Joanna Farrands
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family/Matrimonial
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Provided by Joanna Farrands
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As a Partner and Family Solicitor at Moore Barlow LLP, Jo has over 17 years of experience in dealing with family matters, including divorce, financial matters, high net worth cases, international cases, private children law matters, child abduction, removal from the jurisdiction, and surrogacy matters.
She has achieved the Law Society advanced family law accreditation in respect of private children law matters and child abduction, and she is a collaboratively trained family lawyer and a member of the Surrey Resolution committee.
Her mission is to work with people going through difficult family breakdowns to help them achieve a solution and resolution that works for them. She is highly motivated, articulate, and committed to the Resolution Code of Practice and working with clients following family breakdowns to find the best solution for them to help them move forwards in their lives.
She also has expertise in Japanese language and culture, having spent a year in Japan as part of her law degree, which enables her to handle cases with an international element more effectively.
Chambers Review
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Joanna Farrands heads the family law offering at Moore Barlow from its Guildford office. She is collaboratively trained and maintains a diverse practice that sees her advise on high-value divorce finance cases, nuptial agreements and private children matters.
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"Joanna is the go-to in the Surrey area. She is excellent - if I was getting divorced I would go to her."
"Joanna is the go-to in the Surrey area. She is excellent - if I was getting divorced I would go to her."