‘We shut the door on a lot of special contribution arguments,’ Debbie Chism declared after overturning a ruling that had awarded the mother of a disabled child only 29 per cent of her husband’s wealth. The husband, a successful businessman, obtained the initial ruling using the rare ‘genius’ argument in divorce law, which Chism successfully challenged in the Court of Appeal.

‘Strategising is part of my DNA,’ Sandra Davis reveals to Spear’s when asked why she chose family law as a profession. ‘I love problem solving and I felt that I could make a positive difference,’ she says, adding that the complexity of the cases she faces, combined with the need for intuition and empathy, makes for a thrilling career.

Charles Russell Speechlys has offices all around the world, and no lawyer encapsulates this internationalism more than jetsetter Miranda Fisher. ‘I have big-ticket cases in London, but more than my fair share of international,’ she says.