Mr Simon Osborn > Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP > Colchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP Offices
CHARTER COURT, NEWCOMEN WAY
COLCHESTER BUSINESS PARK
COLCHESTER
CO4 9YA
England
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Mr Simon Osborn
Work Department
Family/Matrimonial (Essex)
Position
Solicitor, Partner and Head of the Family Team.
Over 30 years’ experience in divorce and family law with his expertise lying in high value and complex financial cases, often involving family businesses, multiple properties, overseas assets and pensions. Simon has a special interest in family businesses and in achieving solutions which ensure the sustainability of those businesses. Simon is experienced in contested cases concerning disputes relating to the property of unmarried couples. He is also experienced in the preparation of nuptial agreements and living together agreements.
Career
After completing his training Simon became a founding partner in a firm of solicitors in Colchester. He joined Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP as a partner in 2007. Simon is based in Colchester and works alongside the Fisher Jones Greenwood commercial team. He also sees clients at the firm’s other offices. Simon has a special interest in the use of technology to improve efficiency and in meeting client’s needs. The firm won The Law Society’s Excellence Award in Technology in 2016 for its use of technology in the provision of its family services.
Memberships
Simon is a member of Resolution, the IFLA (Institute of Family Law Arbitrators) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a practising Collaborative family lawyer and encourages solutions that consider the needs of the whole family.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Essex
(Leading individuals)With resources to deliver high-quality advice across the whole spectrum of family matters, Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP stands out as a ‘safe pair of hands’ with ‘extensive experience’ in the space. Colchester-based Simon Osborn heads up the family department, and is reputed for his expertise in high-value and complex financial cases. Rachel Earnshaw is well versed in complex public law children matters, as is Charlotte Knappett, who also provides advice on complex domestic abuse situations. Julia Brewer‘s practice extends to private children, matrimonial and financial remedy cases. Ash Peachey was hired in 2022 and joined the firm’s new office in Braintree.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Essex South East > Private client
- Leading individuals South East > Private client > Family: Essex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Essex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Essex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Essex
- Employment > Immigration
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Essex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Essex
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Essex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Essex
- Employment > Employment: Essex
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant