If you own a business, either together with your spouse or business partner or solely, it is likely to form a key part of your assets requiring protection on separation and divorce. It is crucial that you appoint a firm such as ours who can provide not just family law advice, but also has the commercial expertise to understand the issues involved.
We have experience dealing with all kinds of businesses and business interest, both here and internationally, and benefit from having a top class Corporate & Commercial practice within the firm who we draw on for additional expertise.
If you are considering marriage or a civil partnership, we can work with you to prepare a prenuptial agreement to protect your assets here or abroad should your relationship end. We can also provide broader advice in collaboration with our Corporate & Commercial practice in relation to business structuring.
We have extensive experience handling complex financial divorce proceedings and will work to protect your commercial and financial interests, be it through the courts or via a mediated settlement. Conversely, we have a wealth of experience in looking into your spouse’s business assets. We know what to look for and what questions to ask.
Whether you and your former partner own the business together or have individual interests that need consideration, we will advise you in line with your needs and priorities. There are a great many options for business owners in terms of structuring their divorce settlements and it is crucial that you appoint a team such as ours that has the commercial and financial expertise to provide you with all the options.
As part of the disclosure process yours or your spouse’s business or business interests will need to be valued. Business valuation can be a complex exercise and we work closely with a number of renowned experts in this field. Understanding what a business is worth, what income it can produce, whether it should be producing more and whether there are assets realistically available for distribution are just some of the very many questions we can help consider with you. We have the forensic skills to analyse and question these valuations and, when necessary, challenge them in the appropriate manner.
Connie Atkinson
Partner
Abby Buckland
Partner
Lauren Evans
Partner
Jane Keir
Partner
Will MacFarlane (Français)
Partner
Will MacFarlane
Partner
Stacey Nevin
Partner
Alexandra Bishop
Legal Director
Claire Wood (Français)
Legal Director
Claire Wood
Legal Director
Charlotte Bradley (Français)
Senior Consultant
Charlotte Bradley
Senior Consultant
Hannah Butcher
Senior Associate
Sarah Dodds
Senior Associate
Colleen Hall (Français)
Senior Associate
Colleen Hall
Senior Associate
Mia Harrison
Senior Associate
Cate Maguire
Senior Associate
Hannah Muress
Senior Practice Development Lawyer
Olivia Stiles
Senior Associate
Rachel Cooper
Associate
Lydia Holland
Associate
Liam Hurren
Associate
Eleanor Mills
Associate
Lisa Robertson
Associate
Nevin Rosenberg (Français)
Associate
Nevin Rosenberg
Associate
Stavriana Alexandrou
Senior Paralegal
Charlotte Daintith
Trainee Solicitor
Eimear Sloan
Paralegal
