Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP’s family practice is particularly well-regarded for its handling of financial remedy proceedings for high net worth clients, including complex cases with family company, cross-border asset, trust, and pension sharing aspects. The team also maintains an active children law offering and is increasingly active in high-profile international child abduction and child relocation cases, owing to the expertise of Georgina Emerson and Katie Taft. Divorce and finance expert Deborah Leask co-heads the team with Sean McNally, who handles private FDRs as well as Children's Act proceedings. Matrimonial finance expert Ian Butterworth is also recommended.
Testimonials
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‘Sean McNally and Deborah Leask provide the focus of the team. Sean has excellent client handing skills, is a shrewd negotiator and possesses good judgment. Deborah is a tenacious litigator with a thorough approach that invariably results in client loyalty satisfaction. Ian Butterworth brings a sharp intelligence and impressive legal ability to his cases.’
‘A very close-knit, happy firm that values its staff from junior associates through to senior partners. They are a pleasure to work with.’
Work highlights
- Advised a father in relation to a 1980 Hague Convention application for the summary return of his daughter to the Republic of South Africa and successfully obtained an order for her return.
- Acted for a father in relation to a 1980 Hague Convention application for the summary return of his son to the Netherlands and secured the child’s return.