Hunters Law LLP‘s clients range from senior figures in banking and private equity to entrepreneurs, celebrities, and aristocrats. The practice advises on offshore trust structures and cases involving domestic abuse or coercive control. Head of team Henry Hood, an accredited Resolution specialist, is regarded by clients as an ’extremely knowledgeable, professional individual and an absolute gentleman.’ Richard Kershaw has strong expertise in private equity cases, while Jo Carr-West handles divorces involving inherited assets, businesses, and trusts, and advises on nuptial agreements and cohabitation disputes. Other key lawyers include Amy Scollan, focusing on finance work featuring international trusts and complex company structures.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Alex Brereton is superb. He was a brilliant lateral hire from Mishcon. He is confident, engaged and very commercial. Client's really warm and like him, and he gets them fantastic results.’
- ‘Hunters family law team are, in my opinion, the best family law team of any firm. They offer the best legal service available for individuals in relationship breakdown. The legal product and services that they offer are unparalleled, such is their quality and efficacy. They are stunningly good. The personal service they offer is also excellent.’
- ‘Richard Kershaw is superb: brilliant with clients and a formidable lawyer. Henry Hood is also one of the best senior family lawyers currently in practice. He is immensely wise and able to deploy his years of experience to devastating effect. And lastly, Eri Horrocks is the best junior solicitor I have ever worked with: outstanding in every respect.'
- ‘A hugely respected team of big hitters operating amongst the top-flight of family lawyers from an established firm with a solid and deserved reputation for competence and value.’
- ‘Jo Carr-West has a richly deserved reputation for quiet competence. She is not one for showy gestures, but rather lets her reputation for sound judgment and hard work do the talking. And it works; her opponents respect and fear her, and her clients (and colleagues) love her.'
- ‘Henry Hood is an outstanding professional. I had worked with him previously, and I can confirm that he is an extremely knowledgeable, professional individual and an absolute gentleman. Polly Atkins is a rising star and one of the sharpest minds I have ever encountered. Both made my experience extremely bearable, and both were ready to stick up for me and reassure me. I found their contribution invaluable.’
Work highlights
Represented the wife in ES v SS [2023] EWFC 177, ES v SS (No. 2) [2024] EWFC 59, a private equity case with assets of £60m across a number of jurisdictions, successfully arguing for a Wells sharing approach.
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Practice head
Henry Hood
Other key lawyers
Richard Kershaw; Jo Carr-West; Olivia Piercy; Amy Scollan; Alex Brereton; Eri Horrocks; Polly Atkins