Rebecca Cockcroft

Practice Areas

Rebecca is Head of the Family department and her work covers all aspects of private family law. She has specialist experience in matrimonial finance often with international elements and children matters (Schedule 1 and relocation cases, as well as day to day children cases dealing with living arrangements and schooling issues).

Rebecca is regularly instructed in City based divorces (receiving referrals from corporate law firms, leading investment banks and broking houses) and also represents wealthy London mothers, entrepreneurs and unmarried parents.

Rebecca heads a strong team delivering a high-level service with astute financial acumen and exceptional emotional support to help clients through the difficult process of divorce/separation.

Rebecca is collaborative in her approach but a skilful litigator when necessary. Rebecca tends to settle many of her cases outside of court to protect client privacy and confidentiality. She increasingly uses the forums of private FDRs and Arbitration.

Quotes:

• "A star performer who has steadily built a stellar reputation and is razor sharp" - The UK Hot 100 Lawyers

• "Top Recommended Family Lawyer who is outstanding in field and a first rate lawyer with brilliant people skills" - The Spear’s Family Law Index

• "Polished, excellent and professional…..Rebecca thinks tactically about her cases from day one. Clients have the reassurance of knowing where their case is going from almost the first meeting and she has the unerring good judgment to get them to the planned conclusion with the minimum of stress. " - The Legal 500 UK

• "Rebecca Cockcroft is without doubt the star performer in the field of money and children work. One of the technically most knowledgeable and skilled family lawyers in London, with a very good brain for case strategy..extremely hard working, thoroughly decent, well versed in the law and able to relate to people."- Chambers UK

• Rebecca offers the wraparound complete service. Her clients love her, which is hardly surprising … she deals with every problem they have. She is very emotionally intelligent. She really gets the subtleties of her cases." Chambers HNW

Career

Qualified 2000. Payne Hicks Beach 2014.

Professional Memberships

Rebecca is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).

Publications

Rebecca is frequently quoted in national and industry media and is regularly asked to contribute to national publications, including The Telegraph and The Financial Times on topical family law issues. She is writes for Tatler and is a Founding Member of Tatler Address Book.