Kit O'Brien > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
6 QUEEN SQUARE
BRISTOL
BS1 4JE
England
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Kit O'Brien
Work Department
Family
Position
Legal Director
Career
In addition to working with clients going through divorce and separation, Kit has extensive experience of working with unmarried couples. She can assist with cohabitation agreements at the outset of a relationship and with resolution of issues (including Trust of Land and Trustee proceedings) if a relationship breaks down.
She has extensive experience of complex cases involving farms, businesses, professionals, and pensions.
Areas of work Kit specialises in:
– Acting for the wife of a property developer with significant income from a commercial property portfolio. Securing a capital settlement sufficient to enable her to have mortgage free accommodation and to cover school fees.
– Acting for the wife of a farmer with limited capital at the point of divorce but the potential for significant capital growth from land development. Achieving the postponement of her capital claims so that these can be reviewed in the future when the land development project comes to fruition.
– Acting for a partner in a veterinary practice, dealing with issues arising out of practice valuations, potential for future expansion and directors loan account.
– Acting for a client involved in Trust of Land and Trustee Act proceedings following the ending of a very short relationship, dealing with claims for estoppel.
– Acting for the wife of a wealthy company director, addressing issues arising out of a very short marriage.
– Acting for a farmer on divorce facing claims for sharing of assets notwithstanding minimal financial contributions and assessing relevance of family trusts.
Memberships
An accredited member of the Law Society Family Law Panel, Kit is a trained collaborative lawyer.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Family
The team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP has extensive experience handling high-net-worth divorce and separation cases, representing clients on issues relating to cohabitation, complex children issues and overseas assets. New arrival Kit O’Brien has bolstered team’s expertise in TOLATA cases, as well as increasing the firm’s geographical reach into Somerset and Dorset. James Myatt – who leads the wider team – has over 40 years of experience in family law, regularly advising on cases involving farms, businesses and complex pension assets.