Relationship breakdown is difficult enough. Where it brings with it issues about children or money, guidance from an outstanding legal team can make all the difference.
The best advice in the worst of times
To practise family law at the highest level takes more than mastery of the law itself. It needs judgement, empathy, discretion, common sense. It involves a commitment to putting the welfare of children above all, as well as an understanding of the most complex financial arrangements. It demands a deep understanding of how to build an agreement, and how to succeed in court when there is no agreement to be found. It needs a willingness to listen.
Why us?
We are one of the top family law teams in the country. We also practice family law in Switzerland, Dubai and Hong Kong.
Our approach is humane, sophisticated and pragmatic. We understand the needs of people with complex lives. Many of our clients are from international families. They often have significant assets. Several are in the public eye. We have pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to family law, and work alongside our experts in tax and trusts, trust disputes, corporate law, immigration, property disputes and other areas of law to deliver a smart, bespoke service to our clients.
Today our work is not just about what happens once a relationship, be it marriage, civil partnership or unmarried cohabitation, breaks down. It is ever more important to plan for the future and we advise on a great range of relationship agreements and wealth preservation strategies.
Flexibility is key to our approach. With a leading family mediation practice as well as arbitrators and collaboratively trained lawyers, we are not afraid to recommend innovative ways to resolve disputes. Litigation should usually be the last resort, but we protect our clients’ interests fiercely - and successfully - when court proceedings are required.
We will always give you clear, realistic advice. We tell you what you need to know, even if it is not what you want to hear. We listen to your concerns and priorities and help you find the solution that works best for you, however difficult the circumstances. We are on your side.
Meet the Team
- Call James +44 (0)20 7427 6584
- Email James
- London office
- Call Miranda +44 (0)20 7203 5229
- Email Miranda
- London office
- Call Sarah +44 (0)20 7203 5130
- Email Sarah
- London office
- Call William +44 (0)20 7203 5090
- Email William
- London office
- Call James +44 (0)20 7203 5179
- Email James
- London office
- Call William +44 (0)1483 252591
- Email William
- Guildford office
- Call Erica +44 (0)20 7203 5378
- Email Erica
- London office
- Call Michael +41 (0)22 591 18 80
- Email Michael
- Geneva office
- Call Cara +44 (0)207 427 6762
- Email Cara
- London office
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Felicity Chapman
Separating Spouses and Civil Partners to Benefit from Changes to Capital Gains Tax Rules
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The inflation trap: divorcees, beware!
Record number of leading individuals for Charles Russell Speechlys in Chambers HNW 2022
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Sarah Anticoni
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"Being the first to file for divorce is not a foolproof way of securing an English hearing"
Shivi Rajput
A guide to protecting non-matrimonial assets in divorce
Learn what you need to know about non-marital assets and how to protect them in a divorce.
Lisa Wong
New Legislation on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements in Matrimonial and Family cases by the Courts Hong Kong and the Mainland
The implementation of the Ordinance offers better safeguards to the interests of parties to cross-border marriages.
Charlotte Posnansky
Reporting Restriction Order (reprised) - "Where there is no publicity there is no justice."
Felicity Chapman
Julia Cox and Felicity Chapman write for International Adviser on the rise of pre-nups in the UK
Julia Cox and Felicity Chapman write for International Adviser on the rise of pre-nups
Joshua Green
Joshua Green writes for Spear's Magazine on Wagatha Christie’s lessons for HNWs
Wagatha Christie’s lessons for HNWs
Ray Ng
What happens if one party passes away during a divorce proceeding: Part II
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Sarah Higgins
What's in a name? Family law principles when considering children's surnames
Lisa Wong
What happens if one party passes away during divorce proceedings?
Given the current chaos in the world, perhaps it is time to plan for the unknown.
Charlotte Posnansky
Interim Reporting Restriction Order - More Moderate Mostyn? Or Purely Protective Prudence?
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VV v VV - Just 5 months of marriage and the most expensive train ticket ever?
Joshua Green
Wagatha Christie – lessons in covert evidence gathering for separating couples
Michael Wells-Greco
Same-sex marriage in Switzerland: financial considerations and parentage
Swiss law on same-sex marriage will come into force on 1 July 2022.
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Guide to protecting your assets when cohabiting
This guide explores what cohabitation means in the eyes of the law, where the law may be heading, myths and truths and much more