Law Society President’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
“Naomi’s knowledge in the field of international adoption is second to none. I know if I refer clients to her they will get the best.”
“Naomi Angell, described by clients as ‘the guru on international adoption law’, remains a leading figure in adoption, surrogacy, and fertility law.”
Naomi Angell
Naomi Angell is a consultant at Osbornes Law and heads their adoption, surrogacy and fertility law unit.
She specialises in intercountry and domestic adoption, international and domestic surrogacy, fertility law and children’s cases with an immigration interface.
Naomi is recognised as a leader in her field in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories.
She advises and represents children, birth parents and extended family members, intended parents in surrogacy cases, adopters and foster parents. In addition, she advises and acts as an expert witness to local authorities, foreign courts, lawyers and organisations involved in cross-border children’s cases.
Naomi was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Family Law Awards. She also is a previous recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Family Law Awards.
Osbornes is an approved legal partner of the leading surrogacy organisation, My Surrogacy Journey, which helps couples and individuals exploring international surrogacy. Naomi also appears in the Tatler Advisory Address Book as a recommended lawyer.
Naomi combines her case work with involvement with family policy, working to bring about changes in law and practice that she can see from her cases are necessary.
In 1981, the International Year of the Child, Naomi set up the Children’s Legal Centre and, in 2013, was invited to take up the position of Patron at the centre.
Naomi has been a member of many influential national committees including chairing the Family Law Committee of the Law Society and the Faster Family Justice Committee at the Law Society. In addition, she chaired a panel for one of the leading national adoption agencies.
Naomi Angell is the doyenne of inter-country adoption and the font of all knowledge in this area.
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Naomi’s memberships
- The Law Society’s Children’s Law sub-committee
- Working group aiming to establish a dedicated new court for migrant & trafficked children which crosses these children’s involvement in family, crime and immigration law
- Expert working group concerned with children in care being placed abroad for adoption or other forms of permanency.
Naomi regularly briefs and gives evidence to committees of both Houses of Parliament on family law, access to justice issues and practice issues relating to adoption law. She also writes, lectures and contributes to the media.
Awards
Naomi was awarded the Law Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 at the Law Society Excellent Awards.
Naomi was the recipient of the Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law at The Family Law Awards 2015.
She is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a Senior Statesperson in cross-border children’s law.
Publications
May 2020 – The Law Society Gazette, Why race should not be the overriding factor when adopting a child
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"She is an adoption superstar. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of immigration law, and knows what's on the horizon due to her involvement in policy."
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"She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. She is incredible. She is the guru when it comes to international adoption and she's an expert in her field. She's extremely knowledgeable and highly professional."
