Led by Rebecca Cockcroft, Fladgate LLP’s children law team has expanded following her arrival from Payne Hicks Beach LLP in August 2024. Cockcroft handles the full range of private law work, with particular expertise in contact disputes, schooling issues, addiction, and coercive control, as well as relocation and protective injunctions. Teresa Cullen brings a wealth of experience in international and domestic relocations, often in non-Hague countries. Alongside her practice in abuse-related matters, she is also a qualified mediator and psychotherapist. Rebecca Christie advises on matters involving domestic abuse and modern families. Catherine Costley focuses on high-conflict children disputes, especially where privacy, neurodivergence, or addiction are involved, and often operates within arbitration or therapeutic frameworks. Other key members of the team include Hetty Gleave, Joshua Moger, and Shivani Kerai.
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Testimonials
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‘Modern, dynamic and hugely experienced firm.’
‘Rebecca Cockcroft - excellent, market leading, well respected. Shivani Kerai - fantastic tactician despite being relatively junior.’
‘Very high-class service provided to clients. Very effective use of technology.'
‘Hetty Gleave – very wise, insightful and measured, a real team-player.'
- 'Rebecca Christie – an exceptional young family lawyer with a passion and enthusiasm for children law that are entirely self-evident and with a core skill set that will surely see her excel throughout her career.’
‘Shivani and Rebecca are a phenomenal team with an established background in family law.’
Work highlights
Advised on successfully securing a Parental Order following the birth of a child through an international surrogacy arrangement.
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Leading partners
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Catherine Costley
Teresa Cullen
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Joshua Moger
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Rebecca Christie
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Rebecca Cockcroft
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Catherine Costley; Joshua Moger; Teresa Cullen; Rebecca Christie; Hetty Gleave; Joshua Moger; Shivani Kerai