The Association's AGM and spring event will take place at the Law Society on 2 May 2019 at 5.45pm and 6.30pm respectively. There will be an exciting international panel comprising: Karin Verbist of Adverlat Advocaten, Belgium Grazia Cesaro of Studio Cesaro, Italy Adriana de Ruiter of Tulp Abogados, Spain Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome...
On 22 and 23 November 2018 Carolina Pedrena and Christopher Hames attended a reception at the Spanish Foreign Office in Madrid and a seminar at the Dutch Ambassador's residence there. Christopher was on a panel of international judges lawyers from Holland, Italy and Spain discussing the...
On 26 September 2018, Jeremy Morley, a leading US international lawyer, gave the Association a fascinating address about the way both the US and Japanese legal systems dealt with international children's cases, with particular reference to incoming abductions....
Following our AGM we were delighted to welcome Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, to address us at our early spring lecture. It was a great success and extremely well attended, despite the freezing conditions outside! Sir James gave us a preview of the...
At CALA’s annual AGM Helen Blackburn our outgoing chair gave an annual report outlining the varied and interesting events CALA has held in the period since the last AGM. Mandeep Gill’s Treasurer’s report was able to demonstrate the careful husbandry of CALA’s resources and she...
CALA’s Autumn lecture on 11 October was a huge success. CALA was delighted and honoured that Mr Justice MacDonald agreed to speak to our members. In a presentation entitled “ What we want” MacDonald J spoke to us about what the judiciary wants and expects...
We send out heartfelt congratulations to our patron Lady Hale who makes history today as the first ever woman President of the Supreme Court....
CALA held its Summer party on 5th July at The Refinery. It was a great evening. It was super to catch up with so many CALA members and our guests from ICACU and Cafcass legal. ...
CALA's Autumn lecture on 18 October was extremely well attended and a tremendous success. CALA were thrilled and honoured that Lady Justice Black, Head of International Family Justice for England & Wales, agreed to join us to discuss the 1996 Hague convention. The evening involved...
Members of CALA's committee were kindly invited to join the Dutch Association of International Child Abduction Lawyers for their biannual meeting in Amsterdam on 29 September to learn about our respective organisations and exchange information and ideas. It was also a wonderful opportunity to meet...