A deliberately narrow range of work.

High-Net-Worth Divorce

Financial remedy proceedings where the structure of the family's assets is itself part of the question. We are instructed in matters involving family trusts, private companies, agricultural estates, art and rare collections, international property and investment portfolios held across multiple jurisdictions.

Our work is precise, well-prepared, and — wherever possible — concluded by negotiated agreement rather than by contested hearing.

• Form E disclosure and forensic accountant instruction
• Valuation of family businesses and minority shareholdings
• Trust assets and the resources of third parties
• FDR preparation and private FDR conduct
• Final hearings before the High Court, where required

Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements

A well-drafted agreement does not anticipate the failure of a marriage so much as preserve the conditions in which it can succeed. We prepare nuptial agreements carefully, at the right pace, with attention to the long arc of family life.

Many of our agreements involve protection of inherited assets, family business interests, prior provision for children, and structures held within trusts.

• Pre-nuptial agreements (Radmacher-compliant drafting)
• Post-nuptial and reconciliation agreements
• Cohabitation agreements
• Cross-jurisdictional coordination with foreign counsel

Children & Arrangements

We advise privately on arrangements for children — where they live, how time is shared, schooling, religion, holidays, and changes of name — with the steady intention of reducing conflict rather than enlarging it.

Where parents live in different jurisdictions, or where relocation is contemplated, we advise on the legal and practical considerations with care, and engage counsel where the matter calls for it.

• Private child arrangements orders and parenting plans
• Internal and international relocation
• Schooling and religious upbringing disputes
• Hague Convention and abduction matters (with leading counsel)

Matrimonial Finance

For many clients, the financial settlement is the centre of gravity of the entire matter. We bring a forensic eye to the schedule of assets, a long view to the structuring of the order, and a tax-sensitive frame of mind to its implementation.

• Maintenance — spousal, child, and joint lives provision
• Pension sharing and pension attachment orders
• Tax-efficient division of property and investments
• Implementation of consent orders and Section 25 advice

Trusts & Inherited Wealth

Where divorce intersects with a family trust, or with assets received or expected by inheritance, the matter becomes one of several conversations: with the spouse, with trustees, sometimes with the wider family. We are at home in all three.

• Trust resources and the nuptial settlement question
• Advice to settlors, trustees and adult beneficiaries
• Coordination with private client counsel and STEP advisers
• Succession-sensitive separation structures

Cross-Border Family Matters

Our clients increasingly live, work, and hold assets across more than one country. We are well-practised in jurisdiction and forum questions, recognition of foreign orders, and the careful coordination of proceedings in multiple legal systems.

• Jurisdiction and forum conveniens analysis
• Coordination with European and offshore counsel
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign orders
• International nuptial agreements