James Copson

Practice Areas

James has more than 30 years’ experience as a family lawyer. His work combines the resolution of complex financial disputes and children cases, often with an international element. He also advises on the negotiation and drafting of nuptial agreements. Clients praise him for his attentiveness to their interests and his ability to carve out sensible solutions for them. James has a track record of fighting for his clients in court, where necessary, and has been at the forefront of some leading cases, including the 1997 case of Wicks v Wicks (on the range of interim orders available on divorce), the 2003 case of Pearce v Pearce (on how to capitalise maintenance years after divorce) and more recently in Akhmedova v Akhmedov (on the powers of the court in aid of enforcement overseas of the then highest ever contested divorce award).

James was part of the Pension Advisory Group, whose report won Resolution’s prestigious John Cornwell award for outstanding contribution to family law in 2020.

Career

Partner at Withers LLP in 1998. Partner at Sinclair Gibson LLP from 2022.

Professional Memberships

Resolution’s Pensions, Tax and Financial Remedies Committee, Resolution and the Pension Advisory Group.