MARK HARPER
‘I’ve had clients sobbing hysterically when I said, “You have to file for divorce right now,”’ says family law heavyweight…
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JULIAN RIBET
Praise abounds for Julian Ribet. ‘A boy wonder grown into Superman!’ one contemporary tells us. A QC dubs him ‘an…
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Non-dom reform: not as dead as you think
Forget what you may have heard, there’s a good chance the government may want to revisit the changes to the…
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BARONESS SHACKLETON
Fiona Shackleton is regarded as one of the best family lawyers of her generation, but one peer is prepared to…
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DEBBIE CHISM
When Debbie Chism last spoke to Spear’s she told us that she had a client who resembled James Bond. ‘I’m…
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CHARLOTTE BRADLEY
Charlotte Bradley’s emphasis is on the humanity essential to the family lawyer, and she aims to stay pragmatic, especially when…
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Man about town: London’s top riverside restaurants
Urbanologie founder and city sophisticate Hugo Campbell-Davys walks the banks of the Thames to find us the very best lunch…
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ZOE BLOOM
Zoe Bloom wins the admiration of her peers, one of whom says that she would instruct the ‘formidably tenacious’ lawyer…
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SUSAN APTHORP
Susan Apthorp is both Ray Tooth’s right-hand woman and ‘an outstanding family law solicitor’ in her own right. When Spear’s…
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DIANA PARKER
A mainstay of family law’s top tier for more than two decades, the former Withers chairman and Spear’s Family Lawyer…
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FRANCES HUGHES
‘Frances is a fighter,’ says a contemporary. It’s a word used often about Hughes, but in her meeting with Spear’s…
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STEPHEN FOSTER
The head of family law at Stewarts Law has returned refreshed from a sabbatical to New Zealand, and when Spear’s…
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SANDRA DAVIS
A veteran of family law’s top set for more than a quarter of a century, Sandra Davis is described by…
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LADY HELEN WARD
Lady Helen Ward attracts only superlatives (the legendary QC Lewis Marks calls her ‘not merely one of the best, but…
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EMMA HATLEY
‘Emma Hatley is a young partner, already handling some of the wealthiest clients in London and from abroad,’ says a…
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DAVINA KATZ
When Davina Katz left Mishcon de Reya to join Schillings in 2009, she was by far the youngest head of…
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Meet Blockchain: the best bet to combat corruption
While trust issues remain between UK businesses and Blockchain, the open source database’s ability to track cryptocurrency makes it the…
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JAMES STEWART
One of the most visible faces in UK family law, the co-head of his firm’s private wealth team has been…
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MICHAEL GOURIET
‘Most family lawyers really ought to be able to resolve things through negotiation,’ says the impressive Michael Gouriet. Gouriet is…
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CATHERINE THOMAS
Perhaps of all the lawyers on this list, none has had so meteoric a rise as Catherine Thomas, who reached…
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