Family/Matrimonial - Scotland (Bar)
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Arnot Manderson is a well-respected stable with advocates working in complex children matters including abductions, adoptions and permanence orders. Its expertise encompasses financial matters ranging from financial provision cases to cohabitation claims. The advocates often act for high net worth individuals. The stable is particularly noted for the fact that a number of its advocates are dual-qualified in Scotland and England and handle matters with international aspects. The advocates regularly act for children, parents, guardians and local authorities at various levels of court including the Court of Session and the Supreme Court. Sources comment that Arnot Manderson has "advocates with a depth of knowledge across multiple fields."
Andrew Sutherland is advocates' clerk at the stable.
Strengths
The clerking team are excellent. They are professional and swift with their responses.
Notable practitioners
Nicola Gilchrist is a leading junior who has a reputable practice covering the full breadth of children law. She regularly advises on contact and residence arrangements, parental alienation and international child abduction cases. She also assists with litigation pertaining to the compatibility of ECHR rights and children's hearings.
Nicola Gilchrist is very enthusiastic, approachable, very good with clients and efficient and clear in court.
Sarah Trainer is very well versed in handling matters involving proceedings under the Hague Convention and referral proceedings under the Children's Hearings Act 2011. She has further expertise with permanence and adoption mandates, as well as divorce, cohabitation and financial provision.
Sarah is an impressive advocate. She has a professional and reassuring manner with clients and manages their expectations very well.
Sarah Trainer has what can only be described as encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Sarah is swift to action matters and her formation of solutions is excellent.
Marie Clark KC is an excellent advocate with a holistic family law offering. She is particularly well regarded for her prowess in complex children cases, and further assists with financial provision cases and cohabitation disputes which often involve complex asset structures.
