Testimonials

Peggy is compassionate and committed.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

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.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

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.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

Janet is fantastic. She’s a great lawyer with great judgement and is very knowledgeable.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

Goodman Ray rightly has a reputation as one of the top firms in the country dealing with children law cases, with strength in depth covering international, public and private law matters.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

Ann Thomson is highly experienced and always achieves the best outcomes for her clients. She is a safe pair of hands.

‐ Legal 500, 2026

Ann Thompson is simply unbeatable. She advises across the range of family law cases and offers the complete service to her clients.

‐ Legal 500, 2026

Peggy is one of the most prominent practitioners in this space.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

Kevin is a master tactician and very well-regarded for international children work.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

Jemma is the stand out solicitor for complex adoption, parentage and surrogacy disputes.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

Janet is brilliant – she never gives up on a case and fights until the last for her clients.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

Hannah is an exceptional lawyer who is caring, considerate and goes above and beyond.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

Catriona Allan is a very experienced solicitor and provides an excellent service to clients.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

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.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

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.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

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.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

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.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

Janet Broadley is outstanding in children law, especially in international cases. She is rightly regarded as the best lawyer for representing children.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

Jemma Dally is a Star amongst Stars. She works tirelessly for every client and has exceptional judgment.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

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.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

Trudi Featherstone is known for her wisdom and thoroughness. A very experienced and accomplished mediator.

‐ Legal 500, 2025

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.

‐ Mr G, Client of Peggy Ray

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.

‐ Trudi Featherstone in Chambers and Partners, 2023

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.

‐ Client of Rachel Browne

Catriona is extremely impressive. You can tell she really cares and is one of those solicitors who goes the extra mile.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

An exceptional family law team combining first-rate technical family law expertise with sound judgment and a highly responsive, client-focused approach. The team handles complex and sensitive matters with professionalism, strategic insight, and compassion. The team is highly effective, approachable, and trusted to deliver outstanding results in complex family matters.

‐ Legal 500, 2027

I just wanted to say that Hannah has been amazing. Totally on top of the papers, really supportive and helpful and great with the client.

‐ Leading Counsel

Hannah is consistently conscientious when it comes to representing her clients. No stone is left unturned, and she always has a great grasp of each case.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

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.

‐ Chambers High Net Worth 2025

Trudi Featherstone is hugely experienced, highly personable, provides a fantastic service to her clients, who benefit from her extensive expertise.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

Experience across the piste. Tom Brownrigg is an excellent mediator.

‐ Legal 500, 2027

Trudi Featherstone is a fabulous mediator. She is really sensible, really pragmatic and really takes on board the individuals she’s dealing with.

‐ Chambers High Net Worth 2025

She is tenacious, tough, persistent and serves her client’s needs.

‐ Trudi Featherstone in Chambers and Partners, 2023

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’.

‐ Janet Broadley in the Legal 500, 2023

Kevin is a standout international children law practitioner.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

His preparation, commitment to running client cases and the way he navigates cases is incredible to watch. Kevin is really dedicated and driven.

‐ Kevin Skinner in Chambers and Partners, 2023

They offer legal aid to a high level alongside high-quality private advice.

‐ Legal 500, 2027

Hannah Ward is always excellent, thoughtful and attentive. She is very hard working and does not let the ball drop.

‐ Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide, 2026

Dear Shabina… you worked incredibly hard to get me back and showed me so much compassion and understanding. You were the one who understood the severity of my situation even when the police had no clue. I think about you most times. I really appreciate everything you have done for me. Without you this wouldn’t have been possible…

‐ Client of Shabina Begum

Goodman Ray are an excellent firm of practitioners. They are absolutely dedicated to their clients, taking steps independently to move matters forwards to their client’s benefit.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

Peggy is an excellent child lawyer.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

I’m always staggered by her level of detail.

‐ 2020 Client of Hannah Perry’s

Trudi has always been attentive, honest and clear in her advice to me. She has guided me through difficult negotiations and decisions with a view to reaching a practical, working, long-term solution.

‐ Trudi Featherstone in Chambers and Partners, 2023

Trudi Featherstone is simply one of the best mediators in the country. Trudi is knowledgeable, dynamic and compassionate, and she’s always seeking to achieve the best outcome for her clients.

‐ Chambers High Net Worth 2025

Goodman Ray is a hard-working firm. They think outside the box to secure good outcomes for clients.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2026

She has a very strong reputation in this space.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2025

She reads absolutely everything, analyses it and presents it in a way that is entirely sensible, and she’s hugely empathetic.

‐ 2020 Client of Hannah Perry’s

Trudi Featherstone is hugely experienced, highly personable, provides a fantastic service to her clients, who benefit from her extensive expertise.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

Hannah is very hard-working and detail-driven. She has a very good manner with clients.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

Kevin a real team player; great with clients and all over the law. He’s really good at throwing ideas into the mix and thinking outside the box.

‐ Chambers and Partners, 2027

Peggy is known as Mrs Care – she is a real figurehead in this area.

‐ Peggy Ray in Chambers and Partners 2023

He knows the law inside out and is quite a persuasive advocate.

‐ Kevin Skinner in the Legal 500, 2024

Catriona Allan is exceptionally knowledgeable in child law.

‐ Catriona Allan in the Legal 500, 2023

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.

‐ Jemma Dally in Chambers and Partners, 2019