Work Department
Family
Position
Senior Associate
Helen’s work as a Solicitor involves advising and representing clients on a range of different family matters including divorce, dissolution or nullity proceedings; financial settlements and nuptial agreements; arrangements for children and Children Act applications; and cohabitation disputes.
She is also an all issues, Resolution-trained Mediator, working towards accreditation, which enables her to help those involved in family relationship breakdown or disputes to discuss and negotiate bespoke solutions and options in a cost-efficient and voluntary forum.
As a member of Resolution and the Family Mediation Council, Helen adheres to Codes of Conduct which mean that, as both a Solicitor and a Mediator, she endeavour to minimise conflict in family disputes.
Career
Trainee, Tees Law, 2013-2015; Solicitor, Tees Law, 2015-2019; Associate, Tees Law, 2019- 2022; Senior Associate, Tees Law, 2022-present
Memberships
Resolution; Family Mediation Council; Women in Family Law
Education
BA (Hons) History (1st), University of Sheffield, 2008-2011; GDL, BPP, 2011-2012; LPC, University of Law, 2013
Lawyer Rankings
The practice at Tees Law is praised by clients for its ‘excellence in legal knowledge and case management’, working out of Bishop’s Stortford. Practice head and ‘leading light‘ Sally Powell is an expert in cases involving agricultural land and farming assets, while Helen Midgley, promoted to partner in April 2024, is a mediator offering the one lawyer two clients model across financial and children matters. James Scarborough is adept at handling financial disputes and nuptial agreements, while Katie Stewart is a key name for children matters.
