Judith Ball > Moore Barlow > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Moore Barlow Offices
THE ORIEL
SYDENHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 3SR
England
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Judith Ball
Work Department
Family law.
Position
Partner and head of family department dealing in all aspects of family law, but principally ancillary relief and private Children Act cases; also collaborative law practitioner.
Career
Trained Leo Abse & Cohen, Cardiff; qualified 1983; assistant solicitor Paul K Pitts, Croydon 1983-86; assistant solicitor Hill Bailey, Bedford Row, London 1986-87; partner Brand & Co, North Cheam 1987-2001; partner Callaghans, Guildford 2001-03; partner Barlow Robbins LLP, 2003.
Memberships
Resolution Surrey (previously SFLA) committee member and currently secretary.
Education
Bassaleg Grammar School; University of Leeds (1979 BA (Hons) Law).
Leisure
Music (especially piano and organ), swimming, walking.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Hampshire
Boasting notable clients in London, abroad, and across the home counties, the family team at Moore Barlow is well equipped to handle private wealth and tax issues, along with complex divorce matters. Guilford-based Joanna Farrands leads the team, while Jan Galloway splits her time between Richmond and Southampton, bringing vast expertise in dealing with child abduction cases and pre-nuptial agreements to the group. Judith Ball regularly assists high-net-worth-individuals with all issues following a relationship breakdown, and Debra Emery focuses on wealth protection and financial issues. Charlotte Millard joined the firm as a senior associate from Williams Thompson in June 2022.
South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Leading individuals)Operating across Richmond, Woking and Guildford, the ‘go-to family team’ at Moore Barlow offers ‘excellent client service’ and is well known for advising regional, London and international high-net-worth professionals and individuals on a range of matters including child arrangement orders, cohabitation agreements, financial remedies and, increasingly, international pre and post-nuptial agreements. The practice also offers non-court dispute resolution expertise with mediators and collaboratively trained lawyers, as well as a niche surrogacy team. ‘Level-headed, diligent and constructive’ practice head Joanna Farrands is a ‘brilliant lawyer’ who leads the children team, focusing on parental alienation and high-net-worth financial remedy work. Praised as the ‘doyen of family law’, collaboratively trained lawyer Judith Ball has substantial experience in complex and international matters relating to the start of relationships as well as relationship breakdowns. Jan Galloway is ‘extremely experienced’ in a range of matters and has trained with Resolution, and FMA trained mediator Victoria Walker, who specialises in financial remedy work, is a ‘highly skilled specialist family lawyer’. Qualified collaborative lawyer and co-chair of the Surrey Pod Mandy Spring is another key lawyer.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Hampshire South East > Private client
- Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Private client
- Leading individuals South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Public sector