Specialisms
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Civil Partnership Dissolution
- Financial Remedy (including complex/high net worth)
- Separation Agreements
- Cohabitation/Trustees of Land matters
- Disputes involving children
- Parental Responsibility
- Leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction
- Injunctions
What's your role?
As the Senior Associate in the family team I specialise in issues arising from relationship breakdown, including the financial consequences of separation or divorce and arrangements for children.
Many people experience significant stress as a result of their relationship breakdown and it is therefore essential that my clients can trust me to provide them with clear, knowledgeable and realistic advice. I am respected for my personable and supportive approach.
I am committed to providing cost-effective and bespoke solutions for clients based on their individual needs and priorities.
My aim is to help couples to reach an agreement in a constructive way with minimal conflict. If matters cannot be resolved through sensible negotiations or mediation, I offer honest and helpful advice on issuing court proceedings.
Your Experience
I obtained a scholarship to attend Fettes College in Edinburgh. Thereafter, I completed a Law degree at King’s College London. I undertook the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law in London.
I completed my training contract at a reputable Legal 500 firm in Croydon, where I developed a keen interest in family law.
Having qualified as a solicitor in 2007, I now have over 12 years of experience in this field.
I was the joint head of a well known family team in the area. In this role, I gained a wealth of experience advising clients on all aspects of family law, with a particular emphasis on financial matters involving significant wealth, multiple properties, inherited wealth, business assets and pensions. I have also acted on many complex and sensitive child arrangement disputes relating to contact, residence, parental responsibility and removal from the jurisdiction.
Testimonials
Thank you for your kind and considerate advice
I very much appreciate your patience and calm through a difficult process – I was very impressed with our meeting.
I am delighted with the manner in which you have handled my matter, very professional, prompt and efficient, thank you both for your efforts and advice.
Quite simply, the collaborative approach to divorce settlement is the swiftest, most sensible, least hurtful and frankly the most cost effective way of paving the way for the future.
I did not wish for my marriage to end and nor did my children, but, notwithstanding this, the collaborative approach led to a satisfactory conclusion for all that enabled the desire for aspects of family life to remain after Decree Absolute. Life changes, it doesn’t have to shatter.
Very professional, prompt and efficient but helpful and friendly.
Thank you so much for all your hard work. Thank you especially for being a friendly and helpful voice on the end of the phone. With great appreciation.
Personal, friendly service whilst staying completely professional throughout. Again excellent and exceeded expectations. Thank you very much for the way the case has been dealt with. Very happy with overall service.
I just wanted to say a massive thank you. I am incredibly grateful for your guidance, wisdom and professionalism throughout this process and for ensuring that we always took the right path. I will, of course, absolutely recommend the Coffin Mew team to friends, family, colleagues etc that find themselves in need of legal advice!
I was very impressed with the service from both solicitors and would highly recommend them to others. Thank you very much for your help, advice, speed of response and keeping me informed regularly.
An absolutely outstanding, efficient, friendly service that made my situation stress free. Great communication from the team. Will definitely recommend the services of Coffin Mew to all my family and friends. Thank you.
I could not have made it through without your expertise, wisdom and supportive guidance. It has been such a comfort to know that you were there on the end of the phone.
I just wanted to thank you so much for helping me, I’ve been so time poor since moving home but I cannot thank you enough for enabling this to happen for me you went above and beyond for me and I will be forever grateful.
Family client, 2019
You were a huge support to me, although you were simply doing your job, it was your warmth, sensitivity and understanding that gave me the confidence to see it through.
Other Team Members
Julie-Ann Harris
Partner - Head of Family
Bryan Scant
Associate Solicitor
Elianne Edgington
Solicitor
Elizabeth Hughes
Solicitor
Stuart Duncan
Solicitor
Emma Jones
Trainee Solicitor
Tracy Symonds
Paralegal
Anita Piper
Legal Secretary
Jessica Whale
Trainee Legal Assistant
Jane Smart
Legal Secretary