Fleabag and family law – expert opinon
BBC’s hit series raises some interesting questions about parental responsibility, write Fiona Wilson and Emily Kozien-Colyer Series 2 of Fleabag,…
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Helen Ward
‘Helen Ward is not merely one of the best, but the best family lawyer in London,’ Lewis Marks QC once…
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Ayesha Vardag
To say that Ayesha Vardag has made an impression on the family law world is to riot in understatement. Since…
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James Stewart
‘Everyone wants a good divorce, but often a good divorce is quite difficult to achieve. It also has to be…
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Fiona Shackleton
Fiona Shackleton is a phenomenon – ‘probably the greatest family lawyer of all time’, according to one observer. This sounds…
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Diana Parker
Diana Parker’s status falls nothing short of legendary in family law, having been at the forefront of the industry for…
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Julian Lipson
‘I am ashamed by the UK court system at the moment,’ says Julian Lipson with a compassionate indignation. Impeccable and…
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Davina Katz
Davina Katz’s decision to leave Schillings and set up on her own was big news in family law. But when…
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Frances Hughes
‘Often the highlights are the cases you’ve settled,’ says Frances Hughes, who, despite her reputation as one of the best…
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Mark Harper
‘The difference between myself and partners at HFC and our direct competitors at other firms is that we’re not afraid…
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Claire Gordon
‘All the sexy ones are too confidential,’ Claire Gordon proclaims when asked about recent cases. Many of those complex cases…
ByPamela Collis
Pamela Collis is a partner with a rarefied practice at FLiP. ‘My practice is an eclectic mix of HNW and…
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Stephen Foster
‘It was just me and a paralegal on day one,’ recalls Stephen Foster, the much-admired head of the divorce and…
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Miranda Fisher
Miranda Fisher, Spear’s reigning Family Lawyer of the Year, joined Charles Russell in 2004, having previously been at Stephenson Harwood.…
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Sandra Davis
‘I always ask my clients, “If you had a magic wand, what would you like to achieve?”’ says Sandra Davis,…
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Debbie Chism
It was a dizzying 2018 for Debbie Chism, whose clients have included European royalty, pop stars and ‘dynastic family wealth…
ByRebecca Cockcroft & Philip McGuirk
It’s all change at Payne Hicks Beach. With Ian Airey stepping down as head of the family department, the firm…
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Catherine Bedford
‘Things are going better than ever,’ beams the inimitable Catherine Bedford, who comes out of 2018 with several ‘seminal’ cases…
ByRosie Schumm
‘We’re doing a lot of private work, which we think is the way forward. It’s all about that next-gen narrative.…
ByFiona Read
Described by peers as ‘fiercely intelligent and extremely able’, Fiona Read describes her practice as ‘everything from district resolution –…
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