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James Pirrie

James Pirrie

High Net Worth 2026

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Family Law in Partnership LTD
 Family Law in Partnership LTD

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Family/Matrimonial: Mediators

UK-wide

4 years ranked

Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

UK-wide

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Family Law in Partnership LTD

High Net Worth

Practice Areas

James is a director at Family Law in Partnership. James specialises in complex financial issues and non-adversarial and cost-effective approaches to divorce and separation including mediation, arbitration and collaborative law. He helps clients take control of the issues that affect them, clarifying priorities, exploring all the options and identifying the best way forward.

James is recognised throughout the country for his leadership in alternative dispute resolution. A collaboratively trained lawyer, James is also a family arbitrator (for both financial & children issues) with a thriving arbitration practice.

As a family mediator, James also offers direct child consultation and he is qualified in the commercial model of mediation.

Career

Winner of Resolution's John Cornwell Award 2014.

First non-American board member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Financial Planning Certificate and G10 qualifications of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Professional Memberships

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Resolution.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Institute of Family Law Arbitrators.

Publications

Author of numerous textbooks on financial provision for children and ADR. Sets the accreditation paper on children’s finance, contributed to Resolution’s matrimonial consent orders, the President's standardised orders and co-wrote Sweet and Maxwell’s cohabitation law and precedents publication.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Family/Matrimonial: Mediators - UK-wide

Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Pirrie continues to advise high net worth clients in financial remedy proceedings. He also has a recognised mediation practice.

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth - UK-wide

Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Pirrie continues to advise high net worth clients in financial remedy proceedings. He also has a recognised mediation practice.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • James Pirrie is one of the nicest guys you'll meet in family law. He's phenomenally intelligent, really charming and really focused on helping his clients and genuinely wants to get his clients out of situations in the most cost-effective and beneficial way.

    Family/Matrimonial: MediatorsChambers High Net Worth

  • James has a unique ability to understand clients and guide them through complex financial and family situations. He's superb at drafting agreements which avoid misunderstandings at implementation and further down the line.

    Family/Matrimonial: MediatorsChambers High Net Worth

  • James is a superb mediator, guiding clients through tricky family circumstances and complex company and family finances to ensure a fair overall outcome.

    Family/Matrimonial: MediatorsChambers High Net Worth
  • James is unmatched in his ability to come to problems with creativity and compassion. He brings a softness and warmth to his mediations which, when combined with his formidable legal brain, gives clients an extraordinary service.
    Family/Matrimonial: MediatorsChambers High Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Family Law in Partnership LTD (16)

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