BRITANNIA CHAMBERS, 4 OXFORD PLACE, LEEDS, LS1 3AX
- Tel:
- Work 0113 246 0622
- Fax:
- Fax 0113 246 7488
- DX:
- 26427 LEEDS PARK SQUARE
- Web:
- www.clarionsolicitors.com
- Email:
Mark Burns
- Tel:
- Work +44 113 246 0622
- Email:
Work Department
Family/matrimonial.
Position
Managing partner; head of family department; widely regarded as one of the leading family lawyers in the North; specialises in high-value ancillary relief; conducts a number of substantial matrimonial cases with examples including a matter where the assets in dispute totalled in excess of £100m; handled G v F, which is a leading case on same-sex parental relationships – the first reported case of its kind; has acquired a reputation for representing leading professionals including surgeons, dentists, barristers and other solicitors in sensitive matrimonial cases; and advises on scripts for Yorkshire Television’s ‘Emmerdale’.
Career
Career: Trained McCormicks; qualified 1990; partner Clarion Solicitors LLP 1993; written a number of articles in family-focused publications.
Member
Member: Law Society Family Panel; Resolution; Resolution trained mediator.
Education
Education: Woodlands School, Derby; Nottingham Trent University (1987 BA Hons Law 2(2)).
Leisure
Leisure: Watching Derby County; watching and playing cricket – member of Farnley Hill cricket club.
Practice Areas
Family - matrimonial
