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Family/Matrimonial

Scotland

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Alexis has more than 15 years’ experience practising exclusively in Family Law and is accredited by the Law Society as a specialist in this field. She has worked at Harper Macleod for more than 10 years, and was promoted to Partner in 2016.

She deals with all aspects of family law including separation, divorce, child law matters including residence and contact disputes, claims upon the breakdown of a cohabitation, and the financial issues arising from the breakdown of a marriage, including maintenance, pension sharing, and the division of assets.

She has considerable experience working with our private client team on asset protection issues to include the preparation of Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements.

Alexis is experienced in advising in cases where there are business interests on divorce. She has written articles for Scottish Business Insider, and the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland and have also delivered talks to the Law Society of Scotland, Royal Faculty of Procurators, local faculties, and the Legal Services Agency.

She also has considerable experience advising in cases where there is domestic abuse, both for victims of domestic abuse, and for clients who have been accused of domestic abuse by their spouse or ex-partner. Alexis has spoken on this topic for BBC Radio, and on Sky News Sunrise.

Alexis has been a Tutor on the Family Law Elective and at Strathclyde University for seven years and has also tutored on the professional competence course.

Professional Memberships

Alexis is a member of the Family Law Association and the Consensus Collaboration Scotland. She is trained in collaborative practice.

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Family/Matrimonial - Scotland
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Band 4

Alexis Harper advises clients on divorce and financial provision, with notable strength in both court and ADR proceedings. She also has expertise in wealth protection such as pre- and postnuptial agreements.

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