International

Where more than one jurisdiction is involved, it is essential to obtain legal advice as quickly as possible.

It is important to know what your rights are and what options are available. Often, speed is crucial in determining the success of a case.

We have a worldwide recognised specialism in cross-jurisdictional and international divorce and children cases. We have advised in cases involving countless different countries across the world and have acted in many ground breaking reported cases. We regularly advise on international forum disputes and financial claims.  We are regarded as second to none in the field of international child abduction, forced marriage and international children disputes.

We have specialists who are cross-qualified in other jurisdictions or are fluent in other languages including Spanish, German, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Malayalam Tamil, Catalan and Krio.

Dawson Cornwell includes the Vice President and Fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and committee members of the International Bar Association, the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), AIJA (The International Association of Young Lawyers) and AIJUDEFA as well as many other international family law organisations and has well-established connections with other professionals abroad.

We maintain close relationships with the embassies of foreign countries and are recommended for family law by a number of them, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden and USA.