Maria Scotland
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
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Band 4
About
Provided by Maria Scotland
Practice Areas
Maria practices exclusively in family law.
Maria is professional but known for her empathetic approach to clients, bringing to court proceedings the “human touch”.
Recognised in Chambers & Partners, The L500 and Spears.'
Career
Maria is a former Research Scientist before she transitioned to the Bar in 1995. She received the David Karmel Award (1994) and the Sir Raymond Phillips MD Award (1995). In 2010 the Bar Council awarded Maria the 14th Annual Sydney Elland Goldsmith Award for services to the Bar in recognition of her pro bono work.
Reported Cases:
*Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 314
*Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 679
*Re A (a child) (supervised contact) (s.91(14) Children Act 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749
*Re T (Abduction: Protective Measures: Agreement to Return) [2023] EWCA Civ 1415
*T(a Child)(s.9(6) Children Act 1989 orders: Exceptional Circumstances: Parental Alienation) [2024] EWHC 59 (Fam)
*T (a Child)(No.2)(Transparency: Publication of the Party’s Names) [2024] EWHC 161 (Fam)
*T v G [2024] EWHC 246 (Fam)
*R & Y (Children) (Domestic Abuse: Welfare Hearing: Return to UAE) [2024] EWHC 1987 (Fam)
Professional Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Publications
Divorcing in Dubai: Should wealthy Expats worry about new UAE family laws? Spears article
LexisNexis recent articles:
*Re A (a child) (supervised contact) (s.91(14) Children Act 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749, 1/12/21.
*The proper approach on an application to set aside a grant of leave under Matrimonial & Family Proceedings Act,*Part III (Potanin v Potanin), 28/6/21.
*Can Covid-19 be a Barder Event? (HW v WW), 20/5/21.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Maria Scotland of 5 St Andrew's Hill is the joint head of the family team. She is one of the top choice barristers for high-value, complex financial remedy matters. She has in-depth experience of such issues as asset division, pensions and pre- and postnuptial agreements. Scotland is very well versed in cross-jurisdictional cases. She also offers additional skills as a qualified arbitrator and mediator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Maria handles both domestic and international matters well. She's no-nonsense and pragmatic."
"Very sparky, easy to deal with and highly knowledgeable. She's really, really good at getting clients where they need to be."
"Maria handles both domestic and international matters well. She's no-nonsense and pragmatic."
"Very sparky, easy to deal with and highly knowledgeable. She's really, really good at getting clients where they need to be."
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