Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting for a client in relation to highly contentious financial remedy proceedings involving third parties and numerous associated applications including a freezing order, provision for legal services and a section 37 application
Acting for a client to oppose their partner’s urgent application to relocate their children away from the family home in London
Acting for a client in a successful application to terminate spousal periodical payments
Acting for a client negotiating the terms of divorce and financial settlement during their retirement. Terms were agreed at a remote private financial dispute resolution hearing to include a pension sharing order on the basis of a report of a Single Joint Expert
Education & Qualification
University of Cambridge
Qualified as a solicitor in 2018 and trained with Boodle Hatfield
Awards & Rankings
Publications
Contributor to the ‘HNW Divorce Magazine, Issue 9 – HNW Divorce in the New Era’ Read Geniveive and Emily’s article ‘300 Years of Family Life – Science, Sex and Psychology’ linked here.
Recommended by Genevieve
In a recent edition of the ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce magazine, Partner, Emily Brand and Associate, Genevieve Smith provide a detailed account of the diverse and illuminating panel discussion the team held around modern relationships, love, sex and marriage to celebrate the firm’s long and illustrious history.
Read more 5 min read 24 May 2021 Divorce – Where to StartIf your relationship has come to an end (no matter whether it was a gradual decline or an unexpected halt), entering into the divorce process can be daunting. Here are a number of tips and tricks to get you started.
Read more 3 min read 26 Feb 2024 Boodle Hatfield announces new gender-neutral parental leave policyBoodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth and real estate law firm, has revealed a new equal opportunity parental leave policy. The new policy is available to all employees and Partners across the firm and is believed to be a market first for an independent London law firm.
Read more 4 min read 15 Feb 2024 A decade of divorce proceedings: the war rages onIn Today’s Family Lawyer, Partner and Head of Family, Emily Brand reflects on the recent Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Potanina v Potanin – a case that centred on financial relief after an overseas divorce.
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