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Forsters

Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide


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Forsters’ Family team understand that dealing with divorce, separation, issues affecting children, the division of assets or other issues surrounding family matters can be highly sensitive and filled with emotion. They can manage complex issues in a creative, constructive and pragmatic way while at the same time maintaining an empathetic manner. The team have helped many people including business leaders, city professionals, entrepreneurs, media and sporting personalities, landowners, their spouses, partners and trustees. Known for the highest quality service and achieving the best results for their clients, their focus is always on the needs of each individual. They take the time to understand each client's unique personal situations – and work with them to develop the course of action which best suits them.

The Forsters Family team cover the full range of family law matters including pre and post nuptial agreements, separation arrangements, matters involving children, financial issues and divorce for clients both in the UK and overseas. They have a strong track record of delivering excellent results in complex financial cases involving multiple jurisdictions, complicated financial structures and valuations, pre-acquired and inherited assets and trust cases. In addition, they are experts in mediation and collaborative law.

Forsters' Family team were named 'Family Law Firm of the Year (London)' at the Family Law Awards 2021. 

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

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Forsters advises wealthy clients on a wide array of matters in family law such as divorce, financial remedy proceedings and Children Act cases.

Strengths

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  • Forsters’ commercial awareness extends well beyond understanding the legal issues at hand. It reflects a deep familiarity with the client’s strategic priorities, operational realities and broader commercial objectives, enabling them to offer guidance that is not only legally sound but also commercially informed, practical and aligned with clients' goals, recognising the limitations and risks.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Forsters has a growing and ambitious family law team, with the backing and resources of a full-service law firm. I find the team to be professional, friendly and charming.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Forsters is technically excellent on the law, but also adept and sophisticated on procedure and practical negotiations and tactics. They are respected by clients and competitors, and despite their abilities and the fact they work with very high-profile and ultra high net worth individuals, they have a down-to-earth and friendly approach.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Joanne Edwards
    Band 1Joanne Edwards

    Joanne Edwards

    Joanne Edwards advises her clients on matters relating to childcare arrangements, divorce proceedings and postnuptial agreements. Her work often involves cross-border elements. She also has a well-regarded mediation practice.

    • I found Joanne to be professional, respectful, supportive and knowledgeable. She navigated tricky situations with grace and emotional intelligence, which made a significant difference from other lawyers I have worked with in the past.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Joanne has great client care skills and clients really like her. There were a lot of difficult messages to convey to the client and she was good at doing so.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Joanne Edwards is fully in charge of a case, which is reassuring to clients. She is also a great manager of her team and is well-loved as department lead because she goes the extra mile.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Rosie Schumm
    Band 1Rosie Schumm

    Rosie Schumm

    Rosie Schumm's practice is largely cross-border. She advises ultra high net worth clients on financial remedy proceedings.

    • Rosie Schumm is a star partner and the complete package. Clients love her and place complete trust in her judgement. She is a joy to work with: sensible, practical and realistic, but robust when needed. She knows when to fight and when to compromise. Despite working on multiple cases of the utmost complexity with huge sums involved and in the public eye, she is calm and reasonable.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rosie Schumm is very empathetic and emotionally intelligent.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rosie Schumm is an outstanding family law practitioner.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rosie is a powerhouse. She has incredible energy and is always thinking strategically and sharply about her matters.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Simon Blain
    Band 3Simon Blain

    Simon Blain

    Simon Blain is regularly instructed by high net worth clients for his matrimonial finance expertise.
    • Simon Blain is really intelligent, very technical and tactical. He gets really good results and is willing to fight when needed, but is also reasonable.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Simon Blain is completely unflappable and has a nice technical grounding.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Simon's perspective is evidently shaped not only by deep legal expertise but by a wide-ranging understanding of the commercial environments in which clients operate. He looks beyond the immediate legal questions to the broader strategic, operational and long-term considerations at play. As a result, his advice is consistently robust, commercially attuned and finely calibrated to the client’s real-world priorities and pressures.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 5Dickon Ceadel
    Band 5Dickon Ceadel

    Dickon Ceadel

    Dickon Ceadel advises on prenuptial agreements, Schedule 1 children work and financial remedy proceedings.

    • Dickon Ceadel is a joy to work with. He's bright, talented and pleasant. A smashing all-round lawyer.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Dickon handled a very tricky case with grace and ease. He provided great support to the client and the whole team.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Up and ComingAmanda Sandys
    Up and ComingAmanda Sandys

    Amanda Sandys

    Amanda Sandys is an experienced counsel at Forsters. She regularly acts in high-profile and high net worth divorce and financial proceedings.

    • Amanda is a superstar and I cannot sing her praises enough. She handles complex and challenging clients with aplomb. Level-headed, sensible and practical, she's a joy to work with on every level.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Amanda Sandys is a pleasure to work with.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Up and ComingGuy Mawson
    Up and ComingGuy Mawson

    Guy Mawson

    Guy Mawson is a newly promoted partner in Forsters' family team. Mawson routinely advises wealthy clients on complex matrimonial finance matters.

    • Guy Mawson is very thorough, forensic and has first-rate judgement. He's one to watch!

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Guy Mawson is a great guy. He's very charming, personable and able to communicate to clients.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Guy has extremely good knowledge of trusts.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

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