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Geraldine is Head of Lexis®PSL Family. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 and was in practice for 15 years, most recently as a partner and head of the family team at Hart Brown, a large Surrey firm. She is the editor of Family Law Journal and a past editor of the Resolution Review.
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Darren specialises in the whole range of children related disputes. Darren regularly appears in complex public law cases concerning sexual abuse and non-accidental injury to children. Darren has a particular interest in the international movement of children and in alternative families, domestic and international surrogacy arrangements. Darren represents parents and children in private law cases including international and internal relocation and intractable contact disputes. 
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