Mrs Emma Brunning

11 Nov 2021

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Mrs Emma Brunning

Tel: 01245211330 | emma-brunning@birketts.co.uk
Brierly Place New London Road
Chelmsford, Essex
United Kingdom CM2 0AP

I am a partner and the head of the family team at the Chelmsford office of Birketts. I qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and I have practiced in Financial Remedy throughout my career. I am a named individual in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, recognised as “instilling confidence” and giving “sound advice … in my family’s interests while remaining fair”. I am a Resolution Accredited Specialist.

My experience includes both medium and complex financial matters. I have a great deal of experience in cases involving family businesses and property portfolios. I also advise on Schedule 1 applications.

As an Arbitrator, I will be approachable and practical with a focus on reaching a solution for the parties. Having assisted clients with family law problems for many years, I understand the emotional turmoil that comes with relationship breakdowns and dealing with important family decisions. Each situation is unique and I tailor my approach to suit the parties’ individual circumstances.

I am married with a son. However, our house is presided over by a rather large Siberian Forest Cat!

Qualifications

Collaborative Lawyer

Geographic Region

East of England, South East

Gareth Jacques

1 Nov 2021

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Gareth Jacques

Tel: 0115 950 3503 | clerks@stmarysflc.co.uk
St. Mary’s Chambers Ltd First Floor, 32a Stoney Street
Nottingham, Nottingham NG1 1LL

Gareth practices exclusively in financial remedies and TOLATA applications and has been consistently ranked as a leading practitioner in these fields by the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 directories:

“Gareth is incredibly committed with a very pleasant and empathetic client manner. Nothing is too much trouble. He works incredibly hard and is not afraid to “think out of the box”.’ (The Legal 500 2022)

“Gareth is a detailed and knowledgeable counsel who never fails to deliver exemplary advice. He is extremely helpful and a true expert in his field.” “He is sensible and focused with an excellent client manner.” (Chambers Guide to the Bar 2022)

Gareth regularly acts and advises in the most complex of financial remedies cases involving high net worth or high-profile individuals and has a particular expertise and interest in agricultural divorce cases across the East Midlands, Yorkshire/Humber and East of England. Living in rural Lincolnshire, Gareth has a thorough understanding of the particular needs and intricacies of such cases.

Gareth qualified as an Arbitrator under the Financial Scheme in 2021 and is available to arbitrate financial remedy, TOLATA and Schedule 1 disputes, giving the parties a cost-effective solution to litigating matters through the Courts.

Gareth has extensive experience of sitting as a judge for “Private FDRs” and is one of the leading individuals in this field in the East Midlands having helped to establish an ADR service in the East Midlands.

Qualifications

Barrister

Geographic Region

Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, South East, Yorkshire and The Humber

Alexandra Scott-Malden

29 Oct 2021

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Alexandra Scott-Malden

Tel: +447733893613 | scott-malden@hoiles.co.uk
Broadway House 4-8 The Broadway
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1BA

Qualified as a solicitor in 1999, specialising in family law

Believe in non court dispute resolution – trained as a Collaborative lawyer in 2007 and a Resolution Together lawyer (one couple, one lawyer) in January 2023

Undertaken specialist training in domestic abuse and safeguarding of children and am a Resolution and Law Society Accredited Specialist in Children and Financial matters as well as Public Law Children

Trained as a Children Arbitrator in July 2021

Charles Hoile Solicitors which was established by the coroner Mr Hoile in the 1960s

Proud to now run the firm and continue delivering legal advice to local residents in Berkshire as well as further afield and online/remotely

Qualifications

Collaborative Lawyer, Solicitor

Geographic Region

East Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber

Zoe Saunders

27 Oct 2021

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Zoe Saunders

Tel: 01179234700 | zoe.saunders@stjohnschambers.co.uk
St John’s Chambers 101 Victoria Street
Bristol, Avon BS1 6PU

Zoë is a specialist family law barrister, and completed her pupillage with Falcon Chambers before moving to Bristol to practice family law in October 2004. This background gives her particular insight into cases involving chancery law issues.
Zoë has extensive experience of cohabitation disputes involving ToLATA and Applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act. She has expertise in financial remedy cases involving farms and farming businesses, multiple properties, trusts of land, complex pensions and insolvency.

Zoë has considerable experience in private law children disputes, particularly cases involving intractable contact disputes and parental alienation.

Zoë also specialises in cases involving international issues both in financial remedy work where cross-border marriage issues arise on divorce or international assets are involved and in children cases including disputes regarding international relocation and is frequently instructed to deal with cases at high court level.

Qualifications

Barrister, Mediator, Part-time Judge

Geographic Region

Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, International (outside the UK), Isle of Man, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber

Laura Heaton

25 Oct 2021

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Laura Heaton

Tel: 02074041044 | lheaton@29br.co.uk
29 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4HE

I am a barrister working in financial relief cases for over 20 years. I have experience in a wide variety of cases which have involved assets at all levels, complex financial structures, family businesses, farms and high net worth individuals. I also sit part time as a Judge in both children cases and financial cases
Over the last 10 years the importance of alternative dispute resolution has increased and I have qualified as a collaborative lawyer and mediator. As a arbitrator I am now able to offer all forms of dispute resolution.
Arbitration can offer a fantastic way to resolve financial disputes on separation. The process can be tailored to the parties and can often be dealt with more quickly than going through the court process.
I aim to provide an arbitration service that deals respectfully and humanely with all involved at what is a difficult time.

Qualifications

Barrister, Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator, Part-time Judge

Geographic Region

Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, International (outside the UK), Isle of Man, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber