Family

Family law partner with expertise in all aspects of family law, in particular high value/complex financial matters for both married and unmarried couples including trusts , companies, partnerships , third party interests , offshore assets, jurisdictional issues; regularly receives referrals from a variety of legal and other professionals and business people. Also advises on pre/post nuptial and cohabitation agreements, complex children issues, Schedule I , TOLATA and Inheritance Act matters.

Trained Mace & Jones; qualified 1994; partner 2001, joined Weightmans May 2011 as partner post-merger; National Head of Services for Individuals May 2019; formerly sat on Resolution National Committee; member and former chair

Resolution Publication Committee (producing various publications for practitioners, including consent order, pre-nuptial agreement, separation precedents, cohabitation agreements ), member of Resolution Cohabitation Committee and former treasurer of Manchester Region Committee. Contributor to Resolution Family Law Handbook.

Basic French and Spanish.

Resolution-accredited family law specialist in Advanced Financial Provision II and Cohabitation

Liverpool University LLB Law degree 1990; College of Law, Chester Law Society Finals 1991.

Enjoys socialising, running , yoga, singing in choir , gardening, travel, reading, theatre and ballet; member of National Trust, Royal Horticultural Society, Amnesty International