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Bortoft Bell

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Bortoft Bell is a boutique family law firm in London providing specialist advice in all areas of family law. Arron Bortoft and Charlie Bell, have, since the firm’s inception in 2019, been uncompromising in their commitment to offering the highest quality advice coupled with a keen client focus and a determination that clients obtain exceptional value from their legal team.

The founding partners have since been joined by Catherine Thomas in 2021, who bought with her a wealth of experience from previous roles within the partnership at other top-ranked firms.

Bortoft Bell’s specialist family lawyers advise in respect of divorce and the separation of unmarried couples, associated financial matters and private Children Act proceedings including Schedule 1. The firm is also regularly instructed to draft and review pre and post nuptial agreements for domestic and international clients with considerable asset bases. The team at Bortoft Bell regularly deal with cases involving complex corporate and trust structures alongside matters where there are issues of disputed jurisdiction.

The firm’s collaborative culture ensures that founding partners’ commitment to provide an exceptional service to its clients is echoed by all team members. 

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth - UK-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bortoft Bell is a London-based family team specialising in handling high-value financial remedy cases for affluent clients.

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Strengths

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  • Bortoft Bell has a boutique approach, exceptional client care and always goes the extra mile.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Bortoft Bell has a wide range of expertise with divorce and complicated family issues. The team is really friendly and makes you feel supported, safe and secure.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Bortoft Bell is highly adept at responding to complex issues and dealing with them proactively and strategically. The whole team works seamlessly and with a common ethos to provide quality, depth and breadth for all of their cases.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Arron Bortoft
    Arron Bortoft

    Arron Bortoft

    Arron Bortoft is an experienced partner who advises on international divorce and financial remedy matters, often in cases where parties have assets in trusts or offshore structures.

    • Arron Bortoft is an outstanding individual with sharp strategic instincts and the ability to put those into practice.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Arron Bortoft was amazing, I couldn’t have hoped for a more understanding, kind, knowledgeable, trustworthy and friendly lawyer. Arron gave great advice and he listened to me which was great.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Arron Bortoft is very committed and pays a huge amount of attention to detail in every case. He has excellent client care skills.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Arron Bortoft is a superb powerhouse of a solicitor. He is a warrior for his clients!

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Charlie Bell
    Charlie Bell

    Charlie Bell

    Charlie Bell regularly advises his high net worth clients on a range of matters in the family law field.

    • Charlie Bell is clever, thinks about things carefully and is a great assessor of a case at an early stage.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlie Bell was excellent and clearly understood the tenor of what was needed. He was also diligent.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlie Bell is an excellent solicitor of his level and I have been consistently impressed by him. He has an excellent rapport with clients and a rare talent for delivering difficult legal advice with empathy, ensuring the client feels heard without losing sight of the pragmatic objectives.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlie Bell is very clever, a strategist and he looks at the big picture. He is able to think about what we're trying to achieve and takes steps to meet that end goal.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlie Bell has brilliant judgement, nice client care and a really practical approach to a case. He gets everything done well, efficiently, sensibly and manages expectations.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Mollie van Geest
    Mollie van Geest

    Mollie van Geest

    Mollie van Geest is an associate at Bortoft Bell. She advises wealthy clients on matters related to children, divorce and nuptial agreements.

    • Mollie van Geest is a superb solicitor. She has a brilliant rapport with clients and an outstanding ability to remain calm and focused. She is very strong on strategy and a quick thinker. Her advice is always pragmatic and grounded in common sense.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Mollie van Geest has a lovely manner and clients love her.

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