Lake Legal > Leeds, England > Firm Profile

Lake Legal
PARK HOUSE, PARK SQUARE WEST
LEEDS
LS1 2PW
England

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Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Tier 1

‘Gold standard’ Lyn Ayrton

leads the family team at boutique Leeds firm Lake Legal, and is also qualified as an arbitrator. The team works across all areas of private family law, with a focus on complex cases involving business and trust assets, cross-jurisdictional cases, and children-related finding of fact hearings. In addition, the team has expertise regarding high-value pre- and post-nuptial agreements. The team demonstrates a commitment to alternative dispute resolution methods, including arbitration, mediation and direct discussions. Clare Glaister specialises in high-net-worth financial settlements, and alongside Ayrton, forms ‘a formidable team’.

Hall of Fame

Lyn Ayrton

– Lake Legal

Next Generation Partners

Claire Glaister – Lake Legal

Practice head(s):

Lyn Ayrton

Other key lawyers:

Claire Glaister; Hollie Burnett

Testimonials

‘A niche practice with a superb blend of legal knowledge, true client care and pragmatism.’

‘Very warm and welcoming, which is a benefit when clients are going through distressful and difficult times.’

‘Lyn Ayrton is pragmatic and confident. Very approachable but business-like too.’

‘A first-rate team. All are highly knowledgeable and approachable. Lyn Ayrton is as good as it gets in the north of England.’

‘Lyn Ayrton is one of the top two practitioners in the North of England. Immense wealth of experience.’

‘Hollie Burnett was an incredible help to me during a very stressful situation. She took the time to listen to me and communicate with me in a way that made me feel comfortable, even when I was trying to convey heavily detailed information.’

‘Lake Legal is the poster child for a boutique firm specialising in financial remedy. There is not a weak link in the team, and clients can be reassured that their case will be handled with care and expertise from start to finish.’

‘Lyn Aryton remains gold standard. She brings judgment, maturity and experience to a case and strives for the best result for her clients, but never loses sight of the costs and the risks and gives realistic advice.’

Work highlights

Lake Legal is an established specialist family law practice under the strong leadership of Lyn Ayrton and Claire Glaister. The team advises on all areas of private family law, with a particular focus on medium to high net worth individuals, complex cases involving business and trust assets and cross-jurisdictional issues. The firm also acts in relation to high value pre and post-nuptial agreements and specialises in complex children related cases including cases involving removal of children from and within the jurisdiction and finding of fact hearings. The firm also advises on matters arising under the Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act and the Family Law Act.

Lake Legal’s clients are at the heart of their practice. They provide a cost effective and pragmatic approach to resolving the problems faced in matrimonial, cohabitation and child related disputes. The ‘stellar’ team exclusively practice family law with an emphasis on high net worth and complex matters. All adopt an approach which follows the code of practice of Resolution, promoting conversation over confrontation and working hard to settle disputes quickly in a conciliatory and constructive manner.

The firm has been described as “technically excellent, responsive, pragmatic and commercial – in addition to being a paragon of decency” and “…absolutely superb”.

Lake Legal has recently been shortlisted for Family Law Firm of the Year at the forthcoming LexisNexis Family Law Awards which are taking place in November.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Family	Lyn Ayrton	lyn.ayrton@lakelegal.co.uk	0113 357 1272
Family	Claire Glaister	claire.glaister@lakelegal.co.uk	0113 357 1274

Name	Position	Profile
Lyn Ayrton	Senior Partner	View Profile
Hollie Burnett	Associate	View Profile
Brooke Dempsey	Solicitor	View Profile
Claire Glaister	Managing Partner	View Profile
Sam Haslam	Solicitor	View Profile
Sara James	Chartered Legal Executive	View Profile

English
Conversational French
Conversational German

Law Society of England and Wales
Legal 500
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Resolution
Law Society Family Law Accreditation Scheme
Solicitors Regulation Authority
Chambers and Partners

Lake Legal Limited is fully committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination. It aims to promote equality and diversity and equal opportunities in all its professional dealings with clients, employees, self-employed contractors, job applicants, other solicitors, barristers, visitors and third parties.

The company shall treat everyone equally and with the same attention, courtesy and respect and shall not unlawfully discriminate because of any “protected characteristic”, being:

Age;
Disability;
Gender reassignment;
Marriage or civil partnership status;
Pregnancy or maternity;
Race (including nationality, colour and ethnic or national origin;
Religion or belief;
Sex; or
Sexual orientation.

As an employer, the company will treat all employees and job applicants equally and fairly and not unlawfully discriminate against them. This applies equally to voluntary positions and anyone undertaking work experience with us. This will, for example, include arrangements for recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment, access to training opportunities, access to promotion and transfers, flexible working hours, maternity, paternity and other leave arrangements, performance appraisal systems, grievance and disciplinary processes, demotions, selection for redundancies, dress code, references, bonus schemes, work allocation and any other employment related activities. The company will appoint, train, develop, reward and promote on the basis of merit and ability.

Where appropriate and necessary, the company will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, provide appropriate facilities and conditions of service which take into account the specific needs of employees which arise from their ethnic or cultural background; gender; responsibilities as carers; disability; religion or belief or sexual orientation.

The company is committed to meeting the diverse needs of clients. It will take steps to ensure the services they provide are accessible to all. The company will take account, in particular, the needs of clients with a disability and clients who are unable to communicate effectively in English. It will consider whether particular groups are predominant within their client base and devise appropriate policies or reasonable adjustments to meet their needs.

The company will instruct barristers and experts on the basis of their skill, experience and ability and not unlawfully discriminate, or encourage barristers’ clerks to unlawfully discriminate on any of the protected characteristics.

The company will monitor equal opportunities information about job applicants from different gender, disability and ethnic groups. They also provide diversity data to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, or other regulatory bodies as required. The company does not currently publish diversity data due to its size and structure. Where this is published, it is done so in general terms to protect the identity of individuals in the company and comply with data protection legislation.

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