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Goodman Ray Offices
Francis Barber House
9 Gough Square
London
EC4A 3DG
England
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Peggy Ray
Position
Senior partner at Goodman Ray, specialising in all aspects of complex children work, both public and private law, and adoption.
Career
Trained Donne Mileham & Haddock; qualified 1980; established own practice with Judith Goodman 1985 (continued to date); appointed Recorder 2007 to 2019; UNICEF Child Rights Lawyer of the Year 2001; Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (Family) 2005; winner Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to the field of family law 2014. Speaker and trainer; contributor to policy issues.
Memberships
Resolution; Association of Lawyers for Children; NAGALRO; past member of President’s Interdisciplinary Committee; Expert Witness Group.
Law Society Children Panel.
Education
International School of Geneva (International Baccalaureate); University of Sussex (1974 BA Hons; 1977 postgraduate LLB).
Leisure
Travel.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading individuals)Goodman Ray boasts an ‘outstanding’ family law team with lawyers that ‘are well respected and incredibly knowledgeable’. It has a solid reputation for its work in financial matters, private children mandates, and international issues that span adoption and fertility. It also garners praise for its extensive experience in modern family structures, public law matters, and domestic abuse cases. Peggy Ray specialises in complex cases concerning children, while Trudi Featherstone leads the divorce and matrimonial finance team. Jemma Dally is a partner in the adoption, surrogacy, and international child care department, and Tom Brownrigg is another key contact in the department. Kevin Skinner has substantial expertise in international custody disputes, child abduction cases, matrimonial proceedings, and care proceedings. Other names to note include Catriona Allan, Emma Sherrington, and Janet Broadley.