Solicitors

Aysel Akhundova

Work Department

Children Department

Position

Aysel advises on all aspects of children law, specialising in complex children related matters including domestic child arrangements, international and domestic child relocation, international child abduction cases and recognition and enforcement of overseas orders. She frequently acts for ‘Intended Parents’ in obtaining Parental Orders in this jurisdiction, following both domestic and international surrogacy and has a growing practice specialising in surrogacy, assisted reproduction and modern families. As a qualified Solicitor Advocate (High Court Civil Proceedings) she represents Intended Parents at the High Court.

Career

Trained at Dawson Cornwell; qualified in 2020; became Senior Associate in 2024; she is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Private Children Law and Child Abduction

Languages

Fluent in Azerbaijani and Russian, speaks some Turkish and has a basic understanding of French and German.

Memberships

Member of Resolution ‘Parenting After Parting Committee’,  YRes and the Surrogacy Network. A mentor with Lawyers Who Care.

Mentions

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