Ms Linda Heathfield > Howse Williams > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Linda Heathfield
Work Department
Family and Matrimonial.
Position
Linda is a Consultant in Howse Williams’ family and matrimonial practice. Linda’s cases often involve families with assets in multiple jurisdictions around the world. She practices across the board in family law cases involving children and finances. Cases relating to children include disputes over custody, care and control and other parenting disputes both in respect of married and unmarried couples and cohabitants. An increasing number of her cases involve international relocation of children. She has acted in applications for private adoptions, usually with extended families or step-families and cases involving the abduction or return of children to or from Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries. Her cases in respect of family finances include maintenance claims made for or against her clients, substantial capital claims, including property transfers as well as applications to restrain disposal of assets or to set aside dispositions of assets made to defeat her client’s claims. She is involved in an increasing number of cases involving third party resources and an increasing number of pre-nuptial and post nuptial settlements. Linda is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is collaboratively trained and was a founding member and office holder of the Hong Kong Collaborative Practice Group. She is an active member of and past Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Family Law Association.
Career
2012 Howse Williams
2008 Ip & Heathfield
1994 Boase, Cohen & Collins
Languages
English
Memberships
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners Member of Lawasia Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Education
University of Hong Kong, 1991 to 1992; University of Liverpool, 1973 to 1976. Linda was admitted in Hong Kong in 1994, in England and Wales in 1995 and in Australia (Queensland) in 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
The team at Howse Williams demonstrates tenacity in advising on all aspects of family and business life, being sought after by spouses, high-net-worth individuals, and professional clients. The firm offers guidance on various matters, including prenuptial agreements, child custody applications, trust disputes, and estate administration. Leading the group is Linda Heathfield, who specialises in advising both married and unmarried couples on child and financial matters, including cases involving child custody, abduction, and estate matters. Karen Lam co-leads the team with Heathfield, focusing her practice on matrimonial disputes, encompassing divorce, child custody, and wardship. Addressing the need for advice on both local and global family issues, Victoria Ng, promoted to partner in July 2022, plays a key role. Ng’s practice centres on matrimonial and trust matters, often encompassing international elements, like relocations and substantial overseas assets, including those held in overseas trusts. Stacey Devoy and Stephanie Ng departed the firm in 2023.