Ms Philippa Morgan > Lyons Davidson > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Lyons Davidson Offices
43 Queen Square
BRISTOL
BS1 4QP
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Ms Philippa Morgan
Work Department
Family
Position
Head of Family and Divisional Manager of Consumer Legal Services
Career
Philippa is an experienced family lawyer who has been in practice for over 25 years. She was appointed partner at Lyons Davidson in 2013 and Head of Family in 2014. Her areas of expertise include:
- International parental abduction disputes under the 1980 Hague Convention;
- Parental abduction cases involving non-Hague Convention jurisdictions;
- Recovery of children abducted to overseas jurisdictions;
- Enforcement of foreign orders in relation to children;
- Wardship proceedings;
- Applications for collection orders, location orders and passport orders;
- International relocation;
- Applications for child arrangements orders;
- Applications for prohibited steps orders;
- Applications for specific issue orders.
- Philippa is a member of the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit’s list of specialist lawyers.
Philippa has acted in numerous reported authorities during her career including two cases concerning the 1980 Hague Convention to go to the UK Supreme Court, representing the NGO reunite International Child Abduction Centre in the 2013 case of Re KL [2013] UKSC 75.
Philippa is committed to providing an excellent service for her clients. She is noted for her intricate knowledge of a complex area of law, her sensitivity and responsiveness to her clients’ needs, as well as her tenacious approach to litigation.
In 2013, Philippa was voted the Bristol Law Society Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year and in 2018 she won the CILEx Legal Expert Award. In 2019 and 2020 Philippa was shortlisted for the Family Law Award in ‘Family Law Chartered Legal Executive of the year’ category. Philippa is ranked band 1 in Chambers and Partners and has been inducted into the Legal 500 ‘Hall of Fame’.
Memberships
Philippa is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Private Law Children and Child Abduction.
Education
Philippa is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives having qualified in 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Family
(Hall of Fame)The ‘absolutely brilliant and very hardworking‘ practice at Lyons Davidson is widely praised for its market-leading expertise in child abduction matters, fielding a team of international child law specialists capable of taking on both private and public cases. Cross-border parental abduction disputes represent a particular specialism for practice head Philippa Morgan
, who is vastly experienced handling cases under the 1980 Hague Convention, as well as for Joshua Roderick. The team is also very active in handling child and domestic abuse cases, owing to the expertise of Donna Cummins and Iona Phillips in care proceedings and children law matters. Carol Chrisfield is a key contact for financial remedy matters.