Emily Wright

I am a director in the child care department at Duncan Lewis based in the Croydon office.

I represent parents, children and other family members in court proceedings including applications for various orders including; care orders, special guardianship orders, child arrangement orders, specific issue orders and prohibited steps orders. I represent children directly or through their children's guardian.

Outside of court proceedings I regularly advise clients on a number of family and childcare issues and have a particular speciality assisting parents where the local authority is involved and is considering issuing care proceedings. I represent parents in such proceedings, covering various issues such as sexual abuse and physical abuse, non-accidental injuries, neglect, substance abuse and mental health difficulties and have represented client's in court proceedings through the official solicitor.

I also have extensive experience representing clients experiencing mental health difficulties, clients for whom English is not their first language, clients with learning difficulties and other vulnerabilities. I have conducted court proceedings in all levels of court, including the High Court.

I have been a member of the Law Society's Children Law Accreditation Scheme in September 2016 and am ranked in the Legal 500 2024.

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• LLB Law (2009)
• Legal Practice Course (2008 - 2009)
• Graduate Diploma in Law (2007 - 2008)
• BSc Psychology (2004 - 2007)

• Duncan Lewis Solicitors (2012 - Present)
• Admitted as a Solicitor (2012)
• Children Panel (2016 - Present)

• Recommended Lawyer - The Legal 500 UK (2024)

Court of Appeal

• Re S [2011] EWCA Civ 812 - Representing the appellant, a respondent mother challenging the refusal of an application for a residential assessment.

• Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme

• Reading
• Exercise

• Episode 10 Navigating Family Law Podcast Out Now: Understanding Care Proceedings (10 April 2025)
• Duncan Lewis’ London Family Team Named as a Finalist at the Family Law Awards (29 August 2024)
• Emily Wright gets well deserved promotion to director of family & childcare. (19 August 2022)
• Duncan Lewis’ Family & Child Care Solicitor Emily Wright Achieves Law Society’s Children Law Panel Membership (21 November 2016)
• Duncan Lewis Child Care Solicitor Emily Wright achieves Law Society Children Panel Accreditation (8 September 2016)