman, Sally Hartwell, Helen Warren, and Elizabeth Clarke.

REYNOLDS PORTER CHAMBERLAIN
Tower Bridge House Office, Tower Bridge House, St. Katherine's Way, London E1W 1AA; Tel: 020-3060-6000; Fax: 020-3060-7000. Contact: Mrs. Carolyn Usher, Helen Blackburn, and Natalie O'Shea.

RUSSELL-COOKE
2 Putney Hill, Putney, London SW15 6AB; Tel: 020-8789-9111; Fax: 020-8780-1171. Contact: Fiona Read, Anna Keat, and Kate Hamilton.

TLT Solicitors
1 Redcliff Street, Bristol BS1 6TP; Tel: 011-7917-7777; Fax: 011-7917-7789. Contact: David Wheeler and Christopher Goulden.

WHITE AND SHERWIN

6 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 6BA, Tel: 020-8681-2256; Fax: 020-8667-1688. Contact: Richard White, Michael Sherwin, Karen Davies, and David Clark.

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