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Bianca has a busy and diverse practice in all aspects of children law, as well as applications under Part IV Family Law Act 1996. She regularly acts in public law cases, representing local authorities, parents, grandparents, and guardians. In private children law, Bianca has expertise in cases concerning allegations of rape and domestic violence, as well as those involving intractable contact and residence disputes. She is very experienced in dealing with cases with an international element.

Bianca is the head of the Alternative Families Practice Group in chambers and has a particular expertise in surrogacy law and legal parenthood. She is highly knowledgeable about both the case law and the statutory provisions in this complex area of law, and has lectured and published articles on the subject. Most recently, she appeared in the reported cases of  A & B (No 1 Fact-finding judgment) [2015] EWHC 1059 (Fam) and A & B (No 2 – Parental Order [2015] EWHC 2080 (Fam), which concerned an international surrogacy arrangement in India.

In 2015, Bianca won the Jordan Publishing Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award. 
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Andrew is a Solicitor in the Personal Advisory Division of Shoosmiths based in Manchester. Andrew qualified in March 2016 and joined Shoosmiths LLP in summer 2017. He is recognised by Legal 500 as "tremendously hardworking, knowledgeable" and "one to watch".
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