TIm Whitney > Mills & Reeve LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Mills & Reeve LLP houses an ‘excellent team with both strength and depth’ in Oxford, known for advising on financial proceedings involving complex business and trusts structures, international elements, and property disputes between unmarried couples. Tim Whitney moved from the firm’s London group to head the Oxford team, and is known for his specialist knowledge of cohabitation disputes. Matthew Heyworth and Claire Burton joined the team in March 2023 from BDB Pitmans; Heyworth co-heads the team and regularly acts for high-net-worth clients in matters involving inherited wealth, while ‘brilliant solicitor’ Burton is well-versed in complex children matters involving allegations of abuse.

Mills & Reeve LLP fields ‘an impressive team with a number of excellent mediators in London and elsewhere’. The team is headed by ‘go-to’ Alison Bull, whose practice spans hybrid mediation, cross-border child abduction mediation, child-inclusive mediation, and arbitration. Suzanne Kingston is recommended as ‘a good choice for a high-net-worth mediation‘, while Joanna Grandfield, head of family and children, is ‘always constructive and a joy to have on any case‘. Working across London and Oxford, ‘experienced practitioner’ Tim Whitney is accredited by the Family Mediation Council as an all issues mediator.