David Lister > Ward Hadaway LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Ward Hadaway LLP Offices
5 WELLINGTON PLACE
LEEDS
LS1 4AP
England
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David Lister
Work Department
Family/Matrimonial
Position
Partner
Career
David advises and represents individuals as well as couples when forming relationships or when those relationships have run their course.
David specialises in high value, complex financial cases arising from divorce, especially where businesses or dynastic wealth is involved. His clients include sports and media personalities, CEOs, business and land owners and often vulnerable parties, reliant on a wealthy spouse’s financial resources who might be worried about their future. He can also advise on injunctive relief, where there is a risk of assets being dissipated or placed beyond the Court’s reach
David’s less combative work includes wealth protection, drafting marital agreements in anticipation of a wedding or living together. He is considered one of the country’s leading experts when it comes to representing both parties in divorce, where they wish to separate amicably using the same solicitor.
David acts for parents, relatives and carers who cannot agree on issues concerning children. Those matters might include relocating with a child, either in the UK or overseas, disputes in relation to medical care or education or generally what the framework for a child’s care should be. David’s cases often include allegations of parental alienation or abusive behaviour and he has helped a great number of parents to achieve shared care outcomes, where the other parent has been obstructive or unwilling to facilitate contact. He has extensive experience of securing protective orders, where needed.
David helps people to take or regain control of their future, securing outcomes for them that allow them to move forward with confidence and certainty.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
The family team at Ward Hadaway LLP in Leeds is co-led by Andrea Dyer, an expert on multi-jurisdictional financial disputes, including the protection of inherited wealth, and David Lister, who offers the ‘one lawyer, two clients’ divorce model. The team is made up of Resolution members, and clients benefit from access to the wider expertise within the firm – notably, corporate, agriculture, tax and property teams. It has particular strength working with vulnerable clients, including those with mental and physical health concerns.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property