Howard Kennedy LLP’s family team has expertise in cases involving tax, trust, offshore and corporate structures, substantial pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements. The practice is also adept at handling sensitive separations involving domestic abuse. Practice head Lois Langton, regarded by clients as ‘a force to be reckoned with', jointly heads the firm’s sport sector group. Nina Lake advises high-net-worth individuals on complex financial portfolios with multijurisdictional aspects, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and cohabitation, frequently acting for professionals, entrepreneurs, and inheritors of significant family wealth, as well as high-profile clients in the media and entertainment sectors.
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- ‘Lois Langton is first-rate. Some solicitors are good technical lawyers, some are good strategists and some are great communicators. Lois is all of those. She is the perfect choice for a complicated case with international aspects and - for any case involving sportspeople - there is no-one better.'
- ‘For financial remedies high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, Howard Kennedy offer one of the premier family law departments in the UK. They routinely deal with some of the most complex and high-profile cases before the UK courts. The advice and service offered are second to none.’
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Practice head
Lois Langton
Other key lawyers
Nina Lake; Emma Green; Jessie Smith; Jessica Rush; Iona Nicolson; Olalla Garcia-Arreciado