About

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We are a specialist firm of family lawyers and work in a constructive, civilised and professional way. We provide a high quality, cost effective service.

We have a breadth of experience in all aspects of family law, including high net worth divorces and complex private children work. We are skilled and experienced in both litigation and dispute resolution. Four of our partners are collaboratively trained, and two are mediators.

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Family/Matrimonial - The South

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Jones Nickolds is a notable Kent-based outfit with an expert team specialising in complex private children matters and high net worth matrimonial finance cases. It represents clients in financial remedy proceedings involving corporate assets, pensions and inherited wealth and is expert in divorce as well as the dissolution of civil partnerships. The team is well versed in family law litigation and also committed to collaborative methods and alternative dispute resolution.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Claire Nickolds
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Claire Nickolds
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Claire Nickolds has significant expertise in handling high-value divorces and associated financial disputes. She is also experienced in advising on complex children matters, particularly those involving an international element.

Claire has a really good approach with clients, is very practical, measured and commercial and gives good, reasoned advice.

Claire Nickolds is a really good family lawyer.

Claire has been excellent throughout my case.

Lisa Jones
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Lisa Jones
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Lisa Jones is qualified as both a solicitor and a barrister. She has market-leading experience in family law cases, handling high-value financial remedy proceedings as well as ongoing spousal maintenance issues.

Lisa Jones is an excellent family lawyer. She is extremely competent, knowledgeable, understanding and empathic without losing her objectivity.

Lisa’s calm manner puts clients at ease at what can be an extremely stressful time.

Lisa Jones gets to the crux of things quickly and takes a very pragmatic approach.

Gemma Irving
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Gemma Irving
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Gemma Irving has experience in handling divorce proceedings and accompanying financial remedy matters. She also handles Children Act proceedings, including cases concerning sensitive issues such as alleged sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Gemma Irving is simply excellent, I could not commend her more highly. Her legal knowledge and experience is stand out, and her judgement is excellent. She is a complete gem.

Gemma is formidable but hugely compassionate. She listens and hears but is solution-led. She's great at pulling the client off the floor and getting them walking in the right direction.

Rachel Woodd
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Rachel Woodd
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Rachel Woodd's practice spans a wide range of family law matters, including divorces and postnuptial agreements. She is an accredited mediator with a high level of expertise in alternative dispute resolution.

Rachel is an excellent practitioner and gets great results. She also does a lot of mediation and does it well.

Rachel Woodd works really hard, is very knowledgeable, has fantastic judgement and achieves great outcomes.

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The South

Family/Matrimonial

Claire Nickolds
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Claire Nickolds
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Band 1
Lisa Jones
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Lisa Jones
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Band 1
Gemma Irving
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Gemma Irving
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Band 3
Rachel Woodd
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Rachel Woodd
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Band 3
Family/Matrimonial: Mediators

Rachel Woodd
Rachel Woodd
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