The ‘strong team of skilled practitioners’ at Silk Family Law is led by Margaret Simpson. The team provide clients a depth of experience across family law, including financial issues, divorce and separation, and children cases. It has particular experience regarding complex financial remedy on separation, including Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act cases. In-house barrister Ian Kennerley is also a key member of the team.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Silk Family Law are a specialist firm of matrimonial and family lawyers who have a strong team of skilled practitioners with experience of complex cases particularly involving high value properties, farms/estates and residential/commercial properties.'

  • 'The company adopts a very proactive and diligent approach to their cases in our experience.’

  • ‘Strong knowledge base and extensive experience of property and legal matters.’

  • ‘High-quality, dedicated family law specialists, with a well-deserved first-class reputation.’

  • 'They have a very strong team of solicitors who are extremely effective.'

  • 'The level of service provided is second to none, particularly with regard to clients with complex business structures, farms and estates.'

  • 'Margaret Simpson is very much a specialist in the field of matrimonial finance with particular expertise in dealing with farms/farming cases and estates, a speciality of Silk Family Law.'

  • 'Matthew Miles is an outstanding, dedicated, hard-working solicitor with great attention to detail. He has great judgment and is able therefore to provide realistic and timely advice and great negotiation skills.'

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Margaret Simpson

Other key lawyers

Ian Kennerley, Matthew Miles