Kathryn Ainsworth > Machins Solicitors LLP > Berkhamsted, England > Lawyer Profile

Machins Solicitors LLP
LOCKHART HOUSE
295 - 299 HIGH STREET
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJ
England

Work Department

Family

Position

Managing Partner and Head of the Private Family Law Department

Career

Kathryn qualified as a solicitor in 1995.  She joined Sumner & Tabor as a partner in 2000, having previously practised in Cheltenham then Aylesbury. She became a partner in Machins following the merger of the two firms in May 2012.   Her specialist practice areas include divorce and family law.

Memberships

Kathryn is a Member of Resolution

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

(Hall of Fame)

Kathryn AinsworthMachins Solicitors LLP

The ‘fabulous‘ practice at Machins Solicitors LLP provides clients with ‘exceptional quality and diligence‘ when assisting with adoption orders, child assessment orders, and care orders. The ‘outstandingKathryn Ainsworth co-leads the team from Berkhamsted, and the ‘incredibleSarah Ashby co-leads the team from Luton. Ainsworth is a specialist in divorces and separations concerning children, financial arrangements, and businesses, while Ashby frequently acts for family members, interveners, and guardians with her ‘brilliant knowledge‘ of matters involving sexual abuse, death of a family member, and non-accidental injury. Berkhamsted’s Richard Phillips has ‘excellent judgement‘ when advising on the negotiation of separation agreements, and pre-nuptial agreements involving overseas assets. Sadie Glover joined the team in August 2023.