Helen Young
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Family/Matrimonial
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About
Provided by Helen Young
Practice Areas
Helen is leads the family team at Debenhams Ottaway. Helen undertakes a wide variety of family work for local, UK and international clients including all aspects of divorce work, pre-nuptial agreements, living together deeds and issues involving children of separating couples. Specialises in financial disputes and settlements between couples.
Career
• Helen trained at Dowse & Co, London
• Qualified 1989 as partner Ottaways (now Debenhams Ottaway) 2004.
Professional Memberships
• Advanced Tier of Law Society Family Law Panel
• Hertfordshire Collaborative Group (committee member)
• Hertfordshire Resolution (committee member)
• National Resolution.
Personal
Helen enjoys walking, cycling, reading and football.
Chambers Review
UK
Helen Young is head of the family team and a leading lawyer in high-value financial remedy proceedings and child relocation cases. She also has notable experience in negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements between couples.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helen Young has expert knowledge in her field. She is easy to communicate with and has shown empathy within a very stressful process."
"Helen is empathetic and she is very good at balancing that client-focused approach."
"Helen is realistic and pragmatic; she is willing to fight a client's corner if needs be."
"Helen Young has expert knowledge in her field. She is easy to communicate with and has shown empathy within a very stressful process."
"Helen is empathetic and she is very good at balancing that client-focused approach."
"Helen is realistic and pragmatic; she is willing to fight a client's corner if needs be."
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