Dr Michael Wells-Greco has an international reputation in the field of children work and family law. He has a particular expertise in international children cases including Hague Convention matters, cross border adoption, surrogacy and all aspects of the movement of children. Michael advises on cross-border family work including nuptial agreements, financial claims and succession matters. Michael works between Geneva and London and has particular expertise in Anglo-Swiss and in Italy interested matters. Michael is a former Assistant Professor researching and teaching private international law and international family law subject matters at Royal Holloway, University of London and is a former consultant lawyer to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Dr Michael Wells-Greco and Hannah Owen from Charles Russell Speechlys ask whether the Supreme Court will overturn the Court of Appeal’s ruling that adoption orders can’t be set aside, and examine the questions that arise
The law of legal parenthood does not join up internationally. This, however, may change for EU member states (with the possible exception of Denmark) if the Council, after consulting the European Parliament, passes a proposed