Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting for the wife in the case of WM v HM [2017] EWFC 25 and Martin v Martin [2018] EWCA Civ 2866, involving arguments relating to pre-marital wealth and special contribution
Acting for the husband in a long-running case conducted in the High Court where the majority of the family assets where held in complex trust structures
Acting for the husband, a successful entrepreneur, in a case involving complex arguments as to when the parties separated and the valuation of the family business
Acting for the wife, who was the financially stronger party, in a very short marriage case. The husband sought a substantial lump sum payment but settled his claim on the basis of no payment or transfer of assets to him
Acting for a third party company in Schedule I proceedings alongside corporate advisors. A charge was placed on the father’s shares in a company as security for outstanding maintenance payments. The charge was lifted to enable the company to proceed with a significant transition event and an alternative form of security was found to protect the mother
Acting for an unmarried mother in securing financial support for a child from a high profile father who did not acknowledge the child
Acting for the financially weaker spouse in a same sex marriage and obtaining a significant financial award for the client in circumstances where the other spouse asserted that there was no claim
Advising a large Family Office in relation to a long term strategy for wealth protection for future generations, in the event of relationship breakdown or divorce
Negotiating a pre-nuptial agreement on behalf of a multi-millionaire heiress in order to ring-fence pre-marital dynastic assets
Securing a negotiated settlement on a favourable clean break basis on behalf of a husband client, preserving a family business based in Mayfair
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Associate, 2025 & 2026
Chambers HNW, Associate to Watch, 2022 – 2025
Legal 500, Rising Stars, 2022 – 2024
Chambers UK, Associate to Watch, 2021 – 2024
Family Law Awards, Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year – Shortlisted, 2019
EprivateClient Top 35 Under 35, 2017
Publications
Tolley’s Estate Planning, Family law chapter
Memberships
Resolution
Education & Qualification
University of Cambridge
Qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and trained with Boodle Hatfield
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