Maria Scotland & Niamh Wilkie on the expert panel examining contemporary issues in Family Law
Monday 11 November 2024
15:00 - 17:00
ADGM Arbitration Centre, Abu Dhabi
| Date: | Monday 11th November 2024 |
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| Time: | 15:00 |
| Venue: | ADGM Arbitration Centre, Abu Dhabi |
Join Maria Scotland and Niamh Wilkie for an interactive session featuring two expert panels that will delve into contemporary issues in family law.
Leading experts in family law from the UAE and from the Bar of England and Wales will provide comparative perspectives on the current themes in family dispute resolution in both jurisdictions.
Join our interactive sessions where two expert panels will delve into contemporary issues in family law followed by a network reception.
- Taking place on: Monday 11 November at 3pm
- Location: ADGM Arbitration Centre, Abu Dhabi
- Find out more and book your place here.
Maria practices exclusively in family law with a specialism in high-end/ big money financial remedy applications and (private law) children work. Maria is recognised in Spears' 500 Guide (2023 & 2024): as a Top Recommended Family Law Barrister within the exclusive guide. Maria is also an author at Spears', with her recent article on Divorcing in Dubai: Should wealthy Expats worry about new UAE family laws? can be accessed here.
Maria is ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners in family law (including divorce & financial remedy). She is one of the leading family law juniors and is the joint head of the Family Team at 5SAH. Maria is a qualified arbitrator in financial matters and an accredited civil mediator.
Niamh practices exclusively in family law and is recognised in the Legal 500 in Family: Children & Domestic Abuse. Prior to joining the Bar in England, she worked as a Barrister and in other legal disciplines in the Republic of Ireland, the Middle East, and the USA. Niamh holds a specialist qualification in international arbitration. Niamh is instructed in public and private law children cases. Niamh also represents clients in family finance cases. Niamh’s experience and expertise of family law in both England and Ireland ensures she is regularly instructed on matters involving cross-boarder issues between both jurisdictions in financial proceedings and Children Act proceedings.
Niamh also undertakes child abduction work, involving the use of the 1980 Hague Convention, Brussels II Revised regulation. Niamh’s knowledge of the law and practices of many jurisdictions from her international experience gives her a particular edge in this field.
