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Jennifer Perrins

Jennifer Perrins

Position

Jennifer Perrins specialises in private law children work, divorce and finance. She has particular experience and interest in cases involving jurisdictional and international issues.  Has appeared as junior counsel in 5 Supreme Court cases concerning international child abduction. 

 Recent notable cases include: Re X (Children)(Article 61 BIIa) [2021] EWCA Civ 1305; G v G (Secretary of State for the Home Department Intervening) [2021] UKSC 9, [2021] 2 WLR 705; Re NY (A Child) (Reunite International and others Intervening) [2019] UKSC 49, [2020] AC 665; Re W (Abduction: Implementation of Return Order) [2019] EWHC 357 (Fam), [2019] 2 FLR 1081 (CA); Lachaux v Lachaux [2019] EWCA Civ 738, [2019] 4 WLR 86 (CA); Re S (A Child)(Abduction: Hague Convention or BIIa) [2018] 4 WLR 108, [2018] 2 FLR 1405 (CA)

Jennifer regularly writes articles on family law topics, is a co-author of the recent Bloomsbury publication ‘1KBW on International Child Abduction’, and is a contributor to the latest edition of Jackson’s Matrimonial Finance & Taxation. 

Career

Called 2004. 

Memberships

Committee Member of the Child Abduction Lawyers Association (2017-2021); Member of the Family Law Bar Association; Member of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn

Education

University of Manchester (LLB Law); Manchester Metropolitan University (BVC).

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

Leading junior2
Jennifer Perrins –1 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jennifer is very quick-thinking on her feet and has excellent legal knowledge.'
London Bar

Family: divorce and financial remedy

Leading junior3
Jennifer Perrins – 1 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jennifer’s advice is nuanced, detailed and comprehensive, and her manner in court is beguiling.’