Peggy Ray > Goodman Ray > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Goodman Ray Offices
Francis Barber House
9 Gough Square
London
EC4A 3DG
England
Peggy Ray
Position
Senior partner at Goodman Ray, specialising in all aspects of complex children work, both public and private law, and adoption.
Career
Trained Donne Mileham & Haddock; qualified 1980; established own practice with Judith Goodman 1985 (continued to date); appointed Recorder 2007 to 2019; UNICEF Child Rights Lawyer of the Year 2001; Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (Family) 2005; winner Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to the field of family law 2014. Speaker and trainer; contributor to policy issues.
Memberships
Resolution; Association of Lawyers for Children; NAGALRO; past member of President’s Interdisciplinary Committee; Expert Witness Group.
Law Society Children Panel.
Education
International School of Geneva (International Baccalaureate); University of Sussex (1974 BA Hons; 1977 postgraduate LLB).
Leisure
Travel.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading partners)‘A heavyweight firm’, Goodman Ray is ‘always instructed for one of the parties in the most interesting and high-profile cases‘, with particular expertise in public law children matters alongside its private children and matrimonial work. Its deep bench of leaders includes Peggy Ray, a complex children work specialist; Trudi Featherstone, who is head of matrimonial finance; Jemma Dally, who is an adoption, surrogacy, and international childcare expert; Kevin Skinner, a go-to for alternative families matters; and mediator solicitor Thomas Brownrigg. Catriona Allan was made partner in October 2023, specialising in care proceedings and often conducting her own advocacy. The ‘hugely experienced’ Emma Sherrington is another key member of the care team, representing parents dealing with allegations of harm. Janet Broadley and Ann Thompson are also recommended. Hannah Perry joined the team from TV Edwards Solicitors LLP in March 2024.