Simon Thomas
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Work Department
Litigation department (family).
Position
Simon Thomas has headed the family team since 2002. He joined Michelmores in 1992 and became a partner in 1998. Simon’s practice spans all aspects of family law. He is predominantly known for his expertise, strategic as well as technical, in high value financial cases, whether married or unmarried. His skills are in assessing and advising on the difficult areas such as: the impact and dynamics of a family business on relationship breakdown; the sharing of pensions and other valuable assets which cannot be converted into cash; jurisdictional issues (both parties and assets). He is an authority on the effect of a spouse’s conduct (both violent and financial) in ancillary relief proceedings and was the lead solicitor in the case of H v H (financial relief; attempted murder as conduct) 2006 1 FLR. Simon is known locally amongst his peers for his pragmatic and client-focused approach. He knows his subject well and is a skilled negotiator who is dedicated to resolving his clients’ issues in the best and most timely way he can – a colleague reports that his ‘outbox is as busy on a Sunday night as it is on a Monday morning’.
Career
Trained litigation practice Gray’s Inn; Michelmores 1992; partner 1998 to date. Management Board member since 2010.
Member
Resolution; trained Mediator; member of the Law Society’s Negligence Referral Panel.
Education
Sutton Valence School, Maidstone; University of Hull (BA in Classics); College of Law, Guildford; Law Society’s final examinations.
Leisure
Spending time with his family and his dogs, painting and chess (poorly), walking and running (actively), football, rugby and horse racing (from a grandstand), and wine and cooking (separately and together).
Practice Areas
Family - matrimonial
