Kevin is an expert in all aspects of children law. Kevin has an excellent, dare I say encyclopaedic, knowledge of the law which he uses to put forward arguments on behalf of children.
Kevin is respected for his huge amount of knowledge and experience. He is very committed to the client and very much a leader in the field of international family law.
Janet is fantastic. She’s a great lawyer with great judgement and is very knowledgeable.
Ann Thomson is highly experienced and always achieves the best outcomes for her clients. She is a safe pair of hands.
Ann Thompson is simply unbeatable. She advises across the range of family law cases and offers the complete service to her clients.
Kevin is a master tactician and very well-regarded for international children work.
Jemma is the stand out solicitor for complex adoption, parentage and surrogacy disputes.
Janet is brilliant – she never gives up on a case and fights until the last for her clients.
Hannah is an exceptional lawyer who is caring, considerate and goes above and beyond.
Catriona Allan is a very experienced solicitor and provides an excellent service to clients.
Trudi Featherstone provides strong, sensible and no-nonsense advice. She is forward thinking and respected by her peers. As an experienced mediator, she has the optimum blend of sensibility and empathy, enabling her to navigate clients through their often complex emotional influences. She expertly guides the clients through the mediation process and will find some common ground.
Thomas Brownrigg is a stand out family lawyer for finance and children disputes. Very good with cohabitation and modern family cases. Technically brilliant with a fine attention to detail. Tremendous lateral thinker. Extremely good at negotiation. Always popular with clients. Very good at difficult, challenging and acrimonious mediation cases.
Kevin Skinner knows everything about international family law cases. He acts for parents and children and has been involved in some of the key cutting edge cases.
Ann Thompson is a legend amongst family lawyers. Her client skills are exceptional and she is one of the most in-demand solicitors in London. She is available at all times of day to clients and goes the extra mile.
Janet Broadley is outstanding in children law, especially in international cases. She is rightly regarded as the best lawyer for representing children.
Jemma Dally is a Star amongst Stars. She works tirelessly for every client and has exceptional judgment.
I believe anyone will be in safe hands with Thomas Brownrigg. An outstanding solicitor who made me feel at ease throughout the hearings and achieved the best result for my family.
Trudi Featherstone is known for her wisdom and thoroughness. A very experienced and accomplished mediator.
It has been incredible to work with Peggy Ray of Goodman Ray.
Her attention to detail is extraordinary. I have felt truly supported in what has been a difficult situation and because of her commitment, I have hope that our family situation can be resolved. A successful outcome for our family is everything to me and I know it is for Peggy too. I’m so grateful. I would recommended anyone to work with Goodman Ray, they are an amazing team.
Trudi Featherstone maintains a strong reputation as a litigator and mediator who handles children matters. She represents clients in a range of matters including cohabitation and jurisdictional disputes. Her experience also covers high-value financial remedy and Schedule 1 proceedings.
Having read your letter I would like to thank you for doing your duties emphatically and supporting me though this difficult time by your professionalism. At a time where I was being judged and condemned by various people you fought my corner I believed at the very least reflected my views and side of the story.
I’m deeply grateful to Goodman Ray Solicitors for guiding me through a long, complex 5-year domestic abuse case, which ended in a life-changing success. Their dedication, professionalism, and genuine care helped save my and my children’s lives.
Despite countless challenges, they never gave up on me. Their support, timely communication, and heartfelt reassurance gave me strength through the darkest times. I couldn’t have asked for better representation. Thank you for your outstanding work your help will never be forgotten. You truly made a difference. God bless you.
Tom Brownrigg is a very good mediator and I would thoroughly endorse his skills.
Trudi Featherstone is known for her wisdom and thoroughness. A very experienced and accomplished mediator.
Kevin Skinner is noted for his significant presence in public law, taking on complex cases such as domestic and cross-border care proceedings involving serious allegations of abuse, criminal behaviour and radicalisation.
Trudi Featherstone is very focused on taking the details and getting a resolution, a joy on the other side. I also really rate her as a mediator. She approaches the case like she really cares about the family. She adapts her style and reads the room.
Goodman Ray is capable of doing almost every type of case. It has got a range of talent across the board and is a one stop shop for every aspect of family law.
Thomas Brownrigg is an innovative mediator and excellent technical lawyer.
Thank you for being there for us in one of our hardest struggles, for lending strength to us. Thank you for your commitment, all your kind words of encouragement and excellent service. Your prompt attention and professionalism greatly eased our concerns. You most certainly did justice to your profession.
I’m extremely grateful for your diligence, professionalism and calm, pragmatic, straightforward approach.
Tom is dedicated and gets a quick grasp of the personalities and issues involved in cases with complex dynamics.
Trudi Featherstone is a fabulous mediator. She is really sensible, really pragmatic and really takes on board the individuals she’s dealing with.
Laura is an incredibly detailed solicitor who provides excellent briefs and is always available to speak to should I need to. She has great insight into issues and provides helpful guidance to clients about the nature of their case and the challenges that could arise. I thoroughly enjoy working with her.
Jemma Dally draws praise for her expert handling of adoption and surrogacy issues. She is also adept at fertility cases and family matters with immigration elements. Her practice includes both domestic and international adoptions.
Janet Broadley is quite exceptional as a solicitor. Her dedication to her clients is second-to-none. She often represents children in international cases and consistently achieves fabulous outcomes for them.
Janet Broadley is an expert mediator and litigator with vast experience in Hague Convention proceedings such as international abduction cases. She garners praise for her expertise in jurisdictional disputes, and regularly represents parents in overseas relocations.
Janet Broadley (also a consultant) is ‘extremely experienced in international children work; she has a real eye for detail and a calm and reassuring manner.
Thomas Brownrigg is an excellent mediator, capable of dealing with extremely complex financial situations including significant overseas assets.
Jemma Dally has a strong practice in issues of surrogacy, fertility, domestic and international adoption, for which sources consider her “a real leader.” Another interviewee notes: “Jemma is highly professional and knowledgeable. She is efficient, reliable and a good communicator.
Was recommended to the mediation practice and found the approach to be professional and understanding.
Trudi Featherstone is personable, approachable and no-nonsense. She’s a go-to mediator.
Ann Thompson is a practitioner who operate effectively at the highest level in children’s cases, including those with an international aspect.
Hannah Ward is very impressive and very good strategically.
Peggy Ray has a powerful and acute intellect, and grapples imaginatively, with maturity of judgment, and (where appropriate) forcefully with difficult and challenging cases. She is a legendary class act. Janet Broadley is a very well-established specialist in international cases, and in particular in Hague Convention child abduction, with experience of very high-level work including in the UKSC and the CJEU. Her legal knowledge and tactical skill are overlaid by an open, sensitive approach ideally suits her to the representation of older children, and she is one of the few ‘go-to’ practitioners who excel at this role.
Peggy Ray is a titan in this field – when she says things, people listen.
Janet is excellent – she knows tactically how to run a case, has great intuition and is a real fighter.
She is a stellar practitioner and takes a courageous approach to her cases; Peggy is known for her dedication and care to her clients.
Kevin Skinner has decades of experience in international cases and knows the law better than most. Clients adore his can-do attitude and he finds flexible solutions.
She is a forerunner in international children law and especially complex surrogacy work.
