Delphine Breese-Laughran

Practice

All areas of family law including private and public law cases involving children, Adoption, International Child Abduction, Non Molestation and Occupation Orders, Defended Divorces and Declarations of Nullity, Committals, Education Orders and Schedule 1 applications.

Particular interest in cases with a medical or cross cultural aspects but enjoy all Family Law.

Notable Cases

> Griffin v Griffin

Established that a custodial sentence non-molestation proceedings could be suspended "until further order".

> Prater v Thompson

Release of ex-spouse from obligations under joint mortgage.

> F v H

Represented father in successful resistance to application to remove a child from the jurisdiction.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association
Society of English and American Lawyers
Association of American Women Lawyers

Specialisms

Adoption
Ancillary relief
Child Abduction
Co-habitation disputes
Divorce/Nullity
Domestic violence
Private Laws
Care proceedings
Emergency protection of children