Irwin Mitchell

Family

Senior Associate Solicitor

Scott is a Senior Associate Family Law Solicitor with expertise in complex children law matters, divorce/dissolution and the financial consequences of relationship breakdown. He leads the firm's National Complex Children Law Team of Excellence. He works with heterosexual and LGBT+ Family Law clients. He has a national reach and represents clients across England and Wales (and internationally). He is regularly involved in complicated and high stakes negotiations/court proceedings related to children and financial matters. He holds an LL.M in International Human Rights Law & Practice which can be invaluable when dealing with international matters related to children and or financial matters.

Scott is known to be robust, comfortable at grappling with difficult issues and driving forward a plan of action to maximise the outcome for a client. He has advised and worked on a number of High Court cases. He also has experience in public interest litigation in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He has been involved in several landmark cases on family law and human rights matters. He has a keen interest in academic legal issues and welcomes instructions on cases which demand thorough legal advice, often on technical specialist issues in both children law and financial matters.

Scott is known to be a strong common sense negotiator. He has considerable experience in getting cases resolved in a dignified and diligent manner.

In relation to children law, he has considerable experience on:

Future child arrangements during difficult periods where parents cannot agree a way forward Allegations of significant domestic abuse International and internal relocation of children International Child abduction LGBT+ children law issues – be it LGBT+ parents and/or children Transfers of residence (where a child will live moving forward) Factitious illness and/or alleged non accidental injury to children Parental alienation issues.

In respect of financial matters, he regularly advises during the divorce/dissolution process across a breadth of financial issues when people separate, especially: division of equity in property (often several properties), business interests, division of savings / ISAs / stocks and shares, spousal maintenance, family trusts issues, valuable pensions, tax issues and/or inheritance matters.