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Emily Brand

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Emily is known for her creative and discreet approach acting in high profile cases often involving extensive wealth or complex issues concerning children including international relocation.

She frequently advises on cases involving family businesses or private equity. She has worked on a number of ground-breaking cases including Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), Prest v Petrodel (piercing the corporate veil) and Young v Young (involving complex financial structures, asset tracing, non-disclosure and enforcement).

She also has particular expertise and interest in advising on disputes concerning children on the autism spectrum.

Whether in court proceedings or negotiating private settlements, Emily delivers results for her clients, always focusing on their specific needs and concerns. She is widely respected for her combination of compassion for her clients’ unique circumstances, and her astute ability for intelligent problem-solving.

Areas of Practice

Family & Divorce, Divorce, Financial Claims in Divorce, Children, Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements, Living Together Agreements, Divorce with a Private Business, Trusts & Divorce

Awards & Rankings

Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2020, 2022

Spear’s Wealth Management Awards, Shortlisted Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, 2021

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018 – 2022

Citywealth Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2021

The Spear’s 500, Top Recommended Family Lawyers – Listed, 2020 & 2021

Education & Qualification

St John’s College, Cambridge

Qualified as a solicitor in 1996

Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2020, 2022

Spear’s Wealth Management Awards, Shortlisted Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, 2021

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018 – 2022

Citywealth Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2021

The Spear’s 500, Top Recommended Family Lawyers – Listed, 2020 & 2021

St John’s College, Cambridge

Qualified as a solicitor in 1996

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3 min read 08 Jun 2021 Delay in no-fault divorce law is actually good news for couples planning to divorce

Family Partner, Emily Brand highlights how when no-fault divorce law is introduced, the length of divorce process will increase by at least 10 weeks.

 Read more 3 min read 08 Jun 2021 21% more divorce applications in March than January, dispelling January divorce month myth

The number of divorce applications filed in the month of March is 21% higher than January, dispelling the belief that January is peak divorce month*, says Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm.

 Read more 5 min read 22 Nov 2021 Divorce & the family business: The lessons that can be learnt from The Archers

As the divorce storyline in the country’s favourite radio soap opera, The Archers, unfolds Family Partner, Harriet Errington highlights that the best way to ensure that family business assets are protected in the event of a divorce is to enter into a pre-nuptial agreement, which ring-fences the shares and provides alternative ways of meeting the other party’s needs.

 Read more 4 min read 15 Nov 2021 Call for legal reform after surrogacies fall

Prior to Covid, surrogacy had been steadily on the rise in recent years. Parental orders, which transfer the parentage of a baby born to a surrogate mother to the intended parent, rose 17% from 441 in 2015/16 to 520 in 2019/20. However, coronavirus-related restrictions, for example on travel, have led to the first drop since 2014/15.

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