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Harbour Family Law
31 Regent Street
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR
England

Email firm Visit website 0117 3751780

Private client > Family Tier 3

‘Providing clients with a very personal, yet professional service’, Harbour Family Law is a specialist family law firm working across offices in Bristol, Portishead and Clevedon. The team is capable of advising clients on an array of family law issues including divorce, financial remedy proceedings, child law matters and cohabitation and marital agreements. Founding partner and practice head Katy Zikking - 'very collaborative...and very conscientious' - has more than 20 years of family law experience.

Practice head(s):

Katy Zikking

Other key lawyers:

Ros White; Nicky Howarth; Fiona Greener

Testimonials

‘Nicky Howarth and Fiona Greener are sublime. They are very involved and know their client’s cases like the back of their hand. They are friendly and approachable whilst also being sensitive and professional.’

‘All the team are very diligent and caring towards their clients.’

‘Katy Zikking is very collaborative in her approach and very conscientious. Her calm nature does not detract from her tenaciousness.’

‘What makes Harbour unique is the boutique and specialist feel to the firm whilst maintaining a level of talent, experience, expertise and respect that you would expect from a much larger firm.’

‘Nicky Howarth is quite simply outstanding. She has an unmatched ability to remain calm, measured and provide clarity in the most fraught situations.’

‘This is a niche family law practice with a number of offices, providing clients with a very personal, yet professional service. The team are all very experienced family laws having originated from a number of leading firms.’

Work highlights

Harbour Family Law, a specialist family law firm, based in Bristol, Portishead and Clevedon, was established in 2013 by Founder & Director Katy Zikking. Nicky Howarth heads up the Bristol office based in Clifton. Katy Zikking heads up the Clevedon and Portishead office.

The specialist firm has now grown to a team of ten, with three offices covering Bristol, Clevedon and Portishead. The firm is currently an all-female team. Each solicitor is a committed, specialist family lawyer having specialised in family law since qualification. Harbour Family Law pride themselves on a culture of support and wellbeing for staff and clients. The firm has invested in new premises in Clifton, Bristol and Clevedon with the design focused on an uplifting work space and client experience.

The firm’s core values embrace modern, innovative IT solutions for the benefit of clients, and an emotionally intelligent and clear approach to the delivery of family law advice.

The firm have long-standing relationships with expert Counsel in family law, pensions advisors, financial advisors and forensic accountants, with whom they collaborate in their client’s best interests. Further support for clients is offered through contacts with Counsellors, Family Therapists and coaches. Two of the solicitors are Collaboratively trained and offer a non-court based resolution to financial settlements on divorce. This network is supported also by the firm’s membership of the Collaborative Pod, where multidisciplinary experts work together to support a resolution to divorce.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE The team of lawyers are all experts in family law, covering divorce, financial remedy proceedings, cohabitation disputes, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, Trust of Land Act claims, Schedule 1 Children Act claims, Family Law Act proceedings and Children Act proceedings. Katy Zikking and Ros White undertake Collaborative practice (round-table, non-court based resolution) to resolve financial agreements on divorce.

Every practitioner is a member of Resolution, the national organisation of family lawyers. Nicky Howarth is the current Chair of Bristol Resolution and a former member of Resolutions National Committee for property, pensions and financial provision. Fiona Greener, the former Chair of Bristol Resolution for over 9 years, is a continuing committee member of Bristol Resolution and in addition is a legal consultant to Relate Avon, the marriage guidance counselling service. She is also a former member of Resolutions Standards Committee which works to put the Code of Practice at the heart of family law practice. Hannah Holdaway, Associate, is currently completing a Phd focusing on the impact of emotional support during the divorce process. Hannah is also a Relate Avon Trustee.

The team and clients of the firm are ably supported by experienced, committed secretarial, paralegal and Accounts specialists.

Offices

Bristol office – UK
31 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4HR
Tel: 0117 3751780
Email: mail@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk

Clevedon office – UK
45 Hill Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7PD=
Tel: 01275 741202
Email: mail@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk

Portishead office – UK
Kestrel Court, Harbour Road, Portishead, BS20 7AN
Tel: 01275 285414
Email: mail@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Family	Nicky Howarth	nicky@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk	01173751780
Family	Fiona Greener	fiona@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk	01173751780
Family	Katy Zikking	katy@harbourfamilylaw.co.uk	01173751780

Name	Position	Profile
Mrs Fiona Greener	Fiona joined Harbour Family Law as a Director in March 2016. Fiona…	View Profile
Mrs Nicky Howarth	Nicky is a Director and Head of the Clifton office. Nicky has…	View Profile
Mrs Ros White	Ros qualified as a solicitor in 2001, having trained with an established…	View Profile
Mrs Katy Zikking	Katy is the Founder and Managing Director of Harbour Family Law. Katy…	View Profile