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Peters May LLP

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At Peters May LLP, Juliette Peters and Jessica May co-head the family law practice, which is praised for its ‘personal touch’ and its ’excellent and hands on’ partners. It specialises in high-value divorce cases and prenuptial agreements which frequently involve complicated financial arrangements, disputed property, and matters relating to offshore assets and trusts. In addition, the group also handles private cases involving child arrangements and Schedule 1 applications.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Jessica May has a dedication to her clients whilst also being able to see the bigger picture of the case and therefore being able to give them helpful, sensible advice.'

  • ‘Excellent availability and deep knowledge of their practice area. Very competent and very practical.'

  • ‘Juliette Peters and Jessica May are incredibly personable and can readily adapt to dealing with all types of clients.'

  • ‘Juliette Peters and Jessica May have a great practice, they work so well together as a team. Juliette and Jessica are genuinely invested in getting the best outcome for their clients.'

  • ‘Jessica May is both constructive and robust. A great litigator but also adept at finding bespoke solutions to the most complicated of cases. Juliette Peters is a fantastic rainmaker who has dealt successfully with the full spectrum of family law cases throughout her career. A real heavyweight.'

  • ‘Juliette Peters and Jessica May are well-known names in the family law world. They head a very strong team that gives very competent, solid advice to their clients. All cases are partner led.'

  • ‘Jessica May is very astute and bright and can very capably deal with complex financial matters. She is very sympathetic towards her clients and the difficult position they find themselves in.'

  • Juliette Peters is highly personable and has a very good professional relationship with not only her clients but also with her opponents and counsel. Juliette focuses on settling matters when it is in the interests of the clients to do so in as cost effective manner as possible.'

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Juliette Peters, Jessica May