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For Deborah Jeff, the past year has been characterised by major cases: ‘I’ve been working with two trust funds in the Isle of Man worth £13 million, and a well-known singer/songwriter’s prenup.’

Seddons has also been entrusted with the small matter of the prime minister’s legal affairs. Jeff’s colleague Neil Russell, a partner in the firm’s family department, counts Boris Johnson among a raft of high-profile, UHNW and celebrity clients.

What sets Jeff apart, however, is the respect she commands in the mental health community, and her expertise in how divorces can affect the emotional wellbeing of clients. ‘I have a focus on the psychological impact of divorce. It happened by chance when I realised that a lot of my clients have psychotherapists to get through the process,’ Jeff explains.