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As Co-founder and Managing Director of LGFL Ltd, Rita has extensive experience in all areas of family law She has particular expertise in complex divorce and separations, and achieving long-term financial settlements involving SEND children. Rita is highly regarded by clients as “a powerhouse” and being “smart, focused and (with) a real passion for client service.” (Chambers 2024).
Rita became interested in family law while training at IBB solicitors. Once qualified, she developed her expertise in children law and domestic violence cases. In 2008, Rita and Anne Leiper formed LGFL LLP (now LGFL Ltd), a respected forward-thinking boutique law practice with clients across the UK and abroad.
Rita takes a holistic and strategic approach to divorce and separation. She regularly shares her legal insights on national TV and radio including BBC Radio 5 Live, in magazine articles, on the Law Society blog. She has many followers on social media, including on TikTok for her helpful videos for young lawyers. Rita speaks conversational Punjabi and Hindi and is a tutor for MBL webinars.
• Member Law Society Family Law panel
• Member Law Society’s Children panel
• Resolution member
• Ranked in Chambers UK
• Legal 500 UK Recommended Lawyer
• Venus Awards Finalist 2017
At home, Rita is a busy mum who enjoys cooking, fashion, Pilates and travel. She speaks conversational Punjabi and Hindi.
Rita is a member of the Law Society’s Family Law panel a member of Resolution. She is passionate about nurturing new legal talent, and heads up the LGFL trainee programme, with two new trainees and a paralegal joining the team, and a new Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer trained in-house under the CILEX scheme.
English (native speaker), conversational Hindi and Punjabi
Family Law Solicitor of the Year
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards
2017
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Legally Flushed Awards
2024
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
Rita really fights on her clients' behalf. She will settle but she is also firm in the fight.
Rita is very easy to work with and capable in her attention to detail.
Rita Gupta has an incredible ability to build a strong rapport with her clients.
Rita really fights on her clients' behalf. She will settle but she is also firm in the fight.
Rita is very easy to work with and capable in her attention to detail.
Rita Gupta has an incredible ability to build a strong rapport with her clients.
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Tinder babies, parental responsibility and paternity
When the dating app Tinder launched, it made choosing a date for the night a simple ‘swipe right’. Millions downloaded the app looking for love, romance, a new soul mate - or a casual fling. However, for some couples it has led to legal obligations when ‘no strings’ turns into ‘new baby'.
How a collaborative law approach could help avoid long court delays
For clients looking to start divorce proceedings post-lockdown, collaborative law offers an alternative to the uncertainty of when, and indeed how, a family court will be able to schedule the hearing.
Struggling with school fees? How family lawyers can help separated or divorced parents
LGFL Director Rita Gupta examines the issues around private school fees during the coronavirus pandemic, and how helping clients to be proactive is the best way to prevent payment problems.
Should I stay or should I go? Domestic violence and abuse against men
In late 2019, LGFL Director Rita Gupta attended the ManKind conference to learn more about domestic violence, and abuse against men. This article features some of the many issue raised, and how as family lawyers, we need to be aware of the subtle differences between male and female abuse.
5 ways to keep client legal fees in proportion
As legal professionals, it is our job to help our clients fully understand how they can keep their legal costs proportionate. Here are Director Rita Gupta's five top tips on how you can help your clients control their costs, without compromising on the quality of your service.
Tinder babies, parental responsibility and paternity
When the dating app Tinder launched, it made choosing a date for the night a simple ‘swipe right’. Millions downloaded the app looking for love, romance, a new soul mate - or a casual fling. However, for some couples it has led to legal obligations when ‘no strings’ turns into ‘new baby'.
How a collaborative law approach could help avoid long court delays
For clients looking to start divorce proceedings post-lockdown, collaborative law offers an alternative to the uncertainty of when, and indeed how, a family court will be able to schedule the hearing.
Struggling with school fees? How family lawyers can help separated or divorced parents
LGFL Director Rita Gupta examines the issues around private school fees during the coronavirus pandemic, and how helping clients to be proactive is the best way to prevent payment problems.
Should I stay or should I go? Domestic violence and abuse against men
In late 2019, LGFL Director Rita Gupta attended the ManKind conference to learn more about domestic violence, and abuse against men. This article features some of the many issue raised, and how as family lawyers, we need to be aware of the subtle differences between male and female abuse.
5 ways to keep client legal fees in proportion
As legal professionals, it is our job to help our clients fully understand how they can keep their legal costs proportionate. Here are Director Rita Gupta's five top tips on how you can help your clients control their costs, without compromising on the quality of your service.
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