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Moore Barlow LLP

Family/Matrimonial: Mediators

UK Guide 2026 : The South


Moore Barlow LLP

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With offices in London, Richmond, Woking, Guildford, Southampton and Lymington, we’re well-placed to support clients in high net worth (HNW) hubs across London and the Home Counties. Our team handles complex financial remedy cases involving trusts, business interests, pensions, inherited wealth and volatile assets (including tech/startup shares), both in the UK and overseas.

We advise HNW clients on pre- and post-nuptial agreements, often coordinating “mirror” agreements across jurisdictions. Our children work includes complex issues such as parental alienation, international relocation, child abduction, and safeguarding concerns including abuse or substance misuse.

Unlike family law boutiques, we work closely with in-house specialists in private wealth, tax, corporate, and litigation to offer a holistic, seamless service- particularly valuable in HNW matters.

We champion non-court solutions, including mediation and collaborative law, and have a standout team led by Hall of Fame mediator Karen Barham. We also offer Accord, our unique “one couple, one lawyer” model for non-contentious separations.

Our expertise extends to modern family issues- advising on cohabitation, Schedule 1 and TLATA claims, surrogacy (domestic and international), and alternative family structures- areas in which few firms operate with confidence or depth.

Industries (8)

  • Divorce and civil partnership dissolution
  • Family finance and property issues on divorce/separation
  • Children (private law)
  • Cohabitee disputes and separation agreements
  • Domestic abuse and injunctions
  • Child abduction
  • Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
  • International family law

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Family/Matrimonial: Mediators - The South


What the Team is Known For

Moore Barlow houses an impressive team of lawyers acting on high-value, complex financial disputes arising out of marriage or relationship breakdown. The team demonstrates particular experience in matters involving corporate assets, properties, inherited wealth and trusts both in the UK and offshore. It also acts on complex private law children cases with a particular focus on child arrangement orders and relocation cases. The firm has additional experience in high-value nuptial agreements, TOLATA proceedings and pension arrangements. Moore Barlow has offices in Guildford, Richmond, Southampton and Woking.

Strengths

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  • Moore Barlow has mediators with on-the-ground experience in family law and excellent client care skills. It is able to deal with the most complex issues and work well with other professionals.

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  • The firm has exceptional client care skills and significant experience in complex children matters including international relocation.

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  • Moore Barlow has some stellar individuals and the service provided is top-notch, one of the best in the area.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Judith Ball
    Band 1Judith Ball

    Judith Ball

    Judith Ball focuses on matrimonial finance cases with a particular emphasis on those involving cross-border issues, as well as business and pension arrangements.

    • Judith Ball is absolutely excellent.

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    • Clients are always delighted with her service. She is super competent and clients feel very well looked after.

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    • Nothing can ruffle her feathers and she's seen it all.

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  • Band 2Joanna Farrands
    Band 2Joanna Farrands

    Joanna Farrands

    Joanna Farrands is collaboratively trained and maintains a diverse practice that sees her advise on high-value divorce finance cases, nuptial agreements and private children matters.

    • Joanna provides excellent advice and is tactically astute.

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    • Joanna Farrands is very good with clients, very good at the law and a force to be reckoned with.

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    • Joanna Farrands is really experienced and quietly tenacious.

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  • Band 3John Randle
    Band 3John Randle

    John Randle

    John Randle handles a broad range of private children cases, with specialist knowledge of adoption proceedings and issues related to surrogacy. He also advises clients on complex financial remedy proceedings.

    • John is very experienced and knowledgeable, always approachable and personable.

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  • Band 3Victoria Walker
    Band 3Victoria Walker

    Victoria Walker

    Victoria Walker tackles financial remedy and children proceedings relating to the breakdown of marriages as well as disputes between unmarried couples.

    • Victoria is very punchy; she fights very hard for her clients and is no push-over but can balance that with being sensible at the same time.

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    • Victoria is a fantastic lawyer. She is superb, a brilliant tactician and gives fantastic advice.

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  • Up and ComingErin Lyon
    Up and ComingErin Lyon

    Erin Lyon

    Erin Lyon assists high net worth clients with divorce proceedings and associated disputes over financial and child arrangements. This includes cases with international aspects.

    • She is wise beyond her years of practice and very good at dealing with clients.

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    • Erin is very switched on and a rising star in my view.

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  • SpotlightJan Galloway
    SpotlightJan Galloway

    Jan Galloway

    Jan Galloway mediates a broad range of disputes concerning divorce and other family law issues.

    • Jan Galloway is an experienced and emotionally intelligent mediator.

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  • SpotlightKaren Barham
    SpotlightKaren Barham

    Karen Barham

    Karen Barham is a highly experienced and well-regarded family mediator. She comfortably handles both children and matrimonial finance cases.

    • Karen Barham is an excellent mediator with a lot of skill and an ability to progress the most intractable matters.

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    • Karen is an exceptional mediator.

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    • Karen has the full range of skills and I watch her effortlessly be authoritative one moment or dispel tension with humour the next, as well as keep the parties feeling safe and willing to progress.

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