Davina Katz
A star solicitor who has seen action (and success) in some of the biggest cases of the decade, Schillings family…
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Sam Longworth
Dealing with the almost invariably knotty commercial and financial elements of HNW divorces is ‘part and parcel’ of Sam Longworth’s…
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Revealed: The leading family lawyers of 2018
Some of the finest legal minds of the age fought it out for another year in the changing landscape of…
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Why change is the only constant for online art
Significant challenges lie ahead for the online art market, but industry players are determined to meet them, writes Arun Kakar…
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Nick Westley
Described by one QC as ‘one of the best, if not the best’ family lawyers of his generation, barrister-turnedsolicitor Nick…
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Catherine Thomas
Catherine Thomas’s meteoric rise in the world of family law is well documented: she made partner at Vardags at the…
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Joe Vaitilingam
Described as ‘the future’ by a judge at the 2017 Spear’s Wealth Management Awards, Joe Vaitilingam has the slight scruffiness…
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James Stewart
Penningtons Manches private wealth co-head James Stewart is no stranger to the legal limelight. Back in 2002 he successfully represented…
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Raymond Tooth
Raymond Tooth started his career in the Sixties, founded his firm in 1982, and when Spear’s met him last year…
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Rosie Schumm
Rosie Schumm might be the nicest family lawyer in London – but that won’t stop her fighting ferociously for righteous…
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Suzanne Todd
The English family courts may be crippled by delays – but it’s often the opposite with children’s cases, says Withers’…
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Fiona Read
Fiona Read has 30 years in family law. ‘My work is varied,’ she tells Spear’s, ‘and I advise married and…
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Sarah Hutchinson
Sarah Hutchinson’s practice is split between financial matters on divorce and children work. ‘Child arrangements require a different approach as…
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James Freeman
‘It’s about time,’ says James Freeman of the rise in young lawyers in his field, many of whom he’s recently…
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Mark Harper
It has been another good year for the accomplished Mark Harper, who acted for Norwegian businessman Torstein Hagen in a…
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James Ferguson
James Ferguson brings more than 35 years of experience to the family team he leads at Boodle Hatfield. Clients commend…
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Michael Gouriet
Michael Gouriet is one of family law’s earliest advocates for greater protection of unmarried couples. He is also an expert…
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Joanne Edwards
‘I wanted to be a family lawyer since I was 15 – don’t ask me why,’ says Joanne Edwards, the…
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Claire Gordon
There’s no rest for Claire Gordon, lawyer to entrepreneurs, private equity investors, celebrities and UHNWs. Recently she has been drawing…
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Debbie Chism
‘Family law is what really matters to you – there’s less black letter law but it’s of huge importance,’ says…
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