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David Leadercramer

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Ross & Craig

Work Department

Family and private client.

Position

Senior partner and head of family and private client department. Specialised in family law for over 25 years, having initially been well-known as a commercial litigator. A leading authority on pre-nuptial agreements and the reciprocal enforcement of Matrimonial Orders. In demand as a lecturer and regularly presents seminars on a wide variety of family law subjects, including pensions and co-habitation. Handles complex cases of all types arising from the breakdown of relationship and also advises in respect of cases with an international element. Trained collaborative lawyer.

Career

Career: Trained Clintons; qualified 1977; Ross & Craig 1977; partner 1978; managing partner 1992-2009; senior partner 2009. Published articles on pre-nuptial agreements and the reciprocal enforcement of Matrimonial Orders in ‘Family Law’ and other professional journals. Wrote the chapter on reciprocal enforcement of Maintenance Orders in the Resolution publication ‘International Aspects on Family Law’.

Member

Member: Law Society; regional committee of Resolution (formerly SFLA) since 1996; chair of Resolution London region since 2006; chair of Eurojuris family law practice group.

Education

Education: Orange Hill Grammar School; Southampton University (1973 LLB Hons).

Leisure

Leisure: Theatre, cinema, history, reading, running, football.

Practice Areas

Family - children; Family - matrimonial; Litigation - commercial

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