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Burnetts

Family/Matrimonial

UK Guide 2026 : North West


Burnetts

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Family/Matrimonial - North West

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For
Burnetts is an established Carlisle firm highly rated for its work advising on divorces involving businesses, with particular expertise in farm assets and partnerships. The firm also handles children matters, including relocations and parental alienation claims, as well as offering advice on special guardianship orders. It is known for its experience representing clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Strengths

The team has really friendly staff who are sensitive to the situation, but also helpful and realistic.

The team is very professional and easy to contact.

They are highly qualified and understanding. They give you all of the available options and scenarios.

Notable practitioners
Emma Armstrong
Emma Armstrong has experience assisting clients on a range of financial remedy matters arising out of divorce. She is also adept at handling cross-border children law matters.

Emma has a very good understanding of all things legal, giving valued and honest advice throughout. She is also very approachable and easy to talk to.

I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.

Emma was fantastic.

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