Christopher Lloyd-Smith, UK | Chambers Profiles

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Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

2

Band 2

Family/Matrimonial

West Midlands

1 Years Ranked

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Family/Matrimonial: Mainly ADR

West Midlands

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Christopher Lloyd-Smith

UK

Practice Areas

Family law, divorce, matrimonial finance, cohabitation disputes, family mediation, Children Act applications, private children matters, One Lawyer approach

Industry Sector Expertise

Chris is an accredited family mediator

Career

Chris leads the matrimonial team alongside Elizabeth Wyatt. He has over 20 years of experience and predominantly deals with divorce/separation and complex financial matters, including those where there are business, pension or trust assets. Chris has experience in drafting pre and post-nuptial agreements and has become a specialist in preparing and advising upon them.

Chris is an accredited family mediator specialising in all issues of mediation.

He also advises where there are associated children issues particularly those which include allegations of parental alienation cases or domestic violence/coercive controlling behaviour.

Chambers Review

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UK

Family/Matrimonial - West Midlands

2

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Christopher Lloyd-Smith represents clients in divorce and separation proceedings and receives particular praise for his mediation skills. He is knowledgeable in financial matters as well as child arrangement orders.

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Family/Matrimonial: Mainly ADR - West Midlands

Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Christopher Lloyd-Smith represents clients in divorce and separation proceedings and receives particular praise for his mediation skills. He is knowledgeable in financial matters as well as child arrangement orders.

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Strengths

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He is someone who clients and other lawyers completely trust - if you go to him and his team, you know that he will do his very best to sort you out.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

He has got a terrific sense of humour and is able to introduce that when needed, but he has also got extensive legal knowledge.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

Christopher is exceedingly approachable and works extremely well with solicitors who are opponents in the case, while continuing to give honest and realistic advice to the clients.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

He has a real ability to connect with the client, he's very human and clients are able to build strong relationships with him.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

He is someone who clients and other lawyers completely trust - if you go to him and his team, you know that he will do his very best to sort you out.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

He has got a terrific sense of humour and is able to introduce that when needed, but he has also got extensive legal knowledge.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

Christopher is exceedingly approachable and works extremely well with solicitors who are opponents in the case, while continuing to give honest and realistic advice to the clients.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

He has a real ability to connect with the client, he's very human and clients are able to build strong relationships with him.

Family/Matrimonial respondent
UK

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Band 1

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Ann Houghton

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Band 3

Victoria Fullilove

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1

Rankeshwar Batta

1

Band 1

Victoria Fullilove

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North West

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

3

Gill Peate

3

Band 3

3

Nicola Woods

3

Band 3

Social Housing

1

Jonathan Cox

1

Band 1

2

Lucy Worrall

2

Band 2

Catherine Simpson

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Charities

Natalie Barbosa

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Local Government

3

Mark Cook

3

Band 3

Alex Lawrence

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Social Housing: Finance

3

Jon Coane

3

Band 3

Adriana Klincova

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West Midlands

Employment

4

Anna Dabek

4

Band 4

4

Matthew Wort

4

Band 4

Family/Matrimonial

1

Elizabeth Wyatt

1

Band 1

1

Jas Tamber

1

Band 1

2

Christopher Lloyd-Smith

2

Band 2

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