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Boodle Hatfield LLP

Family/Children Law

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Boodle Hatfield LLP

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Boodle Hatfield's leading family team advises wealthy individuals on all stages of their relationship, guiding them through the complexities of their unique circumstances and seamlessly combining their family law experience with advice on property, tax, private finances, and businesses, both in the UK and internationally. The team is renowned for their 'exceptional legal finesse combined with an ability to vigorously defend [their] client’s best interests in a calm and measured way'. Their specialities lie in cases involving complex assets and structures including family businesses, offshore trusts, private equity and hedge funds and are adept in guiding clients though living together agreements, marriage, financial disputes, pre and post-nuptial agreements, divorce, separation and child custody.

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Family/Children Law - London (Firms)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
The family law practice at Boodle Hatfield advises clients on the full spectrum of private children law, including child arrangement orders, contact and residence disputes and leave to remove cases. The team is well-equipped to handle difficult matters such as those concerning child abduction and abuse allegations. It also has specialist experience in cases centred on children with autism and other forms of neurodivergence.
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Strengths

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  • Boodle Hatfield acts with integrity, focusing on their clients' needs and putting them first.

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  • Boodle Hatfield is an excellent firm and an excellent family law team. Its lawyers are extremely professional, smart and switched on.

    Family/Children Law respondentUK

  • Boodle Hatfield is a really impressive team with great depth and breadth to its experience and has really solution-focused lawyers.

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  • The team are smart, fair and sensible lawyers who give advice that holds the best interests of the family at its heart.

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  • Boodle Hatfield has a breadth of knowledge and depth of experience in complex child law and wider family law issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Emily Brand
    Emily Brand

    Emily Brand

    Emily Brand handles private children law proceedings as part of her broad family practice. She is adept at managing complex cases, including international relocations, and has notable experience in matters involving neurodivergent children.

    • Emily Brand is excellent with clients and really drives great outcomes.

      Family/Children Law respondentUK

    • Emily Brand is great, no nonsense and a force to be reckoned with.

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    • Emily is one of the greats of family law. She has such presence, is kind and fair, and so impressive.

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  • Katie O'Callaghan
    Katie O'Callaghan

    Katie O'Callaghan

    Katie O'Callaghan regularly handles complex children disputes involving allegations of abuse and substance misuse, among other factors. She is a qualified family mediator.

    • Katie O'Callaghan is bright and personable, and she gives really pragmatic, clear advice that helps her clients get to an early resolution.

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    • Katie is an empathetic and intelligent lawyer.

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