Department profile
SA Law

Family/Matrimonial

UK Guide 2026 : Thames Valley


SA Law

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Family/Matrimonial - Thames Valley

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
SA Law has a skilled team based in St Albans handling complex child law and divorce matters. The firm has particular expertise in advising high net worth individuals on financial remedy proceedings involving international assets and spousal maintenance orders. The team represents clients in collaborative proceedings and mediation, as well as in contentious matters involving highly sensitive aspects, including parental alienation, mental health issues and domestic abuse. The firm can also handle surrogacy matters.

Strengths

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  • SA Law punches well above its weight. The team does great work at a very reasonable cost with a good sense of the overall strategy and puts forward well-pitched, creative proposals for settlement.

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  • SA Law is a great firm with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. It's very client-focused and always ensures the best outcome it can for its client.

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  • It's a technically strong team with a good grasp of complex matters and an ability to explain them in a clear, concise way to clients.

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  • SA Law provides a very personal service and you feel always well looked after.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Marilyn Bell
    Band 1Marilyn Bell

    Marilyn Bell

    Marilyn Bell has deep expertise across the full spectrum of divorce proceedings. She regularly advises on complex, high-value financial remedies, as well as those complicated by allegations of domestic abuse.

    • Marilyn Bell has exceptional depth of knowledge and is always willing to go the extra mile with professionalism and kindness.

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    • Marilyn Bell is brilliant and incredibly dedicated.

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    • Her client care skills are quite remarkable: she is an intuitive lawyer who doesn't let the chaos disturb her ultimate goals.

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  • Band 2Kiran Beeharry
    Band 2Kiran Beeharry

    Kiran Beeharry

    Kiran Beeharry offers advice on multi-jurisdictional issues in relation to separation, divorce and contentious children matters. He has experience in handling Islamic divorces, as well as divorces involving overseas assets.
    • Kiran is an outside-the-box thinker; nothing is formulaic in approach. He will find solutions and try to settle when advantageous; however when he needs to contest something he is a strategic thinker.

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    • Kiran is excellent in every respect. He has a very creative approach, with great strategic thinking, and clients love him.

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    • Kiran Beeharry is always professional, extremely knowledgeable and approachable.

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  • Associates to watchSimran Gupta
    Associates to watchSimran Gupta

    Simran Gupta

    Simran Gupta advises on a wide variety of matters relating to children, including non-molestation orders, abduction cases and changes of residence. She has notable expertise acting on cross-border mandates.

    • Simran Gupta is a pleasure to work with: clients feel incredibly supported by her and she is very knowledgeable, hard-working and on top of every detail.

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    • Simran is very good with client handling. She's very realistic about the outcome of cases and her strengths are her management of clients and also her judgement.

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    • Simran is really easy to work with and a real expert.

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