Mr Huw Miles > Paris Smith LLP > Winchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Paris Smith LLP
NINE PARCHMENT STREET
WINCHESTER
S023 8AT
England

Work Department

Family Law

Position

Managing LLP Partner

Career

MANAGEMENT

I served as Paris Smith’s Finance Partner from 2014 to 2021 prior to becoming Managing Partner in 2022.

My principal responsibilities are:

  • Delivering the outcomes required by the firm’s strategy;
  • Chairing the firm’s Management Group;
  • Overseeing HR, Marketing and Business Development, Compliance and Accounts functions;
  • Managing all financial aspects of the firm, internally and externally;
  • Acting as liaison between the Management Group and the firm’s Strategy Board.

LEGAL

As part of a team of lawyers, I deal with all aspects of family law including:

  • divorce, separation and relationship breakdown;
  • financial and property claims;
  • collaborative law;
  • pre and post nuptial agreements;
  • civil partnership agreements;
  • disputes between cohabitants (ToLATA) and living together agreements;
  • children.

Over very many years I have developed particular expertise in high value financial cases, property disputes for unmarried persons, financial claims for children and pre and post nuptial agreements. My client base includes prominent captains of industry and leading professional sports persons.

I am a qualified Collaborative lawyer and supporter of all forms of dispute resolution, performed with integrity and respect and always with the best interests of the client in mind.

Memberships

Chair of Winchester BID

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Family: Hampshire

(Hall of Fame)

Huw Miles – Paris Smith LLP

Paris Smith LLP is instructed by a notable roster of high-net-worth-individuals and business owners, demonstrating significant strength in the agricultural and rural sectors. The family division is well equipped to assist clients through mediation and arbitration proceedings, as well as private financial dispute resolution hearings. Winchester-based managing partner Huw Miles is an expert on nuptial agreements and cohabitee disputes, while in Southampton, Frank Prior focuses on high-value matrimonial finance cases. Neil Davies is a highly regarded mediator, and Sarah Passemard concentrates on complex litigation claims. Rachel Osgood is knowledgeable on family trust and separation matters, and Lisa Bray deals with private Children Act issues. Heather Souter is also noted.