Nicola Harries > Stevens & Bolton LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Stevens & Bolton LLP Offices
WEY HOUSE
FARNHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4YD
England
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Nicola Harries
Work Department
Family.
Position
Partner and head of family. Nicola deals predominantly with medium and high net worth ancillary relief cases, as well as advising in relation to pre – and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, cohabitation issues and children matters, including child abduction. Many of her cases involve complex or overseas assets. Nicola has given professional comment on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio London and has written numerous articles on family related issues for a variety of professional and other publications. She is also a trained collaborative lawyer.
Career
S Rutter & Co 1993-98; Collyer Bristow 1998-2004 (associate from 1999); Stevens & Bolton LLP 2004 to present (partner from 2007).
Memberships
Resolution (former committee member for Surrey Resolution).
Education
Tormead School, Guildford; Southampton University (Law LLB Hons); College of Law (LSF).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Leading partners)The family law practice at Stevens & Bolton LLP regularly advises individuals in the medical profession, hedge fund managers, accountants, property developers and lawyers on complex financial matters after relationship breakdown, pre-nuptial agreements as well as private law children proceedings. Situated in Guildford, the team collaborates with the tax and trusts team to offer assistance with generational financial planning work. Team leader and Resolution trained collaborative lawyer Nicola Harries specialises in pre-nuptial agreements for ultra and high-net-worth individuals. Promoted to partner in 2022, Grace Parker-White, also an accredited hybrid mediator, offers assistance with a range of matters including divorce and separation mandates, while managing associate Sean Hilton has particular expertise in advising on third-party interventions. Other key lawyers include Victoria Batstone, who handles international child matters including child abduction cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
London > Private client > Family
The skilled team at Stevens & Bolton LLP is predominantly known for its work in complex financial matters and pre-nuptial agreements, and its offering also encompasses private children law proceedings, including domestic and international leave to remove cases. Nicola Harries heads up the department and she is a trained Resolution collaborative lawyer. Grace Parker-White is another key contact who is a trained hybrid mediator.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Private client
- Leading partners South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation