Louise Halford

Louise Halford is a family lawyer and Partner with Pannone. Although skilled in all aspects of family law, she has an acknowledged expertise in dealing with cases involving foreign jurisdictional problems.

She is one of Pannone's specialists in complex disputes involving parental child abduction (http://www.pannone.com/services/family-personal-and-financial/family/parental-child-abduction).

Among her many successes was securing the return of a child back to Britain in that country’s first case involving the Brussels ii agreement, following the issuing of a non-return order in the other jurisdiction.

Just as her workload has crossed international boundaries, spanning cases involving Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Far East, so her assistance has been sought by law enforcement and fellow lawyers both at home and overseas .

Her ability has seen her recognised by The Legal 500 as highly regarded for child abduction cases.

A lecturer and charity trustee, she is regularly interviewed by national print and broadcast media, and has written numerous articles for the UK’s leading legal publications.

Louise also advises the UK’s top-rated soap opera on family-law related plotlines.