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.
The team is exceptionally strong and respected across all areas of family law.
His preparation, commitment to running client cases and the way he navigates cases is incredible to watch. Kevin is really dedicated and driven.
He ensures his communication is excellent throughout and he retains a view of the big picture while also considering the detail.
I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all you have done. Your advice has been correct every step of the way. You listened to me, supported, encouraged and respectfully challenged where necessary. You gave professional advice promptly and succinctly, all the while ensuring I completely understood.
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.
Without your support throughout the case this result would not have been possible.
She is professional, goal oriented and compassionate. It’s hard to get all those qualities in one person but that’s exactly what I got. You need someone like Sheeja on your side. I would remain always grateful.
Ann Thompson is excellent – excellent communicator with clients, particularly adept at dealing with vulnerable or challenging clients.
Peggy is known as Mrs Care – she is a real figurehead in this area.
She’s very good and has a wonderful manner. Her instincts are really thoroughly excellent. She’s also persuasive, child welfare-driven and a good fighter.
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.
This is just an email to tell you how much I appreciate your guidance and hard work during these proceedings. I am very confident in saying that I wouldn’t be in the position I am in if it wasn’t for your hard work and guidance.
She is one of the most thoughtful and compassionate solicitors I’ve come across; Janet is capable of meeting anyone on their life path and navigating a path out of it.” “Janet is extremely good at getting on top of complex cases.” “Her experience in international cases stands out; she can anticipate problems and is particularly strong at representing children with their best interests at heart.
Goodman Ray is probably the best firm for international children cases in the current market. Janet Broadley is an outstanding children lawyer. Her knowledge of the law is exceptional. Her level of dedication to her clients’ cases is second to none. She is hugely tenacious and also a great person to work with. She has enormous experience of representing children and rightly lauded as probably the best solicitor specialising in this highly sensitive area.
Thomas Brownrigg is an excellent mediator. He’s gentle, unassuming, very fair and not knocked off his neutral perch easily. He is a very steady presence.
Tom is an excellent advocate. He is intelligent, kind and pragmatic.
She’s incredibly tenacious and has brilliant judgement. She relentlessly fights her client’s corner.
I’m incredibly glad I chose Goodman Ray, and especially grateful to have had Kevin Skinner as my solicitor. Kevin’s professionalism, clarity, and calm guidance made all the difference during an emotionally challenging case. He was always thoroughly prepared, insightful, and genuinely committed to securing the best possible outcome. I felt supported and informed at every step, and his strategic thinking gave me real confidence. Highly recommended
Peggy has made a real impact in children law. She is always tenacious, which is backed by her wealth of knowledge and experience.
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’.
Kevin is an astute and hard-working lawyer, known for having a robust and thorough approach to preparation.
Trudi came highly recommended to me as a Divorce, Family and Finance lawyer at a vulnerable time of my life, with a very young child. I found Trudi to be extremely knowledgeable, always professional, personable and caring. She helped me navigate getting the best possible outcome for me and my son. My son is now an adult, yet over the years Trudi has continued to provide advice when asked or made introductions to support, and took interest in our welfare; that she does is amazing and I am grateful to this day. A brilliant Lawyer with a heart too! I am not sure if Trudi knows how much her dedication to her cases particularly complex cases, has transformed lives of others in a significant and positive way. Thank you Trudi for all that you did and continue to do; you are a superstar! The legal profession is better for having you in it, to continue the good fight. I cannot recommend Trudi highly enough.
Hannah is incredibly organised and very forensic in her analysis of a case.
Helen Evennett is highlighted for her experience in Children matters including care proceedings and has an “excellent rapport with clients”.
He is extraordinarily committed to his client; he’s able to build a very good empathy with clients and get the best from them.” “Kevin is always cool, calm, collected and gives clients good, no-nonsense advice.” “He is a big name in children law matters and he has great instincts.
Trudi Featherstone and Thomas Brownrigg are very personable and knowledgeable, and are able to guide their clients with NCDR principles to a reasoned and fair result.
A hidden gem that is very good on both children and finances.
















