Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 3
About
Provided by Edward Cooke Family Law
Edward Cooke Family Law is a niche family law firm, founded in 2018. They provide a modern, child-centred, tailored approach to help individuals, couples and families navigate their changing circumstances in the most constructive way, through non-court dispute resolution whenever possible.
The team are active in dispute resolution, with thriving mediation and collaborative work, assessing the individual circumstances of their clients at the outset to recommend the best approach. The firm is known for its multidisciplinary dispute resolution work with family consultants and financial neutrals. Given the current court delays, the team support private FDRs, early neutral evaluations and arbitration, where appropriate.
Where court offers the only solution, the firm has extensive experience in representing clients in all forms of family court proceedings, with a strong network of barristers and other professionals.
The firm has broad experience in dealing with the full range of family cases, but also regularly handles complex court cases involving substantial assets, trusts, farms and family businesses.
The team at Edward Cooke Family Law support clients with:
· Divorce and Separation
· Financial Issues
· Children
· Modern Family Structures
· Surrogacy, Donor Conception and Fertility Law
· Cohabitation Disputes and Agreements
· Domestic Abuse, Injunctions and Emergency Remedies
· Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
Chambers Review
Edward Cooke Family Law has a strong presence across Sussex, with offices in both Brighton and Chichester, and is noted for its expertise in complex family law matters. The firm acts on behalf of high net worth individuals in divorce and financial remedy proceedings, often where substantial assets are involved. The team is also experienced in preparing prenuptial agreements and handling children matters arising from separation. It can provide clients with mediation services as well as advising them on court proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team are very self-sufficient and offer all the requisite expertise across finance work and private children law cases."
"They have exceptional knowledge of the law and expertise in its application. All members of the wider team are professional, diligent and exceptionally attuned to my needs as a client."
"I have receive exemplary service and support from Edward Cooke Family Law. I have always felt supported and my answers or issues are dealt with immediately and professionally."
"The team are very self-sufficient and offer all the requisite expertise across finance work and private children law cases."
"They have exceptional knowledge of the law and expertise in its application. All members of the wider team are professional, diligent and exceptionally attuned to my needs as a client."
"I have receive exemplary service and support from Edward Cooke Family Law. I have always felt supported and my answers or issues are dealt with immediately and professionally."
Notable Practitioners
Chichester-based Edward Cooke is recognised for his work with complex and high-value family law cases. He is a mediator with experience in financial dispute resolution and collaborative law processes.
"Edward provides an excellent level of service. He is knowledgeable, experienced and provides precisely the right sort of client support and management."
"Edward really goes above and beyond and is enormously supportive as a solicitor."
"Nobody embodies the spirit of ADR more than Edward. He lives and breathes mediation and rightly has a very high profile in this space."
"Edward Cooke is a leading light for ADR work. He is good at coming up with creative solutions and is empathetic but knows his stuff."
"I can't sing his praises highly enough - he is extremely calm and reassuring with clients."
Ranked Lawyers at
Edward Cooke Family Law
The South
Members
Provided by Edward Cooke Family Law
Head of Department
Hannah Rogers
Lauren Guy
Lucy Attfield
Melanie Arens
Michelle Lewis
Tony Tynan
Victoria Maxwell
Industries
Provided by Edward Cooke Family Law
Children
Cohabitation Disputes and Agreements
Divorce and Separation
Domestic Abuse, Injunctions and Emergency Remedies
Financial Issues Arising upon Divorce and Separation
Modern Family Structures
Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
Surrogacy, Donor Conception and Fertility Law