James Myatt > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
6 QUEEN SQUARE
BRISTOL
BS1 4JE
England
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James Myatt
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
James specialises in complex and high-value asset cases including those involving farms and pensions. He acts for business people, entrepreneurs, farming and landed clients, professionals, and their spouses or partners. James is also involved in pre- and post-nuptial agreements and in wealth planning.
James is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in family finance cases involving large/complex assets and cases involving pensions.
Known for his expert knowledge, sympathetic manner, tough negotiating and pragmatic approach, Chambers & Partners 2021 recognised his prowess as a trained collaborative family lawyer. Clients praise his “encyclopedic knowledge,” adding: “He fights the client’s corner.”
In the 2022 edition of the Legal 500 directory James is named as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ and his team are ranked in Tier 3. “James Myatt’s knowledge of family law is so in-depth his clients have a knowledge of their position from date one, with the support of his team he is able to offer practical advice and solutions to their case.”
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Family
(Leading partners)Divorce and wealth protection matters represent a cornerstone of Shakespeare Martineau LLP‘s family law practice, which routinely represents high net worth clients in complex financial remedy proceedings involving rural properties, family businesses, and overseas assets. Practice head James Myatt offers clients longstanding expertise in pension and divorce matters and is also well-versed in drafting pre- and postnuptial as well as cohabitation agreements. Kit O’Brien extends the practice’s offering to encompass TOLATA work and Children Act proceedings, while Alice Gibson handles private law children matters.