Erin Sawyer > Irwin Mitchell > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
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Erin Sawyer
Work Department
Family
Position
Erin is a partner in the Family Team, specialising in complex family finances; this includes pre and post-nuptial agreements, separation and divorce and cohabitation disputes between unmarried parties. Most of the cases Erin is involved in have an international element, and she has a particular interest in working with American ex-pats living in this jurisdiction, as one herself. As a result, Erin understands the complexities that internationally mobile families face, which can increase as a result of a relationship breakdown.
With her strong academic background in corporate and commercial law, Erin is regularly asked to advise divorce matters that have contentious business elements, including partnership/shareholder disputes.
Erin leads Irwin Mitchell’s Team of Excellence specialising in cohabitation disputes. She regularly represents clients in complex disputes under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
Erin provides specialist advice on professional negligence claims arising from complex family finances.
Career
Publications include Cohabitation: Law and Precedents, Chapter 2 – Thomson Reuters.
Memberships
Member of Resolution; Co-President, Bristol Law Society (2021-22 and 2022-23).
Education
LLB, University of Sheffield
LLM International Business Law, University of Exeter
LPC, College of Law (now University of Law)
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Family
(Next Generation Partners)Praised for its ability to draw on the firm’s broader, national resources, Irwin Mitchell
‘s ‘highly skilled family team’ regularly handles Court of Protection work and complex financial remedies for various wealthy individuals. Erin Sawyer leads the TOLATA team at the firm, where she acts primarily in property disputes for unmarried couples. Former practice head Nicola Walker has now retired.