Family/Matrimonial

Type of work handled

The team advises on the full range of family law matters: divorce and separation, financial settlements and financial remedy proceedings, arrangements for children, cohabitation disputes, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.

Specialisations

• Complex financial remedy work — business valuations, pension structures and pension sharing, and trusts
• Cross-border and international matters spanning multiple jurisdictions
• Asset protection, including urgent applications to prevent the dissipation of assets
• Pre- and post-nuptial agreements involving offshore property and trusts

Categories of clients

Individuals across South Wales and the South West, from those with modest assets to high-net-worth clients with business, trust, pension and international interests.

Recent work highlights

• Establishing a matrimonial sharing claim in business assets argued to be non-matrimonial, securing a substantially improved award at final hearing
• Resolving a complex international business matter at FDR stage, avoiding a contested hearing
• Recovering assets moved to a third party mid-proceedings through urgent section 37 action

The team is recognised by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, and is led by Hannah Magee and Lisa Shrimpton.