Ketley Miller Joels

Firm Details

Managing Partner: Clayton Miller

Number of other fee-earners: 6

Location: Mayfair, London

Firm Overview

Ketley Miller Joels Ltd is a leading specialist family law firm based in Mayfair, Central London. The firm acts for high-net-worth clients and is particularly well known for handling divorce involving multiple jurisdictions and complex financial cases with international elements, as well as complex private children matters. The firm has several solicitors cross-qualified in other jurisdictions.

With a strong track record of success over 13 years, the Ketley Miller Joels team has long established itself as a trusted family law practice with clients and peers alike. With its exceptional expertise, the team have become a trusted choice for individuals seeking reliable legal representation in complex family law matters.

Set up in 2010 by Mary Ketley, Clayton Miller and Jessica Joels, the firm has grown over the years under the dynamic leadership of Clayton Miller, to establish a well-earned reputation as an excellent, dedicated, boutique, family law practice.

Main areas of practice

The firm's work covers the full spectrum of private family law, from complex nuptial agreements through to matters relating to divorce, financial remedy, children disputes, TOLATA applications, Schedule 1 and the less usual declaration of marital status and nullity cases. Ketley Miller Joels also regularly represents clients in international relocation and child abduction matters.

The firm’s expert team of solicitors are members of Resolution are committed to resolving cases in a constructive and cost-effective way. The firm’s dispute resolution offering is a key area of recent growth.

The team are also very experienced in litigation and have been involved in numerous reported cases. These include successfully acting for the applicant in the leading authority on cases concerning Schedule 1 of the Children Act,Re P[2004] EWHC 3180 (Fam). Other cases of note include B v B [2003] 2 FLR 285, P v P [2004] EWHC 3180 (Fam), Hudson v Leigh [2009] EWHC 1306 (Fam), Re H (A Child) [2010] EWCA, Hussein v Ahmad & Others [2014] EWHC 721 (Fam), Whaley v Whaley [2011] EWCA Civ 617 and Thiry v Thiry [2014] EWHC 4046 (Fam).

The Ketley Miller Joels team is regularly referred high profile clients, for whom it is very important to deal with matters with utmost discretion and outside of the public domain. The team prides itself on strong connections with clients going beyond a single case. The clients are longstanding and often refer business on a recurring basis. All cases are partner-supervised, a key requirement for a client base that is predominantly high-net-worth.

International work

The Ketley Miller Joels team has extensive experience in complex family law cases that involve international elements, with recent matters involving (amongst others):

• Several European Countries (with a particular recent focus on Greece, Spain, Poland, Italy, and France).
• Australia
• South Africa
• Ukraine
• Russia
• Iraq
• Jordan
• India
• UAE

Offices

Head office: United Kingdom, London

Address: 42 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 5DB

Phone number: +44 (0)20 37096895

Email:[email protected]