Andriana Syrimis

Andriana Syrimis is a Partner in the Family Department. She is a Resolution Accredited specialist in International Family Law and Private Family law and was ranked in Chambers and Partners 2023.

Andriana specialises in assisting individuals on a wide range of family law issues. These include complex international family matters including Hague convention cases where she acts for the applicants and respondents. She also acts in Wardship proceedings concerning non-Hague countries. Andriana is instructed by clients who live abroad and who seek the return of abducted children or contact once the children move to the jurisdiction of England and Wales. Andriana regularly acts in relocation cases both within the UK and abroad.

Andriana also represents parents in Public Law care proceedings, dealing with complex issues to involve, psychological and psychiatric disorders, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child sexual exploitation, drug and alcohol abuse and neglect. Andriana has acted in complex High Court public law cases involving lengthy hearings in areas such as non-accidental injury and factitious illness.

Andriana deals with a mixture of private and publicly funded matters. She is seen by her clients as committed and has an ability to see the bigger picture. As a specialist member of Resolution, Andriana strives to conduct matters in a constructive and non-confrontational way.

Andriana graduated with a 2:1 Honours Degree from Queen Mary University in 2009 and went on to successfully complete her post graduate studies at the College of Law in London in 2010 with a Distinction. Andriana has completed her training in the area of Family Law and was admitted as a solicitor in October 2013. She joined Freemans Children team in 2015 and was made a partner in January 2023.