Henry L A Hood

Practice Areas

Senior Partner Henry heads Hunters’ Family & Relationships department, bringing over 25 years of experience in HNW family cases. Henry is highly esteemed for his skilled and considered approach to complex, high-value financial remedy cases, often with cross-border elements. He has particular expertise with landed estates; his farming background makes him alert to their complexities, including dynastic trusts, partnerships and liquidity.

Henry also frequently acts for financiers, entrepreneurs, professionals and other HNW clients and their spouses. He is regularly instructed in UHNW nuptial agreements, including those with international elements. Additionally, Henry offers a ‘one couple, one lawyer’ service through Resolve, for couples looking to work together to reach an amicable settlement.

Henry is accomplished in sensitive children cases, where his expertise and understanding are highly regarded. He has a strong base in dispute resolution as an acclaimed mediator and is a trained family law arbitrator (finance) and collaborative lawyer. Henry is an Accredited Resolution Specialist in advanced financial provision and private children law.

Career

Henry joined Hunters in 1985, becoming a partner in 1991 and head of the Family & Relationships department in 2000. In 2022, Henry was elected as the firm’s Senior Partner.

Professional Memberships

Resolution member; Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers; Lowtonian Society; Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA); Agricultural Law Association.

Personal

Married with five children, Henry lives in London and Dorset, where he farms (in a non-executive capacity!).