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Family: children

Wilson Solicitors LLP

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Wilson Solicitors LLP’s children team, led by Aysen Soyer, acts across the full spectrum of private and public law children work, including complex care proceedings, international abductions and adoptions, and Schedule 1 financial applications. The practice has particular strength in international children's matters. Amna Khaliq is a recognised ICACU-accredited specialist instructed in complex international abduction, Wardship, and adoption cases. Patricia Beckett focuses on complex public law children matters, especially non-accidental injury cases, and also has expertise in private law disputes involving domestic abuse. Baljit Bains advises on a broad range of contact, residence, and special guardianship issues.
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  • ‘My experience with Wilson Solicitors has been truly outstanding and highlights what makes their practice uniquely exceptional. From the outset, their team demonstrated not only deep legal expertise in family law but also remarkable empathy and dedication, making a stressful court process much more manageable.'

  • ‘The team at Wilson Solicitors LLP is compassionate, efficient, and truly client-focused. They work collaboratively, communicate clearly, and handle sensitive matters with care and professionalism. As a Spanish speaker, I appreciated having an inclusive team and a commitment to accessibility. Their support made a challenging process feel more manageable, and their dedication sets them apart from other firms.’

  • ‘Patricia is very helpful and understands how scary being pursued through the family courts can be for a survivor of abuse.'

  • 'Aysen Soyer is approachable, unflappable and rightly highly regarded in her field.'

  • ‘Very strong family team. My experience when instructed by this team is that the quality of the work done for the client has been consistently professional and caring. ’

  • ‘Amna Khaliq stands out for her diligence, clarity of advice, and calm professionalism, even in the most challenging circumstances.'

Work highlights

Representing a mother in a published case involving complex care proceedings with a successful appeal which reversed an ICO and returned children to their father.
Representing a mother when the father sought the summary return of two children to the USA. The Hague proceedings were defended based on Article 13, children’s objections and Article 13(b) grave risk of harm.
Represented the Respondent Mother on the father’s application for contact with the child, including a 4 day fact findings with findings against the father, including of sexual abuse.

Practice head

Ayşen Soyer

Other key lawyers

Patricia Beckett; Amna Khaliq; Baljit Bains; Alexandra Wilks; Sarah Edwards