Univ Prof Dr Joanna Farrands > Moore Barlow > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile

Moore Barlow’s team often handles complex financial remedy matters involving trusts, business structures, pensions and inherited wealth. Its expertise stretches to cohabitating couples, handling both agreements and matters around separation. Joanna Farrands heads the team from Guildford, leading the children team with particular experience in parental alienation cases. In Southampton, Judith Ball  is known for her expertise cases involving family businesses and complex pension matters, while Charlotte Millard handles the full range of family matters, including pre and post nuptial agreements. Debra Emery retired from the team in April 2023.

Moore Barlow leverages its network of offices across Richmond, Woking and Guildford. Its expertise spans financial disputes, often involving international assets, complex business structures and inherited wealth, and children matters. The group is noted for its standout focus on parental alienation, an area in which practice head Joanna Farrands is a key name. Karen Barham is praised as ‘one of the best mediators in the country’, offering the one couple one lawyer model. Beverley Cullis advises clients on both domestic and international surrogacy agreements as part of the team’s modern families offering which also supports unmarried families.

The family team at Moore Barlow, headed by Joanna Farrands, ‘has dispute resolution in its DNA‘, with four mediators operating across London, Richmond, Woking, and Guildford. Karen Barham acts full time as a mediator and parenting coordinator, is praised for being ‘at the forefront of mediation’ for both finances and children work, and qualified to meet with children in child-inclusive mediation. Victoria Walker and Jan Galloway continue to be recommended for mediation matters, with Galloway additionally supporting clients as a divorce and separation coach.