Gemma Hodder > Miles & Partners LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Miles & Partners LLP Offices
88-90 MIDDLESEX STREET
LONDON
E1 7EZ
England
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Gemma Hodder
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
Gemma is a partner and an experienced family law solicitor, specialising in children law.
She represents children, parents and other family members in local authority care proceedings including complex issues such as domestic abuse, people with disabilities and concerns about radicalisation.
The types of cases that Gemma has been involved in include:
- representation of children with special needs in Court of Protection and deprivation of liberty applications to determine their interim and long-term care arrangements;
- representing parents in care proceedings where there are allegations of non-accidental injuries against the children, domestic abuse and drug/alcohol issues;
- representing children through their guardian in care proceedings where there are suspicions of terrorist links and concerns that the child could be under threat of radicalisation; and
- representing children and family members in placement hearings where the option to put a child into adoption is under consideration.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Law Society’s Children’s Panel
Member of Association of Lawyers for Children
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Next Generation Partners)Kate Hammond and Amanda Dench lead an ‘excellent, well-prepared, pragmatic, and accessible’ team at Miles & Partners LLP. The lawyers are ‘particularly adept at supporting vulnerable clients, including children, young parents, and parents with mental health and cognitive difficulties’. The versatile practice handles a broad spectrum of issues, from complex children proceedings, including care proceedings, to issues of child abduction, forced marriage, and genital mutilation. Other areas of expertise include advising on pre-nuptial agreements and complicated TOLATA applications. Gemma Hodder and Harriet Brame are also key members of this ‘excellent, modern, forward-thinking team that works collaboratively’.