{"id":799,"date":"2022-12-01T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.dawsoncornwell.com\/?post_type=solicitor&#038;p=799"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:21:38","slug":"carolina-marin-pedreno","status":"publish","type":"solicitor","link":"https:\/\/dawsoncornwell.com\/pl\/the-team\/carolina-marin-pedreno\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Mar\u00edn Pedre\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Carolina is Head of the Children Department, specialising in complex children and international family matters.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Described by sources as <em>\u201cabsolutely superb\u201d<\/em>, Carolina is an award winning \u201cInternational Lawyer of the Year\u201d and The Times \u201cLawyer of the Week\u201d. Consistently ranked by Chambers &amp; Partners and The Legal 500 as a \u201cLeading Partner\u201d, she is highly sought after as <em>\u201cone of the foremost international children lawyers\u201d<\/em>, acting for high net worth individuals and the publicly funded alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is recognised for her expertise in cases involving cross-border disputes, domestic abuse and high-conflict proceedings. Her family law practice includes specialisms in international child abduction, enforcement of foreign contact orders, leave to remove and complex Public Law cases with an international or immigration element. She is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Child Abduction and Private Children Law \u2013 disputes between parents or relatives. As a surrogacy lawyer, she has experience in surrogacy agreements, family formation and assisted reproduction rights. Carolina also acts for the victims of forced marriages and honour based violence, and is an appointed Commissioner to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forcedmarriagecommission.co.uk\/about-us\/\">National Commission on Forced Marriage<\/a>. She has specialist training in domestic violence and extensive experience advising clients in urgent and sensitive situations, including emergency applications before the High Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She leads a highly regarded and successful team recognised for its strength in complex and international children cases. Under her leadership, the department is known for handling sophisticated matters involving multiple jurisdictions and significant personal considerations. Her department is awarded the highest ranking as Band 1 by Chambers &amp; Partners for Family\/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolina regularly represents clients before the European Court of Human Rights, bringing a distinctive human rights dimension to her practice. Her experience enables her to identify and advance arguments that extend beyond domestic law where appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside her practice, Carolina holds a number of prominent international leadership roles. She is the President of the Family Law Commission of the UIA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uianet.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Union\u00a0Internationale des Avocats (UIA)<\/a>) and President elect of AIJUDEFA. She is the Former President of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwhls.org.uk\/\">Westminster &amp;\u00a0Holborn Law Society<\/a> and previously served as Vice President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iafl.com\/\">International Academy of Family Lawyers<\/a> (IAFL), where she contributed to its global leadership for over 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is the author of a book on international child abduction and regularly contributes to leading legal publications and practitioner manuals. She is also a regular speaker at international conferences, where she is invited to present on developments in family and children law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These appointments and contributions reflect her standing as a leading figure in the international family law community and provide her with an exceptional global network of trusted lawyers, enabling her to coordinate complex cross-border cases seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is particularly sought after by internationally mobile and high-net-worth individuals requiring sophisticated, cross-border advice. Her work includes international relocation, child abduction, jurisdiction disputes and complex private children proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clients value her for her discretion, strategic judgement, and ability to navigate highly sensitive matters with clarity and authority, always focused on achieving outcomes that protect her clients and their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carolina is Head of the Children Department, specialising in complex children and international family matters. 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