Ms Ann Robinson > Blacks Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Ann Robinson
Work Department
Family Law
Position
Partner and Head of Family Law
Career
Ann Robinson joined Barrington Black Austin & Co Solicitors in 1988 as an Articled Clerk (now known as a Trainee Solicitor). The firm merged along with two other firms to form Blacks Solicitors in 1989.
Ann qualified in 1990 and became a Partner in 1995 and is currently Head of the Family Law team. She is a well-known specialist in financial divorce settlements and acts for a number of high net worth individuals, frequently advising in complex cases involving businesses, pensions, and overseas assets.
Ann is also highly experienced in dealing with complicated property disputes involving cohabitees, including claims under TLATA 1996 and Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989; private children applications including child arrangement orders, prohibited steps and specific issue orders; and pre-marital and cohabitation agreements.
Memberships
Resolution / Law Society Family Law Accreditation Panel
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Blacks Solicitors LLP‘s Leeds-based family team offers ‘sensible, robust and realistic advice‘ to clients experiencing divorce and separation, seeking financial settlements, and resolving disputes relating to children, along with the preservation of assets at the beginning of relationships. Property disputes involving cohabitees are an area of expertise for ‘formidable’ team head Ann Robinson, while ‘stand-out lawyer’ Paul Lancaster regularly handles complex child arrangements, including those with multi-jurisdictional issues. Josie Kirk has notable experience in Children Act proceedings, including those related to IVF and legal parentage.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire