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Louise Chipchase

Stowe Family Law
Bath

Serving Clients in Bath

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

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4.4 score

1539 reviews

Legal 500

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Managing Partner of this highly acclaimed family law firm, Louise is widely acknowledged as an expert family law solicitor with over two decades of experience. Offering thorough, constructive advice on a broad range of family and matrimonial matters, she represents clients on divorce, separation, cohabitation issues, and children law cases involving child arrangements, issues about schooling and relocation out of the country. Highly respected by her clients for her wealth of knowledge in financial settlements, she frequently provides assistance in high-net-worth cases, often including substantial and complex business interests, trusts and substantial pensions. Louise is also well versed in wealth protection matters, ensuring that her clients’ financial futures are secure, through well-drafted, robust pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements. A committed member of Resolution, Louise can guide clients to settlement, understanding their needs and priorities, and actively resolving issues as swiftly as possible. However, should she need to defend her clients more robustly, she offers the weight of experience and gravitas to comfortably do so. Play the law firm’s video.

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Sarah Jackson

BLB Solicitors
Bath

Serving Clients in Bath

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

5.0 score

13 reviews

Well known in the Bath area for her empathetic approach to the often stressful area of family law, Sarah has been practising for over 20 years as a specialist family and matrimonial lawyer. Head of the Family Team, she offers clarity and sensitivity on a broad spectrum of matters...

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Matthew Kellow

Thrings Solicitors
Bath

Serving Clients in Bath

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.8 score

39 reviews

Trusted by clients for his honesty and transparency but also his wealth of experience in family law, Matthew is Head of the Family Team at this firm, boasting one of the largest family law teams in the South of England. He combines legal expertise with a supportive and understanding...

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John Hirst

Laker Legal Solicitors
Bath

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.2 score

5 reviews

Starting his legal career in 2006, John has used his wide ranging experience and his keen negotiating skills to achieve excellent outcomes for his clients. Director and Head of the Family Law department, he has navigated individuals and families through the issues following a breakdown of a relationship, advising...

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Rebecca Silcock

Mogers Drewett
Bath

Serving Clients in Bath

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.5 score

15 reviews

Priding herself on her approachability and building excellent relationship with her clients, Rebecca is a highly regarded family law specialist, Partner and Head of the Family Department at this Legal 500 'Leading Firm'. With the ability to advise on a wide range of matters, her real skill lies in...

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Friendly staff and a relaxed but professional feeling. The team seems friendly and approachable Thank you so much for all your professional work, tenacity and warm support

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Rachel Fisher

Stowe Family Law
Bath

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4.4 score

1539 reviews

Described in The Legal 500 as “an impressive solicitor” who “works incredibly hard for her clients, ensuring that she has thought of all avenues and provides sensible advice”, Rachel strives to reach a prompt and fair outcome to help reduce emotional and financial pressure in all family cases. An...

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Made the process much easier for me Came via a recommendation and I cannot recommend them more A pleasure to deal with at a tricky time

Richard Ellis

RWK Goodman
Bath

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.1 score

72 reviews

Recognised as a leader in the field of family law, Richard is a Partner and Head of the Family Law team at this highly regarded law firm. He manages a range of issues, with strong expertise in public children matters and matrimonial finances cases. Richard’s child protection work includes...

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They were hugely helpful Would definitely use again Guided me through the process every step of the way

Beverley Watkins

Watkins Solicitors
Bath

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

Founder and Managing Partner of her own specialist law firm, Beverley is recognised as one of the go-to family law experts in the Bath area. She is sought after for her experience and knowledge in all areas of family and matrimonial law, with a particular skill in dealing with...

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Tracey Smith

Stone King
Bath

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

3.6 score

34 reviews

Appreciated for her "calm, professional and reassuring manner", Tracey is a highly accomplished family law solicitor with a career spanning over 30 years. One of the firm's Partners, she is instructed on a range of cases, with notable expertise in matters involving significant assets, business interests, trust arrangements -...

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Top quality local law firm Found them to be very helpful & resourceful Willing to go the extra mile

Richard Sharp

Sharp Family Law
Bath

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.6 score

11 reviews

Establishing his own specialist family law firm in Bath in 2008, Richard has practised as a family law solicitor for over 33 years, with 15 years as a Partner in a top UK 100 Law Firm. An advocate for alternative dispute resolution involving mediation and collaborative law, he is...

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Extremely patient and understanding Handled quickly with succinct, clear advice Case was handled professionally and with clear communication

Marjorie Taylor

FDC Law
Midsomer Norton

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.4 score

22 reviews

An experienced family law solicitor and Head of the firm's Family Department, Majorie blends practical and realistic advice with empathy and compassion to help alleviate the stress and anxiety of a family dispute or relationship breakdown. Her varied caseload includes divorce, civil partnership dissolution, separation, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements,...

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Best solicitor I have used Explained everything in layman's terms Excellent service and very professional

Ross Phillips

Goughs Solicitors
Melksham

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This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Bath area.

4.4 score

37 reviews

Recognised in the 2023 edition of both Chambers and Partners and as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in The Legal 500, Ross is an intelligent, talented and compassionate family lawyer and divorce solicitor. Rising through the ranks from trainee solicitor to Partner level, he is known for offering balanced, realistic advice...

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Very efficient and helpful in all aspects, would highly recommend I would 100% recommend Goughs family law Absolutely outstanding service, very supportive, understanding and empathetic

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Family Law Glossary

Advocacy

Advocacy is the act of the solicitor (or more typically, a barrister) putting their client's case to the court. This may happen if a case cannot be resolved via negotiation between the clients’ solicitors (e.g. a divorcing couple cannot come to an agreement on how their finances should be divided), and so the case may then have to go to court in order for a judge to enforce a solution.
CAFCASS

CAFCASS is an acronym for ‘Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service’. It is a public body that exists to consider the best interests of the children involved in family law cases. The officers at CAFCASS offer advice to family courts on what they think is in the best interests of the children involved as a result of their enquiries into a family setting. In some cases they are asked to produce a report for the court with recommendations that include who the children should live with, and what time they should spend with the other parent.
Child Arrangements Order

A child arrangements order is a court order that defines who is responsible for the care of a child, including who they live with and how often the child will have contact the parents. This type of order can be necessary if the parents cannot agree on how to share the care of their child/ren.
Collaborative Lawyer

A collaborative lawyer is trained to represent their client through a collaborative divorce process or family dispute. The clients on both sides sign up to to the collaborative divorce process which can involve them and their lawyers attending four-way meetings in order to negotiate and reach a formal agreement that avoids the need for any court hearings.
Consultant Solicitor/Lawyer

A consultant solicitor provides services on a self-employed basis or as a contractor, but typically does so under the umbrella of a law firm. The client will be represented by a consultant solicitor in the same way as they would if the solicitor was an employee of the firm, but once the client pays the firm for the consultant solicitor’s services, the firm will typically pay the consultant solicitor’s business (e.g. a Limited Company) a percentage of those fees, rather than pay a salary. In most cases, the differences between a salaried solicitor and a consultant solicitor relate to how the consultant solicitor is employed and paid. There is little to no noticeable difference for the client.
Prohibited Steps Order

A prohibited steps order is a court order usually applies to a parent and prevents them from conducting certain activities with their child/ren who are under 16 years old (such as preventing the parent from removing the child from school, or them taking the child abroad, or changing their surname). It also prevents the parent from exercising their parental responsibility.
Resolution

Resolution is an industry body with a membership made up primarily of family lawyers. As members, the lawyers agree to conduct their work in line with Resolution’s Code of Conduct which is based on taking a “non-confrontational approach to family law issues”. This means that the lawyer actively tries to reduce conflict between the parties and encourages families to put the best interests of any children first.
Specific Issue Order

A Specific Issue Order is a court order that sets out how a specific question or issue regarding a child should be addressed by the parents. This could be a specific issue that the parents cannot agree on, such as which school the child should attend, or if certain medical treatment should or shouldn’t be administered. If the parents cannot agree, the court can enforce an answer via a Specific Issue Order.
TOLATA (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act)

TOLATA relates to disputes between two individuals who have lived together and now disagree on a matter relating to their cohabitation. Most commonly, this relates to disputes over who owns the property, what the split of ownership is, or who should remain in the property.
The Legal 500

The Legal 500 is a directory of solicitors and firms, broken down by geographic region and legal discipline. Solicitors are ranked in The Legal 500 based on their merit and experience, using publicly available information and information supplied by the firm. Annually, The Legal 500 issues awards to individual law firms and solicitors such as ‘Leading Individual’, ‘Recommended Lawyer’, ‘Rising Star’ and ‘Leading Firm’. It is worth noting that the ‘500’ in the name does not refer to the number of firms/solicitors that are ranked, which is actually a significantly larger number. Nonetheless, it is still a highly regarded award in the legal profession.

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