Band 1
Provided by Zoë Saunders
Family & Divorce, Divorce & Financial Remedy, Children Private Law, ToLATA, Professional Negligence, Wills & Trusts, Mediation
Zoë specialises in family finance work, representing clients in finance and divorce cases. Zoë regularly deals with high-net-worth clients involving company shareholdings, business valuations, family trusts, complex pensions and international assets. Zoë has a wealth of experience dealing with cohabitation disputes (involving ToLATA and Applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act) and private law children disputes (involving cross-border issues, intractable contact disputes and parental alienation).
Zoë is highly skilled advocate and regularly appears in court at all levels.
She has a particular expertise in financial remedy cases involving farms and farming businesses, multiple properties, trusts of land and complex pensions. Zoë has experience in cases involving confiscation orders and proceeds of crime act issues and international enforcement of maintenance orders.
Zoë also specialises in cases involving international issues both in financial remedy work where cross-border marriage issues arise on divorce or international assets are involved and in children cases including disputes regarding international relocation and is frequently instructed to deal with cases at high court level.
She also has a fast-growing professional negligence practice dealing with claims involving solicitors arising primarily from cohabitant disputes including ToLATA, trusts and estates, divorce, financial remedies and general matrimonial work.
Family Law Bar Association
Resolution
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Western Circuit
South Eastern Circuit
Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Gray’s Inn (Bencher)
Society of Mediators
IFLA qualified arbitrator in financial matters
Dictionary of Private Children Law (2024)
Provided by Chambers
Zoë Saunders is a specialist in family law, often dealing with international leave to remove cases and divorce proceedings involving property in the UK and abroad. She has experience in financial disputes regarding inherited property, business partnerships, trusts and land matters, and insolvency issues.
Provided by Chambers
Zoë is always prepared to go the extra mile and is excellent both in terms of her advocacy and advice.
Zoë is a fearless and effective advocate who will stand her ground. She is my go-to barrister for complex cases.
Zoë Saunders is a standout barrister for complex matters.
Zoë oozes intelligence and is so well prepared. She knows a case back to front immediately. So impressive.
Zoë is always prepared to go the extra mile and is excellent both in terms of her advocacy and advice.
Zoë is a fearless and effective advocate who will stand her ground. She is my go-to barrister for complex cases.
Zoë Saunders is a standout barrister for complex matters.
Zoë oozes intelligence and is so well prepared. She knows a case back to front immediately. So impressive.
