Practising exclusively in family law for over three decades, Joanne is founder of this specialist law firm established in 2010 and a solicitor with an exceptionally strong reputation for her work in this field. She offers pragmatic, constructive, and individualised advice to help clients find the best way forward in a variety of family and matrimonial cases, with a particular specialism in high-net-worth, financial remedy proceedings. Her cases have been heard at the High Court, and often deals with issues relating to business assets, family trusts, ringfencing assets and international aspects. She has also led reported cases on international children law matters. Joanne is a trained collaborative lawyer and member of Resolution which highlights her dedication to working with families, individuals, and fellow professionals to resolve issues in a constructive way without having to resort to court action unless absolutely necessary.

Vicki is a trusted and highly capable family lawyer and divorce solicitor and a Partner at this specialist family law firm. She undertakes a wide variety of family law matters involving relationship breakdown and relationship planning, offering advice to married couples, parents, cohabitees, and civil partners. Her work includes divorce, civil partnership dissolution, separation agreements, financial settlements, child arrangements, and domestic abuse protection. She also advises on and drafts pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and parenting plans. A member of Resolution and a trained mediator, Vicki is an advocate of alternative dispute resolution options and always looks to resolve matters through negotiation. She is known for her practical approach to her clients’ situations, adopting a caring and advisory role to ensure each client understands their options and can make informed decisions for themselves and their families.

Heading up the firm’s Family Department, Sarah is an experienced family law solicitor, accredited family mediator and collaborative lawyer. She is committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes arising upon a divorce or separation and guides her clients through the options most suited to them and their family to help minimise the acrimony and prioritise the welfare of any children where at all possible. Sarah has vast experience in all family related matters and specialises in dealing with financial and children issues, including advising on inherited wealth, business interests, pension funds and family trusts as well as child arrangements, grandparent rights and disputes over whether a child should be removed from the jurisdiction. Her work also includes advising on and preparing pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and living together agreements for unmarried couples who plan to cohabit or who are cohabiting. Sarah frequently adopts an inter-disciplinary, holistic approach to achieve the best results for her clients and meet their legal, emotional and financial needs. This includes working with financial consultants and family consultants. She is a founding member of the Hampshire Family Legal Solutions Pod which promotes this inter-disciplinary approach as well as a member of Resolution and the Resolve South Mediation Pod.

Offering practical, honest advice on a broad spectrum of family and matrimonial matters, Jane has been practising as a family law solicitor for over 30 years. She represents married, unmarried and cohabiting couples on divorce, separation, financial disputes (both high-net-worth and modest asset cases), private children law disputes involving child arrangements, relocation issues and specific issues such as education. Jane’s work also involves advising clients at the beginning of a relationship in relation to pre-nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements. She prides herself on understanding her client’s needs and helping to achieve their desired outcome.

Noted as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500, Emma is a Partner and Head of the Family Team at this thriving law firm. She offers a holistic and progressive approach to family law, recognising her clients’ emotional needs as well as their legal requirements and deals with matters relating to divorce, financial disputes between spouses and cohabitants, private law children cases and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. She is particularly skilled in cases involving complex business assets, inherited wealth, farming assets, trusts and Armed Forces pensions. As a member of Resolution and a trained collaborative family lawyer, Emma seeks to provide an alternative to litigation for her clients, if appropriate, and steers them towards workable solutions. She is described as an “outstanding lawyer who, along with depth of knowledge of the law, also has a strong understanding of clients’ needs”.

Described as a solicitor who displays warmth and high levels of support and professionalism, Rachael is a highly reputable family lawyer and divorce solicitor in great demand. Her client cases have led her to develop significant expertise with matters involving divorce, financial disputes, cohabitation and children cases. She is particularly skilled in public and private children cases and confidently handles complex, high conflict cases, including those involving jurisdictional issues, domestic abuse, child injuries/ abuse and Children’s Services involvement. Rachael is able to guide her clients throughout the entire legal process, and is as capable at handling cases constructively using dispute resolution options as she is representing clients in court. She is a member of Resolution and is accredited to The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme recognising her expertise and knowledge in family law.

Offering a professional yet understanding approach to her cases, Nicola is co-founder and director of this thriving specialist family law firm. Specialising exclusively in family law since 2001, she has broad experience of the range of matters associated with the family and relationship breakdown, with particular expertise on divorce and related financial cases. With a diverse client base including doctors, lawyers, business owners, police officers and those seeking assistance with international issues, the majority of Nicola’s work comes from personal recommendation. As a member of The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme and a committed Resolution member, she actively encourages a constructive and non-confrontational approach to family disputes and, wherever possible, will seek to reach a solution between the parties by agreement. On those occasions where an agreement cannot be reached, Nicola is not averse to taking a firmer stance.

One of the most esteemed divorce lawyers and family solicitors in the Basingstoke area and holding Legal 500 ‘Hall of Fame’ status, Huw brings huge authority and expertise to his role as Managing Partner at this ‘Top Tier’ law firm. As well as his business responsibilities in delivering the firm’s strategy, he also handles a varied caseload involving divorce, separation, financial and property claims, disputes between cohabitants (ToLATA) and living together agreements, children matters and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. During the course of his career, Huw has developed expertise in high value financial cases, property disputes for unmarried persons, and financial claims for children. A trained collaborative lawyer and a supporter of all forms of dispute resolution, Huw takes a conciliatory, empathetic approach, committed to resolving matters outside court where possible.

Valued for his expertise in family law matters and his personable, down-to-earth manner, Jonathan is a Partner and Head of the Family Law department at this award-winning law firm. He handles a busy caseload of contentious and non-contentious matters in relation to divorce, children and financial cases as well as protective measures such as non-molestation and occupation order proceedings. His work also involves advising on and drafting consent orders, separation agreements and pre-nuptial agreements. Jonathan has been a member of The Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme, The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme and The Law Society’s Advanced Family Law Accreditation Scheme for a number of years, demonstrating his knowledge and expertise in the field of family law. He is also a Resolution member and works towards resolving issues swiftly and sensitively considering the specific needs of each client. In the event of court proceedings being unavoidable, Jonathan is able to conduct his own advocacy which includes directions hearings, fact finds and contested final hearings, providing clients with consistency in their case.

A highly respected family lawyer and divorce solicitor, Jayne is renowned for being approachable, thorough, practical, and highly knowledgeable. Her expertise extends to all aspects of family law, often cases which are highly contested or more complex, including, divorce, civil partnership and cohabitation issues, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitee and separation agreements, and cases relating to children. Jayne also has extensive experience in resolving cases involving pensions, trust arrangements, overseas financial funds, family businesses, and inheritance. A trained collaborative lawyer, an accredited family mediator and a hybrid mediator, she accepts referrals from solicitors or directly from separating couples who wish to resolve issues through the mediation process and is qualified to conduct statutory Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs). Jayne is also a member of The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme, the Family Mediation Council and Resolution. She is listed as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500, described as a professional who “gives pragmatic advice and is very solution-focused as a solicitor, mediator and collaborative lawyer”.