England - East Anglia • Private client
Cambridge Family Law Practice
Cambridge Family Law Practice is a boutique firm with six partners who exhibit ‘a refreshingly collegiate approach with deep experience of family law’. Clients remark upon the ’care, empathy and honesty’ shown by the partners. ‘The intelligence and humour which he brought to our meetings made a huge difference’, said one client of Jeremy Ford, whose practice includes surrogacy law, child abduction, and the medical treatment of children disputes. Tricia Ashton is ’excellent both in the strategy phase and its implementation’. Simon Bethel has ‘a pragmatic approach and an ability to cut to the nub of the issue’. Adam Moghadas, Gail Marchant-Daisley, and up-and-coming partner Kathryn Evans, who ‘combines detailed and practical knowledge of relevant case law with genuine compassion for her clients’, are also highly recommended.
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- ‘Refreshingly collegiate approach with deep experience of family law. Clear, transparent approach to billing that builds confidence between client and lawyer.’
- ‘Kathryn Evans brings a detailed and practical knowledge of relevant case law, which she combines with a genuine compassion for her clients and their issues.’
- 'I was recommended to Cambridge Family Law by a previous client and I have been delighted by the level of care, empathy and honesty they have shown me regarding my situation. I feel they have always been totally upfront and open about all aspects of my case.'
- ‘Tricia Ashton is a superb lawyer. She is excellent both in the strategy phase and its implementation. Her writing skills are also excellent, and she is very fast, working around the clock. At the same time, she is empathic, appreciating the importance of the deeply personal matters that are the centre of a case, but this does not blur her vision of what needs to be done and her ability to give frank advice.’
- 'Simon Bethel has supported and advised me during a particularly long and protracted family dispute. I appreciate his pragmatic approach and his ability to cut to the nub of the issue in order to achieve resolution in what has proved to be a high-conflict dispute. Throughout this time, he has given good support, been readily available, easy to interact with, and provided clarity around the various options available and the associated pros and cons.'
- 'Jeremy Ford was very approachable, reassuring but realistic, and very supportive. With a high level of professionalism, mixed with humour and a down-to-earth manner, Jeremy was the right person to act for us and win our landmark case. We would highly recommend Jeremy and CFLP to anyone with a family law case to proceed and are hugely grateful for everything they did for us.’
- 'Kathryn Evans has been very approachable, has explained my options thoroughly, and has guided me through every step of my divorce. I feel she has given me realistic expectations and has taken the time to listen to my concerns and to understand the complexity of my particular family dynamic.'
- 'We were both extremely impressed with Jeremy Ford in particular. The intelligence and humour which he brought to our meetings made a huge difference to me and my husband, and we were able to proceed in a way which we had imagined impossible.'
Work highlights
- Represented a same-sex couple in relation to the failure of their local registrar to record the non-biological mother on the child’s birth certificate.
- Representing a litigation friend of a child born to a man (who was recognised as a woman at the time of his own birth) in relation to the recording of his father as 'mother' on the child’s birth certificate.
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