Areas of Practice
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025
Tatler HNW Address Book 2024, Specialist in Family Law
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2024
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018 – 2024
Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2024
Business Today, Top 10 Ultra High Net Worth Family Lawyers in London, 2023
Women and Diversity in Law Awards, Highly Commended for ‘Disputes Lawyer of the Year’ – 2023
Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2020, 2022 – 2024
Education & Qualification
St John’s College, Cambridge
Qualified as a solicitor in 1996
Memberships
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Resolution
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Read more 6 min read 21 Mar 2025 The Transparency Pilot Scheme: A route to Justice or a Concern for Clients?In the New Law Journal, Family Senior Associate, Alexandra Hirst weighs up the benefits & risks of the Transparency Pilot scheme that has been in place in all financial remedy proceedings across the country, allowing qualifying legal reporters and press greater access to the Family Courts.
Read more 7 min read 12 Mar 2025 Mitigating IHT & Divorce Risks: Strategic Planning For Families Post BudgetIn Family Business United, Partner, William Rollin and Senior Associate, Laura Cullinane reflect on the IHT implications of last Autumn’s Budget and explore the planning opportunity to mitigate IHT and divorce risk in the context of a family business.
Read more 7 min read 10 Mar 2025 The Budget & Inheritance Tax: protecting lifetime gifts from divorce riskFollowing the October 2024 Budget, wealthy families may accelerate the gifting of assets to reduce their inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities. However, this is not without complication. One particular risk is divorce. Could gifted assets be attacked upon divorce? Careful planning can reduce the risk, as Boodle Hatfield and Cazenove Capital explore in a joint article.
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