Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 1
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(020) 3405 2300About
Provided by Jones Nickolds
We are a specialist firm of family lawyers and work in a constructive, civilised and professional way. We provide a high quality, cost effective service.
We have a breadth of experience in all aspects of family law, including high net worth divorces and complex private children work. We are skilled and experienced in both litigation and dispute resolution. Four of our partners are collaboratively trained, and two are mediators.
Chambers Review
Jones Nickolds is a notable Kent-based outfit with an expert team specialising in complex private children matters and high net worth matrimonial finance cases. It represents clients in financial remedy proceedings involving corporate assets, pensions and inherited wealth and is expert in divorce as well as the dissolution of civil partnerships. The team is well versed in family law litigation and also committed to collaborative methods and alternative dispute resolution.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and deal with all my needs both tactfully and appropriately. I am indebted to them for their help."
"They have a supportive and friendly team who are always on hand to answer a call or an email, which is of great comfort."
"I always feel in very good hands. They are clearly very knowledgeable about the law in this area and are adept at taking a pragmatic approach."
"The team is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, providing clear, realistic and fair guidance. They were responsive, pleasant and supportive through a distressing and difficult time."
"Everything about their level of care and detail has been excellent. I could not have asked for a more communicative firm throughout the process."
"The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and deal with all my needs both tactfully and appropriately. I am indebted to them for their help."
"They have a supportive and friendly team who are always on hand to answer a call or an email, which is of great comfort."
"I always feel in very good hands. They are clearly very knowledgeable about the law in this area and are adept at taking a pragmatic approach."
"The team is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, providing clear, realistic and fair guidance. They were responsive, pleasant and supportive through a distressing and difficult time."
"Everything about their level of care and detail has been excellent. I could not have asked for a more communicative firm throughout the process."
Notable Practitioners
Claire Nickolds has significant expertise in handling high-value divorces and associated financial disputes. She is also experienced in advising on complex children matters, particularly those involving an international element.
"Claire has excellent judgement and knows what to push and what to put to one side. She has kept me grounded and focused on what really matters."
"I cannot speak highly enough of the help and advice which Claire gave to me. Her support and clear guidance gave me the strength to get on with my life knowing that she had my back."
Lisa Jones is qualified as both a solicitor and a barrister. She has market-leading experience in family law cases, handling high-value financial remedy proceedings as well as ongoing spousal maintenance issues.
"Lisa has an excellent level of knowledge and experience. She is very supportive, clear, realistic and gives fair guidance."
"Lisa is all over the detail."
"Lisa is exceptionally bright and a leader in the region."
Gemma Irving has experience in handling divorce proceedings and accompanying financial remedy matters. She also handles Children Act proceedings, including cases concerning sensitive issues such as alleged sexual abuse and domestic violence.
"Gemma is a good technical lawyer, who is fiercely efficient and really experienced. She is a go-to matrimonial finance lawyer."
"Gemma is quite simply amazing - without her knowledge, incredibly support and ability to deal with tricky characters, I would not have achieved the fair settlement I have."
"Gemma has a very keen eye on pragmatism and is very focused on the outcome."
Rachel Woodd's practice spans a wide range of family law matters, including divorces and postnuptial agreements. She is an accredited mediator with a high level of expertise in alternative dispute resolution.
"Rachel Woodd is brilliant."
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Jones Nickolds
The South