We are delighted to announce that Family Law in Partnership specialists David Allison and Ruth Smallacombe have launched Gay Family Lawyers (www.gayfamilylawyers.co.uk).

Gay Family Lawyers is a new service for gay couples and families providing tailored advice on the myriad of family law issues from highly regarded family specialists. A copy of the press release is set out below. To find out more about Gay Family Lawyers please contact David Allison (dna@flip.co.uk) or Ruth Smallacombe (rs@flip.co.uk) on 020 7420 5000 or visit www.gayfamilylawyers.co.uk.

PRESS RELEASE

LAUNCH OF GAY FAMILY LAWYERS

 (www.gayfamilylawyers.co.uk)

On the first anniversary of gay marriage, Gay Family Lawyers is launched. Gay Family Lawyers is a new service for gay couples and families providing tailored advice on the myriad of family law issues from highly regarded family specialists.

Ruth Smallacombe, a founding member of Gay Family Lawyers, who practices as a therapist and mediator commented: “Gay Family Lawyers brings together specialist family lawyers and mediators who offer insight, understanding and empathy into the issues that gay couples and families face. We hope that the LGB community will find Gay Family Lawyers a valuable means of accessing bespoke advice of the highest quality from experienced family practitioners.”

Gay Family Lawyers has been founded by leading family specialists David Allison and Ruth Smallacombe of Family Law in Partnership, Haema Sundram of Covent Garden Family Law, James Carroll of Russell-Cooke and Rachel Woodd of Jones Nickold.

Founding member Rachel Woodd said “As members and allies of the LGB community ourselves as well as being practising family lawyers and mediators, we offer a real appreciation of the issues and concerns that many gay couples and families come across. As such we believe we can provide a service which offers true added value, efficiency and understanding to our clients.”

Notes:

1. Same-sex marriage became law in England & Wales on 29^th March 2014.
2. The founders of Gay Family Lawyers are David Allison and Ruth Smallacombe of Family Law in Partnership, Haema Sundram of Covent Garden Family Law, James Carroll of Russell-Cooke and Rachel Woodd of Jones Nickold. For further information see www.gayfamilylawyers.co.uk.
3. Gay Family Lawyers can be contacted at info@gayfamilylawyers.co.uk
4. For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact David Allison at Family Law in Partnership (www.flip.co.uk) on +44 (0)20 7420 5000: email dna@flip.co.uk.