A renowned family law expert, excellent strategist and described as “pragmatic, sensitive and personable”, Sebastian is Managing Partner at this well-regarded specialist family law firm and has been offering high quality legal advice and representation in family law matters for over 20 years. He has an excellent success rate in handling complex family cases, involving divorce, separation, marital finances, the dissolution of civil partnerships, and cases with an international element. Sebastian is particularly skilled at deciphering detailed financial matters within family disputes, involving multiple types of assets such as property, pension portfolios, investments, family businesses, and City bonus structures. He also has an enviable track record in cases relating to children, involving applications for child arrangements orders, special guardianship orders, substance abuse by parents, domestic violence cases and non-compliance with court orders. Well versed in wealth protection matters, he advises on and drafts pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. Sebastian is a Resolution accredited specialist in complex financial remedies and Children Act cases and is a committed Chair of Resolution Essex and advocates a constructive and amicable approach to his cases, always pursuing the best outcome for his clients.

With 20 years’ experience as a divorce and family solicitor, Catherine is a partner at this highly regarded law firm that practises exclusively in family law. She advises clients in relation to the full scope of family law matters and disputes including divorce proceedings and dissolution of civil partnerships, financial matters resulting from relationship breakdowns, issues between parents and wider family members concerning children, financial disputes when unmarried partners separate, and pre and post marital agreements and cohabitation agreements. Catherine is sought out by clients who require a professional with extensive knowledge of family law and who can also offer the calm, caring and yet practical support needed to guide her cases to successful conclusions. Comments from Catherine’s clients include “very friendly and put me at ease straight away” and “excellent, sensible & logical advice given”.

An exceptionally skilled, professional and compassionate family law specialist, Lauren has built a reputation as one of the go-to solicitors in the Basildon area for high quality advice and representation. A Senior Partner at the firm, she has expertly handled family and matrimonial cases since 1999, accumulating significant knowledge and expertise of divorce, separation, financial remedy matters, cases relating to children, including public law, child abduction and special guardianship cases, and domestic abuse. Lauren is an experienced mediator with the required training to undertake mediation with children, and actively encourages her clients to reach agreement through compromise and negotiation. She also holds membership of The Law Society’s Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme and Resolution, and is an accredited specialist in children law and domestic abuse.

Described as “an exceptional member of the team” who “provides extremely pragmatic and sensible advice to clients while always striving for the best outcome”, Lisa is Partner and Head of Family at this well established law firm. A longstanding member of the firm since starting her training contract in 2002, she can assist with all aspects of private family law work including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, cohabitation issues, financial arrangements, matters relating to children, and domestic violence injunctions. Her areas of specialism include high-net-worth financial remedy matters following separation including cases with an international element, as well as complex Children Act proceedings often involving domestic and sexual abuse, gas lighting, coercive control, parental alienation and implacably hostile parenting. Lisa is also a member of Resolution and is committed to a non-confrontational and constructive resolution of disputes. She has carried out mediation training and whilst not currently a practising mediator, she uses the same ideology. where appropriate, in practice.