Rayden Solicitors

Emily Watson

Partner and Resolution accredited specialist, Emily has extensive experience of the many and complex financial issues arising from separation and divorce including those with an international dimension.  Emily routinely advises in relation to disputes concerning children, with a particular success in relocation cases as well as cases involving challenging allegations against a parent. Emily also regularly deals with pre and post nuptial agreements and cohabitation disputes. Clients appreciate Emily’s razor-sharp intellect, supportive manner, her clear explanations of the legal issues and willingness to fight their corner robustly when appropriate. Emily is available to meet clients in both St Albans and London.

Katherine Rayden

Katherine Rayden set up Rayden Solicitors and built it to become the award-winning firm it is today. Her extensive experience as a family lawyer, business owner and award winning entrepreneur mark her out as a family law expert who provides sensible, commercial advice on a range of family law issues.Katherine has over 20 years’ experience as a specialist family law solicitor. She specialises in the financial disputes that can follow the breakdown of any relationship. Katherine has practical knowledge and experience of working with different business structures and inter-company loans and understands the impact that these can have on financial negotiations or settlement. She is also experienced in cases with complex international or corporate structures, pre-nuptial agreements, expatriate divorces as well as those that require an in-depth analysis of complex income structures and pensions.Katherine also handles almost all aspects of private law children matters including relocation of children, applications for contact with children, fact-finding hearings and surrogacy. Katherine often acts for same-sex parents.

Paula Butterworth

Partner and collaborative lawyer, Paula has over 20 years’ experience as a specialist family law solicitor.  Her areas of expertise include complex financial disputes, business restructuring on divorce and jurisdictional issues. Paula also advises in all manner of Children Act cases to include both internal and international relocation and child arrangements orders. She has wide experience of injunctive relief. Paula is an experienced collaborative lawyer, using her collaborative training to resolve cases without recourse to contested proceedings wherever possible. Paula is available to see client in Berkhamsted, St Albans and London.

Priya Palanivel

A partner and specialist family law mediator, Priya has over 10 years’ specialist family law experience.  Her focus is resolving financial issues following relationship breakdown including divorce.  She advises clients both nationally and internationally and has experience dealing with international assets and foreign jurisdictions.  Priya’s practice also includes cohabitation disputes as well as drafting nuptial agreements. She acts for parties in Children Act applications including international family law matters such as leave to remove applications and wardship proceedings.  Priya is known for her direct, practical and at times robust approach but with sensitivity and calm.