Family/Matrimonial

FBC Manby Bowdler boasts a strong family law team in Shrewsbury, providing advice on financial disputes in the context of divorce and family breakdown. Its practitioners provide an impressive breadth of service, regularly advising on relationship dissolution involving complex trusts, pensions, offshore properties, land and farming assets. The team offers alternative dispute resolution through its collaboratively trained practitioners. Its members advise on children-related issues, including contact, residence and maintenance matters, with additional experience in fact-finding hearings related to Children Act cases.

"The team shows in-depth knowledge, well-defined tactics and strategy and good judgement."

"They demonstrate an understanding of a client's needs and situation (both financially and personally) and the ability to plan and work around this."

"It's a strong team that always communicates and works together - they are all lovely, personable people."

"Everyone I spoke with at FBC Manby Bowdler was able to answer all of my questions thoroughly and explain their answers in a manner that allowed me to understand."

Anne Thomson is a leading family practitioner with experience in both financial remedy and Children Act proceedings. She regularly advises on complex cases involving property, land, farming and business assets, including inheritance and international elements. "Anne has excellent judgement, runs her cases really well and is very empathetic with clients." "Anne put me at ease during our first encounter, appraised my situation quickly and provided a strategy to find the best solution for my circumstances." "Anne is approachable, courteous, efficient and knows the law." "Anne was amazing from start to finish, I trusted her with everything. She was strong, reliable and always available." "Anne is formidable and probably the stand-out financial lawyer in Shropshire."

Philip Cowell is well versed in matrimonial finance matters and regularly acts for clients on claims involving business assets and property portfolios. "Philip is very commercially minded and he gets the issue very quickly - he is great to work with." "Philip is very experienced and good at his job. He's realistic and doesn't take any prisoners."

Claire Darley is based in Wolverhampton. She acts on complex divorce and financial remedy proceedings and is knowledgeable in cases involving business and farming assets. She also assists clients with nuptial agreements. "Claire is a very safe pair of hands - she is approachable and down to earth." "Claire is very good on prenuptial agreements."