Committed to providing advice in clear, effective language and to achieving a fair settlement for her clients, Gemma is a trusted and highly capable family lawyer and divorce solicitor. Head of the Family Law department, she represents clients on the full spectrum of matters including divorce proceedings and separation, resolving issues between former cohabitees, civil partnership breakdown, children matters, domestic violence cases, financial settlements on divorce and pre-nuptial agreements. With mental health issues high on the agenda in many family law cases, Gemma has over a decade of experience representing patients in proceedings under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) as a Law Society Mental Health panel member. She is also accredited by the Law Society as a specialist family solicitor, as well as a member of Resolution, and aims to use constructive and non-confrontational resolution techniques in her cases, with the view to avoiding court proceedings wherever possible. Gemma is recognised as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500.