Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : UK-wide
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Issues around cohabitation, divorce, enforcement of orders and agreements, financial applications, International High Net Worth, litigation Funding, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and issues regarding trusts in family cases.
Where relationships break down, we understand how this not only affects a family but also third parties, including corporations and trustees, many of whom are international. Our ability to unpick the intricacies of cross-border relationship breakdown and work with lawyers and advisors in other countries ensures that difficult matters are dealt with smoothly.
We appreciate the complexity that wealth brings and assist our high net worth clients and their families through all life stages. We are innovators, leveraging new technologies and utilising non-traditional methods to deliver the best outcome to our clients. We are robust in our advice and tenacious in our approach. We handle every matter with the utmost discretion, a given in any situation, but even more so because many of our clients are high-profile and often in the public eye.
Work Highlights:
- Wyatt v Vince - Acting for the successful wife in the Supreme Court in Wyatt v Vince, financial remedy proceedings brought almost 30 years following the parties' separation and 19 years since their divorce.
- Jones v Jones - Acting for the successful wife in the Court of Appeal in Jones v Jones, one of the leading cases on the treatment of re-acquired wealth.
Chambers Review
Mishcon de Reya is held in high regard for family law. The firm's department is well versed in handling complex, cross-border matrimonial matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mishcon de Reya are incredibly adept at bringing in cross-disciplinary expertise. They have teams of tax and trusts people and are so well connected internationally. They put together bespoke teams."
"No matter how big the dispute is, Mishcon give the case the attention, thought and strategy it deserves. They are one of the best in the business."
"Mishcon de Reya are a well-polished team with a Rolls-Royce service."
"Mishcon de Reya are incredibly adept at bringing in cross-disciplinary expertise. They have teams of tax and trusts people and are so well connected internationally. They put together bespoke teams."
"No matter how big the dispute is, Mishcon give the case the attention, thought and strategy it deserves. They are one of the best in the business."
"Mishcon de Reya are a well-polished team with a Rolls-Royce service."
Notable Practitioners
Sandra Davis is regularly instructed by high net worth clients in complex, cross-border divorce and financial proceedings.
"Sandra is extraordinarily good at putting clients of all backgrounds at ease during an extremely difficult time of their lives."
"Sandra's judgement, instinct and strategy are unsurpassed."
Barbara Reeves handles complex and high-value matrimonial matters for high net worth clients.
"Barbara is a doyenne, a senior figure who has been there for a long time, and is sensible and knowledgeable."
"Barbara is a great all-rounder and tactician."
"Barbara has a stellar practice."
Kate Clark has developed a strong reputation for advising high net worth clients on complex family matters. She is head of the family department.
"Kate is quite prepared to take on big cases and fight hard, as well as bringing clients to settlement if that's in the client's interest."
"Kate is a brilliant solicitor - she is a joy to work with, really personable, but tough when she needs to be. She has excellent judgement and she's brilliant, sensible and super clever."
"Kate is so well respected and great at international work. She is a top technical lawyer."
Claire Yorke advises high net worth clients on contentious financial cases, particularly those involving cross-border elements.
"Claire is brilliant. She is ferociously bright and knows the answer before anyone else has got there."
"Claire is brilliant, and really well respected in family law. She is very precise and logical."
Antonia Felix has developed a strong reputation in the London market as a rising star for family matters.
"Antonia is a really classy family lawyer. She is pragmatic, commercial and has a fabulous manner with clients."
"Antonia is completely on top of her brief, very measured and responsive, a fantastic team player."
"Antonia is a very elegant lawyer, understated but effective."
James Rees is a partner in the Mishcon de Reya family department. He often acts for affluent clients in cross-border matrimonial instructions.
"James is extremely diligent and has a knack for identifying real issues in a case."
"James's client care is second to none, there's nothing he won't do for them. He is so passionate about his clients' needs, he puts that above everything else."
"James is super bright."
Clare Radcliffe is a managing associate in the firm's family department.
"Clare is robust, has an opinion and gives really clear advice to the client. She has a good tactical brain."
"Clare is absolutely top class."
"Clare focuses on her client's needs and steers them to effective resolution."
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