Director and Head of Dispute Resolution, Julia is a superb all-round family law specialist with more than 19 years’ experience. She has extensive expertise in guiding clients through all family disputes including divorce, dissolution proceedings, separation and the associated financial and child arrangements that often arise. Collaboratively trained and a skilled negotiator, Julia will always adopt a non-adversarial approach to settling matters for her clients, whenever possible, but is also an experienced and confident court advocate, particularly in children and financial proceedings. She is also a member of Resolution with an accredited specialism in complex lower income financial remedies and children law private.

A Partner, a family lawyer and divorce solicitor with a career spanning three decades, Carole is one of the most highly regarded specialists in the Darlington area. She has dealt with a wide range of cases, from the straightforward to the highly complex, guiding her clients through their divorce and separation, financial issues and matters involving children. A trained collaborative lawyer, Carole encourages her clients to work with the other party to constructively resolve issues, with the emphasis being upon keeping matters out of court and finding solutions together on an amicable basis. Appreciated for her sensitive but pragmatic approach, she works with clients to provide a clear, sensible, fair and dignified outcome by the most appropriate methods based on their individual needs and objectives.

With a strong combination of family law expertise and high-quality client care, Rebecca has represented clients in matters relating to divorce, financial relief proceedings, domestic abuse, and private law children for over 15 years. She fully understands the sensitive nature of family law proceedings, and deals with her cases in a compassionate and empathetic manner, aiming to resolve family disputes through negotiation and seeks amicable and workable solutions for her clients and their families. Rebecca’s clients regularly come from recommendations made by her previous clients.

Standing out for her ability to deliver pragmatic and realistic family law advice and to offer creative solutions across the full spectrum of family law issues, Nicky is a highly regarded family law expert at this specialist family law firm. She has over 20 years’ experience in working with married and unmarried couples on a range of matters including separation and divorce, financial disputes, and arrangements for children. Nicky is committed to tackling complex and challenging cases, often involving high asset values, business interests, trust interests and pension sharing. She is also well versed in advising individuals who are looking to protect their assets in the form of nuptial agreements and living together agreements. Another key area of Nicky’s work is cases relating to children and she has vast expertise in advising families in care proceedings issued by the Local Authority or when CAFCASS Children’s Guardians are involved. Practising as a collaborative lawyer, and a member of Resolution, Nicky aims to reach negotiated settlements, ensuring the needs of the children are prioritised, but is also able to robustly represent her clients in court when required.

Angela joined the firm in 2005 and became a director in 2019. Since qualifying she has specialised in all aspects of family law including divorce, separation, financial matters, private arrangements for children, cases involving domestic violence and cohabitation cases. Angela is a member of The Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme and can therefore represent children in care proceedings. Angela is a keen advocate and frequently appears in courts across the North East.