Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 3
About
Provided by LGFL Ltd (Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers)
LGFL is a boutique family law firm near Reading, Berks. Directors Rita Gupta and Anne Leiper are highly experienced family lawyers much in demand for complex family issues, financial settlements, and divorce.
Managing Director Rita Gupta takes a child-centred and client-focused approach for:
- High-net-worth financial settlements
- Complex cases involving children
- Separations involving SEND children
- Complex child arrangement cases
- Cases with an international family law element
- Relocation cases
Financial Director Anne Leiper has a formidable reputation for her expertise in:
- Litigation
- Complex high-net-worth financial settlements
- Mediation, hybrid mediation and collaborative law
Gill Gillings is LGFL’s Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer, working alongside the Directors on complex cases and her own matters.
CLIENTS
All cases are Director-led and supported by an in-house team, for exceptionally high standards of personal service.
RECENT WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Strong financial settlements in high net worth matters
- Contested proceedings and negotiated settlements outside of court
- Concluding complex cases with child-focused solutions
- Long-term provisions for SEND children concluded outside and in court
- Complex cohabitation matters
- Post separation abuse and coercive control
SPECIALISATIONS
- Complex financial settlements involving high pension worth
- Separation and divorce involving SEND children
- Hybrid mediation for out of court dispute resolution
- Post separation abuse cases
Chambers Review
LGFL is a boutique firm based in Reading that assists clients with a broad range of family law issues. The firm acts on financial remedy matters, representing clients in both contentious and collaborative proceedings. It offers additional expertise in complex Children Act matters and abduction cases.
Strengths
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"LGFL have a very personal and compassionate approach combined with excellent legal knowledge and access to additional specialist advice where necessary."
"LGFL were always able to immediately provide relevant guidance and explain the options available."
"LGFL always provided speedy and timely responses."
"LGFL were extremely polite and efficient."
"LGFL have a very personal and compassionate approach combined with excellent legal knowledge and access to additional specialist advice where necessary."
"LGFL were always able to immediately provide relevant guidance and explain the options available."
"LGFL always provided speedy and timely responses."
"LGFL were extremely polite and efficient."
Notable Practitioners
Director and co-founder of the firm Anne Leiper focuses on handling contentious and collaborative matrimonial finance matters, often on behalf of high net worth individuals in proceedings involving overseas assets. She also advises on Children Act cases and injunctive proceedings.
"Anne Leiper has a common-sense and pragmatic approach that seeks a swift resolution."
"Anne was courteous and exceptionally knowledgeable at all times."
"Anne is searingly intelligent. She will pull no punches and is robust."
"Anne has got incredible attention to detail, which is a real asset. She has a very active role in the negotiation which is positive for the clients."
Rita Gupta is co-founder of the firm and advises clients on divorce proceedings, including financial remedy and spousal maintenance proceedings. She also advises on private children law disputes, including relocation cases.
"Rita Gupta has an incredible ability to build a strong rapport with her clients."
"Rita really fights on her clients' behalf. She will settle but she is also firm in the fight."
"Rita is very easy to work with and capable in her attention to detail."
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Members
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Clients
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Clients working in the IT and Tech industry
High net worth clients and individuals with complex cases
SEND parents