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Family law.

William is a dual French and English national, he is a bilingual speaker, and many of his cases have a Francophone angle. Most cases involve high net worth assets. He has practiced family law for over 20 years. Although many of his cases involve significant court disputes, he seeks to settle out of court those cases which can be resolved early.

Many of William’s cases have an international element. He is a widely acknowledged expert on European family law issues.

He advises on international prenuptial agreements for clients involving significant assets. He is a trained mediator. William has had important reported cases raising significant points of law (Khreino (2000) – successful wife in case about the powers of the English court to freeze family assets, M v V (2010) – successful husband on the validity of a French jurisdiction agreement about maintenance, and EDG v RR (2014) – successful mother on cross border enforcement of maintenance which correctly predicted a later European Court of Justice case).

William frequently writes articles on international family law for a wide variety of publications and speaks at international conferences. He has been quoted in virtually all the broadsheet newspapers in England and France as well as appearing on national radio and television in both countries.

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William is Vice-President of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (European Chapter).