Teertha is a specialist senior barrister and trial advocate with over 29 years of experience. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2012 and a (Family) Deputy High Court Judge in 2016. Teertha also sits as a part time Circuit Judge (a Recorder) in the Criminal and Civil courts. His areas of expertise include complex domestic and international children cases such as relocation, cross-border parental abductions and acrimonious contact disputes. Teertha is also the go to person for Forced marriage and stranded spouse cases. He has spoken in the House of Commons and was named by Lord Lester in the House of Lords as one of the four senior pro bono lawyers behind the Forced Marriage Civil Protection Bill which became a statute in 2007. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70126-0001.htm Hotly contested proceedings for clients who are running unpopular arguments before the courts are his forte. He has developed the ability present any case in its best possible light and has been known to have changed Judges’ minds in the most difficult of cases. He examines cases in detail and leaves no stone unturned. Teertha’s practice is widely spread geographically across England and Northern Ireland (and the Eastern Caribbean) in all levels of court from County court to the ECJ. To date, he has been involved in 10 full appeals in the UKSC/House of Lords.

Mani is a specialist in cases that have an international element relating to child abduction. Mani is regularly instructed in matters in the High Court concerning applications for summary return under the Hague Convention 1980, the recognition and enforcement of foreign orders, applications concerning wardship / the inherent jurisdiction and forced marriage. Mani is known for his experience in ‘stranded spouse’ cases and recently co-authored an article in The Times about this topic and delivered training / lectures on the topic. Further, Mani is regularly instructed in cases where there are jurisdictional issues, applications for relocation and cases concerning surrogacy. Mani regularly writes on the topic of international child abduction for the International Family Law Journal and the Family Law Journal.