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"In White [2000] the House of Lords confirmed that the work of the ‘breadwinner’ and the ‘homemaker’ during a marriage should be treated equally upon divorce; reliance on which spouse owns an asset risks discrimination. In Miller/McFarlane [2006] the ‘sharing’ principle was established. In Standish the Supreme Court will confirm when, if ever, assets generated outside of a marriage can be shared."

Lucy Stewart-Gould (Second Partner for Mr Standish)
Divorce and Family

"For those who have amassed high levels of wealth, an understanding as to when their assets will be shared on divorce, and when they will not, is a priority. It is an area which regularly results in divorce disputes running into the tens of millions and beyond. Standish represents the critical next phase in the development of the law relating to asset division on divorce, a subject that impacts couples across England and Wales where around 40% of marriages end in divorce. We welcome the opportunity to progress this critical area with the Supreme Court."

Sam Longworth (Lead Partner for Mr Standish)
Divorce and Family

"Very organised and really excellent at running complex litigation, coordinating input from many different people, and ensuring that the client is properly advised as appropriate, whatever the time pressure she is working under. Good at making strategic decisions in light of complex information."

Legal 500
Commercial Litigation

"Very well-organised, always on top of things, commercially minded and resolution-oriented."

Legal 500
Commercial Litigation

"A partner in the prime of her talents. She is superb at the very middle of a case, managing the team while keeping her eye firmly fixed on her client's commercial objective."

Legal 500
Commercial Litigation

"Practitioners are of the highest quality, extremely strategic but also strong attention to detail."

The Legal 500
Commercial Litigation

"The team is particularly impressive in managing complex relationships and is commercially astute when determining how best to navigate such complexities."

Commercial Litigation

"I found the breadth of experience in the team critical to both understanding the case process and to determining the most appropriate approach for me as an individual in the context of a multiparty dispute."

The Legal 500
Commercial Litigation

"Stewarts have very strong expertise in handling complex, international litigation cases."

Chambers
Commercial Litigation

"A highly sophisticated disputes practice, with people with real expertise in arbitration law and practice. Highly responsive and truly international in its approach."

The Legal 500
International Arbitration

Recognition

"Very organised and really excellent at running complex litigation, coordinating input from many different people, and ensuring that the client is properly advised as appropriate, whatever the time pressure she is working under. Good at making strategic decisions in light of complex information."

"Very well-organised, always on top of things, commercially minded and resolution-oriented."

"A partner in the prime of her talents. She is superb at the very middle of a case, managing the team while keeping her eye firmly fixed on her client's commercial objective."

"Practitioners are of the highest quality, extremely strategic but also strong attention to detail."

"The team is particularly impressive in managing complex relationships and is commercially astute when determining how best to navigate such complexities."

"I found the breadth of experience in the team critical to both understanding the case process and to determining the most appropriate approach for me as an individual in the context of a multiparty dispute."

"Stewarts have very strong expertise in handling complex, international litigation cases."

"A highly sophisticated disputes practice, with people with real expertise in arbitration law and practice. Highly responsive and truly international in its approach."

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