Dawson Cornwell Llp

I will forever be grateful to Atty Sulema and Ms. Anat for their dedication, compassion, and unwavering support throughout my family case involving contact and custody of my daughter. As a Filipino mother trying to navigate the UK legal system while separated from my child, I felt lost and overwhelmed. But from the very start, both Sulema and Anat treated my case with empathy and urgency.

They took the time to truly listen to me, understand my situation, and fight for what was right not just legally, but emotionally. Their expert guidance and steady presence gave me the strength to hold on during one of the most painful chapters of my life.

Thanks to their tireless work and belief in my role as a mother, I am now reunited with my daughter. That moment holding my daughter in my arms again is something I will treasure forever. None of it would have been possible without the remarkable support of these two women.

I highly recommend Atty Sulema and Ms. Anat to any parent going through a family legal matter. They don’t just practice law they change lives. I’ll never forget what they did for me and my daughter.

I had a long relocation Case that was complicated in every way. I was recommended Dawson Cornwell LLP. This team was amazing. I mainly dealt with Forum and Sacha. Also had some dealings with Grace, Maria, and Jemma. Everyone that I had contact with was incredibly professional, polite and courteous in everyway. Sacha and Forum handled everything swiftly and they addressed every concern I had. They were efficient and knowledgeable in all aspects of the case. I have no negative experiences with this team to report. They were wonderful. It gave me great ease. The most stressful time of my life was handled with such professionalism and care. I cannot thank them enough. Highly recommend.

We chose Dawson Cornwell as we wanted to work with a particularly excellent solicitor who had helped us before 10 years ago with setting up a Special Guardianship Order.

Not only was the solicitor excellent again but the support we received from the firm was also of the highest standard.

We had been taken to court by a Local authority/Social Care who wanted to change the Section 20 we had signed into a full care order. At first we wanted the help of the firm to make sure our middle boy got the education he was asking for and demonstrably needed - a residential school. But the LA / SC fought tooth and nail against that on financial grounds.

Our solicitor arranged for great expert witnesses to carry out assessments which confirmed our suspicions that our boy was autistic (and PDA/EDA) - which the LA / SC at first denied as a possibility but were now forced to face. The LA / SC still refused to find or fund an appropriate school. Our solicitor repeatedly highlighted the LA's inconsistency and believed that we had our boys best interests at heart. Dawson Cornwell stuck with us and by us and won over all the other parties - including the other respondents and the judge - and then after almost two years the LA / SC.

The Judge ruled that the LA did not need a full care order and that a Section 20 would be sufficient and all parties agreed the care plan which included a fantastic boarding school which has a specialism in helping autistic young people. It genuinely is our boy's best chance at a decent outcome after lots of disasters educationally.

Without Dawson Cornwell we would have never won this victory - which we hope will stand as another beacon for parents of all kinds fighting for fair treatment for their young people in all their diversity. In our experience Dawson Cornwell have never been anything but professional, well prepared, and able to listen, support and inspire clients to keep fighting for what is right.

My experience with this Law firm has been Outstanding. I strongly recommend Shabina Begum and Anna Shadbolt for family and financial matters. They communicate quickly and clearly. My outcome so far has been great with them. Top law firm

Amy Rowe was all sweet talking at first, saying she understands my case and how I wish to proceed and confirmed she would support me in the way I wanted to go forward, up until legal aid was approved. From there onwards followed frankly unbelievable treatment. First they changed the junior solicitor who was supposed to support me and allocated Michael (Mike) Terry, who was more sympathetic for the abuser applicant and he was not afraid to say it. Both Amy and Mike were guilt tripping me about the fact that I have legal aid, only to charge the agency with excess of 5000 pounds for the substandard effort and work they put in. They were trying really hard to change my statement/ the truth/ so they can make they work easy; saying I would have my child given residency with applicant (whom he doesn't know and lives in a different country) if I do not change my statement. Sabotaging my evidence, trying to remove most important ones eg. the applicant writing to me to say he agrees to donate/ that he is a donor. Making discriminatory remarks about the way I have said things (mocking me for not being a native english speaker basically) Not letting me have my mother with me in an online call. Lying to me that I have a live with order so I can travel when I didn't have one. Not responding to emails and calls and not doing their work in face of looming submission deadlines. I have put in formal complaints and the response was even more unprofessional. I luckily already had legal advice and have solicitor and barrister friends to reassure me that this is not acceptable and have of course changed solicitors. I was thinking to let it go but at least I can do an honest review and hopefully warn any potential legal aid clients to keep well away from this firm.

I would like to thank Kelly Harwood for her support during my son's custody court. The work that she and her entire team have done has been impeccable, including the barrister that was assigned to me in each court is truly valuable and above all the kindness and patience they had with me, always with words of support with a lot of respect and affection, something I have never going to forget .The court, thank , concluded that my son lives with me and that is what I always asked for always , one more time thank you very much for your support and your excellent work.

Highly recommendable and reliable firm to have on board for your case. My personal experience with them has been outstanding. They demonstrated multiple skill sets which are fundamental for a successful win for your case. The core of the company oozes professionalism, integrity, tenacity, reliability and very considerate to individual needs. My personal case was one that was highly emotive and very complex. However, I was navigated by the team so skilfully to achieve my positive outcome. I couldn't be more grateful for all the effort that was put into my case. I would confidently recommend this firm to anyone who is in aid for matters involved with international family law / hauge convention.

Although I expressed my appreciation to shabina begum and team for their help and guidance, I wish to formally register my thanks in writing.
From the beginning of my child case you have always been immediately available to discuss any developments by phone, emails and in person. As matters progressed, and became somewhat stressful, your advice and reassurance were particularly appreciated, leading to the successful conclusion of what became an extremely tricky complicated case. In addition, I have always felt that my matter was given priority as an important individual client.
Thank you once again for ensuring a satisfactory conclusion. I finally won thanks shabian and team it been stressful few years, i wish i knew abt your law firm earlier at the first court with old solicitors that have mess things but I'm glad i came across your firm.