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Cripps

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The ‘well-established’ practice at Cripps in Tunbridge Wells is ’one of the best’, with ‘a practical and approachable team’ that seeks ’constructive solutions’. The family team has a reputation for acting in financial remedy cases and children and cohabitee disputes which involve high-value assets and international issues, and is regularly instructed on financial proceedings under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. Collaborating with the private wealth, property and corporate teams, the group has alternative dispute resolution options and acts for clients from a range of backgrounds including politicians, businessmen and celebrities. Team head Alex Davies, who is noted as a ‘brilliant lawyer, a great communicator and an excellent strategic mind’, advises ultra and high-net-worth clients on nuptial and cohabitation agreements. Another key lawyer to note is the ’superb’ Helen Fisher.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A great team with a very good range of expertise and all lawyers are able to assist each other. Alex Davies and Camilla Hooper are outstanding. We can trust them implicitly and know that they will fight hard for our case.’
  • ‘The team is approachable and professional and seek to offer constructive solutions. Nick Gova is particularly constructive in matrimonial matters.’
  • ‘Alex Davies is a brilliant lawyer, a great communicator and an excellent strategic mind. Helen Fisher is another brilliant lawyer who brings a careful and measured eye to a case, looking out for strengths and weaknesses and ensuring the client is aware of any potential pitfalls early on. Nick Gova is a great lawyer who works incredibly closely with clients and provides a first-class service. All the lawyers I work with at Cripps are incredibly hard-working and do their utmost to get the best outcome for the client while keeping the temperature down if at all possible.’
  • ‘Cripps are a very approachable friendly firm while being incredibly professional and you can see they work tirelessly for the client.’
  • ‘A practical and approachable team with very good response times that genuinely had my best interests at heart.’
  • ‘The team at Cripps has strength in depth. The team works closely together and there is a huge knowledge and experience base from which to draw. In my opinion the Cripps family team is one of the best. From the top partners to the most junior solicitors, they know their stuff.’
  • ‘Alex Davies is empathetic and yet objective and clearly an expert in his field. I feel really confident in his advice and judgement. He’s always quick to respond and understands the stresses clients experience dealing with family law matters. He handles difficult issues adeptly and quickly gets to the heart of an issue. An excellent family law team who have advised on complex matters.’
  • ‘Helen Fisher did a superb job. She is approachable, available and her advice always focused on enabling me to achieve a cost effective and sensible outcome. She listened to my viewpoints and didn't seek to drag the matter out or incur costs which weren't necessary. She is also very easy to communicate with.’

Work highlights

  • Acting on behalf of a client to prepare a prenuptial agreement to protect a substantial inheritance in excess of £22m, including a number of trust interests.
  • Acting for a regional vice president of a global company in relation to a divorce and financial provision which involved the division of assets of multi millions of pounds and income in excess of £1m per year.
  • Acting for one of the parents in a dispute regarding arrangements for children. The case involved allegations of harm to children, parental alienation and concurrent criminal proceedings against the backdrop of mental health difficulties within the family.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Alex Davies

Alex Davies

Cripps

Alex heads up the family team at Cripps. He has more than 20 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of family law with a client base comprising predominantly City professionals, entrepreneurs, family businesses, agriculture and estates clients and those with substantial inherited wealth. In the last 12 months Alex has continued to attract a variety of substantial instructions, including nuptial agreements for multi-millionaires, divorce matters with foreign elements and complex and sensitive disputes concerning children.

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Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher

Cripps

Helen is an experienced family solicitor. She advises on a full range of family matters including division of financial assets on relationship breakdown, disputes arising relating to children, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alex Davies

Other key lawyers

Helen Fisher, Camilla Hooper, Nick Gova