With business owners, sports personalities, beneficiaries of trusts, and professionals within its client base, the family team at Brabners is well-positioned to advise on the full range of matters, including financial remedy, wealth protection, and complex children work. Cara Nuttall leads the practice and handles all aspects of children work, with significant expertise in fertility cases. Based in Liverpool, Helen Marriott assists high-net-worth individuals in complex financial matters, and Richard Rigg supports clients with divorce and financial claims on behalf of children. Leanne Instrall is a key port of call for matters related to safeguarding and child welfare, while Hannah Saxe focuses on surrogacy and adoption cases.
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Work highlights
Represented a father in long-running proceedings regarding summary return to the UAE involving extensive cross-allegations and subsequent disputes regarding the conditions of return and enforcement of orders.
Represented a single intended father in a parental order application, which addressed concerns around illegality and public policy, where the court issued a stark warning to prospective intended parents as to the dangers of a failure to prepare and the consequences of being naïve or wilfully blind to problems.
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Practice head
Cara Nuttall
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Helen Marriott; Leanne Instrall; Richard Rigg; Hannah Saxe