{"id":49844,"date":"2025-07-08T11:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=49844"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:45:47","slug":"jones-myers-appoints-financial-disputes-specialist-as-new-partner","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/jones-myers-appoints-financial-disputes-specialist-as-new-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones Myers appoints financial disputes specialist as new Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jones Myers has appointed Sarah Barr-Young, a family lawyer with extensive expertise, to head the firm\u2019s Financial Remedies Department in Harrogate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Highly experienced in complex, high net worth financial disputes, Sarah\u2019s reputation in business property portfolios, pensions on divorce and resolving disputes out of court through negotiation is widely recognised.<\/p>\n

A named Legal 500 \u2018Key\u2019 Lawyer and Chambers \u2018Notable Practitioner\u2019, Sarah is valued by clients as a knowledgeable, \u2018no nonsense\u2019 strategist who is patient and empathetic.<\/p>\n

Sarah is delighted to be back in Harrogate where she was born and attended junior school. She said: \u00a0\u201cI am a long-standing admirer of Jones Myers\u2019 standing for delivering excellence in client care and legal services of the highest calibre and regard this opportunity as a real honour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also a privilege to be taking over from Neil Dring, a highly dedicated and compassionate family lawyer. I had the pleasure of previously working with Neil who sadly passed away earlier this year following an illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Peaker, Jones Myers Managing Partner, said: \u201cSarah\u2019s first-class reputation in divorce and financial remedies is widely renowned and respected and she is a great asset to our award-winning team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish Sarah continued success in her career as a key member of our committed lawyers who are recognised as leaders in their field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah\u2019s appointment comes in a formative year for Jones Myers, which has also doubled the size of the York city centre team with a series of new appointments.<\/p>\n

With headquarters in Leeds, the firm, which has its own in-house counsel, has retained its top tier rankings in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK guides for over three decades.<\/p>\n

Jones Myers is also ranked in the top five per cent of UK law practices which deliver family law services by Review Solicitors, an independent legal review site. Outperforming its peers nationwide, clients award the practice a consistent \u2018Excellent\u2019 rating.<\/p>\n

For queries on any aspect of family law, call Jones Myers at Leeds 0113 246 0055, Harrogate 01423 276104, or York 01904 202550. Visit www.jonesmyers.co.uk<\/a>, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk<\/a> or tweet @helpwithdivorce<\/p>\n

Jones Myers blog is ranked in the UK\u2019s Best 25 family law blogs and websites to follow in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-49844","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/49844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}