Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 3
About
Provided by Hedges Law
Hedges family team is one of the strongest family teams in Oxfordshire and into the Thames Valley corridor. Over recent years it has developed a very well-known niche in high-net worth and ultra high-net financial remedy cases involving farms, farming businesses, national and international business assets, in particular commercial property investments & businesses.
Recommendations come from Oxford and London professionals in finance, property and business, from counsel, from lawyers in non-family firms, and from existing clients. The team are comfortable and dealing daily with complicated, multi-jurisdictional, highly contested financial remedy cases, using top-ranked counsel, against top-ranked solicitors. They have an excellent track record of achieving terrific outcomes for clients. They also have a niche for clients with complex pensions and family assets. Team leader Zoe Rose is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of pensions on divorce.
As well as this exceptional expertise on the high end finance side, they are also the the go-to firm for challenging and complex private children cases, a number of which involve social services, and children with psychological issues. Nicola Poole’s 30 year career has spanned both public and private law and her experience acting for parents, and for children, in local authority cases makes her an unusual and highly sought after adviser.
Chambers Review
Hedges Law in Oxford provides advice on a broad range of financial and children law matters arising in the context of divorce and separation. The firm regularly acts for high net worth individuals, including foreign nationals, on the division of complex financial, property and business assets, as well as pensions and tax considerations. It also assists clients with drafting prenuptial agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The level of expertise at Hedges was excellent."
"Hedges Law were good and friendly."
"Hedges Law are highly organised. They are on top of their files, and in terms of case management, they are excellent, very strong lawyers."
"Hedges Law had great empathy and understanding of my situation."
"The level of expertise at Hedges was excellent."
"Hedges Law were good and friendly."
"Hedges Law are highly organised. They are on top of their files, and in terms of case management, they are excellent, very strong lawyers."
"Hedges Law had great empathy and understanding of my situation."
Notable Practitioners
Nicola Poole is managing director of the firm and is an experienced family practitioner. She frequently assists high net worth clients with complex financial remedy proceedings, including those that involve overseas assets, and also advises on private children matters.
"Nicola is a really good family lawyer."
Zoe Rose is a senior associate who is experienced in handling divorce and financial remedy proceedings, often involving high-value assets.
"I would highly recommend Zoe to anyone going through a divorce. You need her in your corner."
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