Caroline Holley

Caroline practises all areas of family law, often representing high-profile clients with complex legal needs. She speaks French and Italian and is well known for her expertise in international cases.

Caroline is an award-winning lawyer who advises in high-level financial litigation, frequently involving complex financial structures and multiple jurisdictions, as well as in disputes concerning children, such as abduction, relocation and custody. Her practice also includes non-contentious work, with expertise drafting and negotiating pre- and post-nuptial agreements and advising in respect of surrogacy arrangements.

Clients value Caroline’s ability to empathise and respond quickly and sensitively in difficult situations. She combines a resolute commitment to securing results in their best long-term interests with a sensible and pragmatic approach.

She acts for high-profile individuals in the worlds of sports and entertainment, as well as professionals, financiers and entrepreneurs and their families. Caroline works closely with specialists across the firm’s reputation management, property and estate planning teams as and when her clients’ needs require it.

Caroline is best known for her success in the influential Supreme Court case Petrodel v Prest, which saw a landmark ruling in her client’s favour.