London Bar
Family: children and domestic abuse
Leading junior5Rhiannon Lloyd –4PB ‘Rhiannon is incredibly perceptive, articulate in court, and always prepared. She achieves results.’
Barristers
Rhiannon Lloyd
4PB, London
- Phone020 7427 5200
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.4pb.com
Work Department
Financial Remedies; Private Children Law; Arbitration; Collaborative Law; Private FDR and Early Neutral Evaluation; Direct Access
Position
Rhiannon is a family barrister specialising in financial remedies, regularly representing high net worth clients in marriages and civil partnerships. Her cases often involve issues around complex trust structures, offshore matters, non disclosure, pre and post nuptial agreements. She also specialises in private law children work, believing there is a distinct advantage to the client in being able to offer assistance on both the financial and child law aspects of their case.
Rhiannon prides herself her compassionate and approachable manner with clients, believing this to be particularly important in the emotional context of family law. However she is straight talking and has a reputation as a tenacious and forceful advocate, who works tirelessly for her cases. She is particularly skilled in forensic analysis which is put to equally effective use in financial cases and children cases involving serious allegations. She is known for her tactical brain and tough negotiation skills. She regularly gives lectures and seminars on various aspects of the law on financial remedies and children. She has been quoted in The Times, Financial Times and many other publications. Rhiannon is co-author of The Brief, the monthly financial remedy update in the Lexis Nexis Family Law Journal.
Private Children Law
Rhiannon’s practice in private law is focused on the most complex cases involving abuse allegations, alienation, relocation, transfer of residence and specific issues like vaccination and schooling. She never loses sight of how important the subject matter of private law is to the clients, there can be nothing of more profound importance than a child’s relationship with their parent.
Rhiannon was invited to speak to Judges and other family law professionals in Japan about parental responsibility and child arrangements on account of a movement for reform of Japanese law, and the law has subsequently changed to more resemble the UK system.
Family Finance
Rhiannon has a wealth of experience in financial remedies, with her cases usually involving some of the most difficult and complex issues, such as off shore wealth, complex company and trust structures, capacity, non-disclosure and high net worth individuals. She is sought after by solicitors on account of her tactical prowess and negotiation skills as well as her written and oral advocacy, these qualities are deployed highly effectively to secure the best result for the client. Recent reported cases include:
Rhiannon’s legal knowledge in this area is unparalleled and she is a lead author of the monthly Lexis Nexis Family Law Journal case law update called The Brief.
Career
Year of Call: 2002 Deputy District Judge (Civil) Western Circuit 2020
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association Inner Temple CIArb Resolution ALC
Education
LLB Hons (Wales) 1st Class Inner Temple Major Bursar Inner Temple Ede and Ravenscroft Scholarship Inner Temple Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award Pegasus Scholarship 2007 Qualified Collaborative Lawyer CIArb due mid Sept 24
Leisure
Skiing, hockey, travelling, eating, going to gigs, spending time with family and friends, watching Wales play rugby.