Family Law

Helen Blackburn is a Solicitor and Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP. She specialises in family law  concerning children and has a particular expertise in child abduction law and  cases with an international dimension or involving the cross border movement of  children. She has extensive experience of cases involving arrangements for  children, custody/residence, contact/access (domestic and international),  adoption (domestic and inter country), the reciprocal enforcement of foreign  orders, international relocation/ leave to remove applications and jurisdiction  disputes. Helen is Chair of CALA in the UK.

Jordan joined the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory as a Researcher in August 2019. Prior to joining the FJO, Jordan worked as part of the research team at the charity Education and Employers where he was involved in the publication of over 20 literature reviews, reports and chapters on the youth labour market, vocational education, career-related learning in primary schools and children’s aspirations. Between 2015-2017 he led on monitoring and evaluation for the charity Redthread, where he assisted with research in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, supporting their efforts to predict and prevent serious youth violence. Jordan is also currently studying for a part-time MSc in Social Research Methods at Goldsmiths, University of London.