AUSTRALIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Kerri Phillips, Matthew Levy and Cassandra Bennett, Phillips Levy Bennet Legal
Phillips Levy Bennet Legal is a Sydney-based bou- tique family law firm that specialises in all aspects of international and domestic law relating to children. It has Accredited Specialists in Children’s Law and experienced Independent Children’s Lawyers, and one of the founding partners is a Fellow of the In -
ternational Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Areas of expertise include child abduction, summary return, international recovery, relocation, adoption, parent - age, surrogacy, care and protection, family violence, administrative review and appeals.
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Kerri Phillips has over 25 years’ experience in working with children and families in public and private family law. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and specialises in
parentage, adoption, surrogacy, relocation and child abduction. He is regularly instructed in administrative review and appellate matters and matters involving complex or novel questions of law. He acts for government, parents and children. Matthew is a qualified Independent Children’s Lawyer and is currently undertaking specialist training in surrogacy law.
complex international parenting matters. She regularly represents parents and children in child abduction matters, involving Hague and non-Hague countries. Kerri is an Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law, the Deputy Chair of the NSW Law Society’s Children’s Legal Issues Committee and a member of the Domestic and Family Violence Steering Committee. She is also a member of the Children’s Court Advisory Committee and the Children’s Court Care Working Group.
Cassandra Bennett has lived, worked and studied across the globe. She holds a Masters in Child Studies with
Distinction from King’s College London, and is an Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law and a qualified Independent Children’s Lawyer. She specialises in high-conflict public and private family law disputes involving children, including matters involving allegations of family violence and matters that have an international element. Cassandra regularly appears in relocation and child abduction matters, involving Hague and non-Hague countries.
Matthew Levy has a wealth of experience in administrative and family law. He practises across a broad range of public and private family law matters, including those involving medical treatment,
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