Our cases involve families from all parts of the world, with families having relocated to England (or in the process of relocating to England) when the need for specialist family law arises.

We are often approached by advisors of international families to assist in a situation that has arisen, and are adept and experienced at working with families and their advisors in respect of assets and structures wherever they are based, and where cases involve multiple jurisdictions we can assist in finding specialist lawyers (and other professionals) in those jurisdictions.

We have acted for clients in various leading authority decisions relating to finance and children’s cases, for example acting for the successful parties in the Court of Appeal decisions of Standish (the exclusion of pre-marital wealth from the concept of ‘sharing’ on divorce) and XH v XW (the non-discriminatory application of the sharing principle to wealth generated during a marriage). We are regularly instructed in the largest and most complex cases before the English court.

Our lawyers have particular expertise in unravelling complicated trusts, identifying assets held within companies and advising on complex cross-border issues. Through our Professional Practices Group, we have extensive experience in acting for high net worth professionals or their spouses.

Our team is at the forefront of taking a collaborative approach to divorce and family issues and, when appropriate, we use arbitration and mediation as an alternative to court proceedings. A number of our partners are accredited mediators and arbitrators.

When required, we are supported by experts in our Tax Litigation and Trust and Probate Litigation teams, and selected law firms in other jurisdictions.

Our team of specialist lawyers have extensive expertise and experience in all areas of private children law including disputes over contact and residence, international and domestic relocations and child abduction, as well as applications for financial provision for children. We regularly act for clients in highly contentious and complex disputes involving the care and living arrangements for their children.

Our advice and approach is tailored to protect the best interests of the children while working with our clients to achieve the outcome they seek for their family. We work with our clients to explore entrenched positions with the aim of establishing a positive and sustainable outcome for their children, ideally outside of the court process. We work with a network of child-centred professionals who assist our clients in supporting themselves and their children during and after the legal process.