Bindmans LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘Alison Leivesley has amazing dedication to clients and cases and she is unflappable. Clients get the Bindmans Rolls-Royce service.'

• ‘Melissa Arnold is brilliant; she has excellent client management skills and sound strategic instincts. Her preparation work is excellent, so her cases are always a pleasure to deal with. Maeve Lucey is also brilliant and has been an excellent addition to the team.'

• 'Nothing is ever too much trouble and the quality of their work is consistently very high. I particularly wish to pay tribute to Alison Lievesley and Megan Rothman. Alison is very experienced and has great insight, and nothing is ever too much trouble for Megan, and her clients recognise that very quickly.'

• 'Hannah Marshall is an excellent associate with a deservedly growing reputation. Diligent and detail-oriented, she is someone you definitely want in your corner.'

• ‘Alison Leivesley has a thoughtful, hands-on approach, and has extensive public law knowledge and a pragmatic approach. Michaela Michelides is a highly experienced international children specialist with a real depth of knowledge in this area. Annie Leach is way ahead of her peers at her junior level.’

• ‘Alison Leivesley is an outstanding family partner. She goes above and beyond for every client, no matter their circumstances, and is an absolute pleasure to work with'.

• ‘Bindmans has an excellent team covering a mixture of international, care and private children work. Alison Leivesley has a long-standing background in complex care, which she utilises when dealing with difficult, high-profile, international and private client cases. She heads a team of excellent associates.'

• ‘Maud Davis is well known for her work within public law proceedings. She is dedicated, decisive, committed to her practice, calm, focused and robust when required with parties in a helpful constructive partnership.'

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Maud Davis

Bindmans LLP

Associate, Family and Matrimonial. Maud specialises in children law, representing children in complex care cases. She is an experienced advocate and deals with hearings at all levels, including the Court of Appeal.

Alison Leivesley

Bindmans LLP

Partner, Head of Family and Matrimonial. Alison specialises in all aspects of the law relating to children. She has a particular interest in domestic abuse, forced marriage, so called ‘honour’ based violence and female genital mutilation (FGM) issues. Alison regularly represents parents in complex care proceedings including those involving international elements; where non-accidental injury, physical abuse or sexual abuse of children has been alleged; fabricated illness; domestic abuse and cases with parallel criminal proceedings. She is experienced in acting in private and public law children cases where there are issues of radicalisation. She also advises parents in respect of disputes about where a child lives and who child spends time with. This includes cases where one parent is seeking to relocate outside of England and Wales and cases where there is social services involvement with the family. Alison is experienced in acting for parents where there is a dispute with treating doctors as to what treatment a child should receive, and she provides training in her fields of expertise for other professionals including lawyers, social workers, health care professionals and advice agencies.