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Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE
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"a first-rate lawyer who really knows her stuff on international child abduction, she impresses clients with her passionate fighting commitment"
Chambers & Partners
2007-2008 Edition
Anne-Marie was admitted in 1985 and joined Dawson Cornwell in January 1998 as head of the Children Department.
Anne-Marie specialises in international divorce and jurisdictional disputes, with particular expertise in international custody disputes, child abduction; the EU Regulation on jurisdiction in family matters and international adoption. She also acts for the victims of forced marriages.
Anne-Marie is accredited by Resolution as a specialist family lawyer with particular specialisms in child abduction and children law. She was awarded the inaugural UNICEF Child Rights Lawyer award in 1999 and received an OBE for her services to international child abduction and adoption in the 2002 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Click here for a photo. In 2004 she was selected as Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year for her work with the victims of forced marriage. Click here for photo.
Anne-Marie is Chair of the Family Law Committee of the International Bar Association. She is also Chair of Reunite: International Child Abduction Centre. She is a member of numerous associations and committees including the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Society of Family Law, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Working Group on the Cross Border Movement for Children, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, The Home Office Working Group on Forced Marriages and The Commonwealth Working Group on AIDS.
She is a regular speaker and lecturer both within the United Kingdom and abroad and has made numerous television appearances. She is consultant editor of “Children Law and Practice” by Hershman and McFarlane published by Family Law and an international correspondent for “International Family Law” published by Jordans. She is joint author of the text book “International Parental Child Abduction”. She sits on the Editorial Board of the Child and Family Law Quarterly, published by Jordans.
Anne-Marie is consistently named as one of the leading family lawyers in London in both Chambers and The Legal 500.
Anne-Marie speaks basic Spanish.
