Dr Onyója Momoh is a Family Law Barrister in London who works in the area of cross-border child abduction and is ranked in The Legal 500 UK. Her PhD focussed on the issue of domestic violence and international parental child abduction, undertaken at the University of Aberdeen and funded by the Elphinstone Scholarship. During the course of her PhD, her research findings and policy recommendations were submitted to The Hague Expert Working Group on the Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(1) b) of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. One of her key recommendations focused on judicial authorities and their interpretation and application of Article 13(1) b) in cases involving allegations of domestic violence.