Filipa Tavares Moreira

Filipa Tavares Moreira is a Lecturer in Law at Royal Holloway University of London.

Filipa began her academic journey at the University of Surrey, where she completed her PhD in Family Law.

Family Law is Filipa’s key area of research, as shown by the title of her PhD thesis and research publications. Filipa has also practiced as a Family Lawyer after the completion of her Law degree.

Filipa’s research focuses mainly on vulnerable groups — whether examining shared residence impacts on children, or the exploitation of immigrant workers, or domestic abuse — and addresses critical societal issues. This focus not only fills existing gaps in the literature but also enhances the potential for practical impact on policy and law reform. These research projects adopt empirical methods and engage directly with practitioners and stakeholders.

Filipa established a robust trajectory for disseminating her findings by building on her doctoral research. Filipa has published two articles in the top UK journal of Family Law, Child, and Family Law Quarterly.

Filipa is committed to producing research that is informed by real-world developments and aims to influence law reform. This commitment is reflected in her involvement with the Justice Café (https://justicecafe.co.uk/), which serves as a key empirical component of her work.

2011 -  9 Credits awarded at Level Three on the course Neighbour & Community Mediation Practice by the National Open College Network.

2010 -  Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test for the Law Society; Admitted as Solicitor of England and Wales (non-practicing).

2008 - Lawyer registered at Ordem dos Advogados, Concelho Distrital de Lisboa (Portuguese Lawyer Association, Lisbon District Council), registered as non-practicing since 2016.

Filipa has taught Commercial Law, Company Law, Criminal Law and Family Law. At Royal Holloway Filipa is currently teaching Family Law, Criminal Law and English Legal Systems.

Publications:

Journal Articles
2024 - The Gap Between the Theory and Practice of All Issues Divorce Mediation in England and Wales 36 Child and Family Law Quarterly, 309.

2023 - The Role of Justice in All Issues Divorce Mediation 35 Child and Family Law Quarterly, 139.

Working Papers
2025 - Exploring Criminal Offences and Defences Applicable in an Abusive Context;

2025 - Are the existing rules on Family Reunification a form of workers’ exploitation?;

2025 - Exploring the Incoherence of the English Legal System Regarding the Respect of Family Life;

2025 - Is Shared Residence Truly in the Best Interests of the Children?

2025 - Exploring the Understanding of Children of Criminal Law, Exploring the Links between the School Curriculum and the Real World;

2024 - Students’ engagement and response to the World Café method.

Book Chapters

2025 - Bridging the Gaps in Family Support: How Communication and Collaboration Among Professionals Can Benefit Families in Need; an edited collection to be published with Hart.

Conference Presentation
2025 - Brexit Couples - Online Workshop: The Legal World of Family Migration, Exeter University.

2025 - Workshop: The Zero-Sum Game of Labour Exploitation: Migration, Precarious Work, and the Impact on Workers’ Family Life" to mark ten years since the Modern Slavery Act.

2025 - Legal Education in Primary Schools: Ideas, Realities and Practicalities.

2024 - Supporting Families Conference, University of Essex
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2024 - Society of Legal Scholars, Annual Conference, University of Bristol.

2024 - Connecting Legal Education, University of Leeds.

2024 - Socio-Legal Studies Association, Annual Conference, University of Portsmouth.

2023 - Society of Legal Scholars, Annual Conference, Oxford Brookes.

2023 - Society of Legal Scholars Conference: Family Law, Rights and New Areas of Research: A MidYear Gathering for the Family Law Section, University of Surrey.