Department profile
Pinney Talfourd LLP

Family/Matrimonial

UK Guide 2026 : East Anglia


Pinney Talfourd LLP

About

Provided by Pinney Talfourd LLP

Our Family team is one of the largest, most respected teams in Essex, built on the foundations of excellence, expertise and an unwavering dedication to our clients. We strive daily to deliver on our promise to be a “trusted partner through life and business”. We’re proud that every lawyer is a committed member of Resolution. Several of our lawyers hold Resolution Accreditation across a variety of specialisms, reflecting our dedication to ongoing professional development. While known for expertly navigating complex and high-value financial remedy cases, we offer the full spectrum of services, both contentious and non-contentious, including:

  • Divorce Financial Remedy
  • Children Act applications (Special Guardianship, leave to remove, abduction, adoption)
  • Emergency relief (Children Act, financial, domestic abuse)
  • Pre/Post-nuptial agreements
  • Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 claims
  • Trust Deeds
  • Cohabitation and Separation Agreements
  • Support for Modern Families

Our work is characterised by its outstanding quality and rigor. We routinely manage intricate financial remedy cases involving business valuations, tax and pension actuarial reports, property valuations both domestic and overseas and complex intervenor cases. The team navigates sensitive Children Act proceedings involving domestic abuse, mental health challenges, substance issues and Special Guardianship applications. Our caseload also includes international family cases and complicated cohabitation cases.

Chambers Review

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Family/Matrimonial - East Anglia

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Pinney Talfourd offers family law services from its offices in Essex and London. The team advises across a broad spectrum of family law, from divorce and financial remedy proceedings through to private children law, cohabitation disputes and nuptial agreements.

Notable practitioners

Catherine Polli is a key contact.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Their strategic advice and empathetic approach were invaluable throughout.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK
  • Each of the solicitors I have worked with at Pinney Talfourd has been intelligent, empathetic and hard-working. They all support each other to ensure that clients receive the best possible service.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK
  • They pay incredible attention to detail and are unfazed by any questions, always getting back to me quickly with precise information.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK

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