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Sills & Betteridge LLP‘s large-scale family law practice group has a strong influence in the region and is built around core teams that handle all aspects of matrimonial finance, emergency, care, children and mediation, respectively. The practice has garnered praise for being ’hard-working, dynamic and very focused on best outcomes’ and is headed up by Helen Derry, whose diverse caseload frequently includes divorce, property issues, maintenance, nuptial agreements, co-habitation disputes and private children’s cases. Chrystal Theofanous is head of the emergency children and domestic abuse team, whilst Mo Hayes is a specialist for public law care proceedings, specifically child law cases, and spearheads the care team. Dominic Lee‘s practice emphasises divorce and financial cases as well as private children’s law disputes. Siobhan Thompson and Ailsa Tennant are other key contacts within the wider department.
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‘They pay attention to detail and give the client the attention they require to their case. They are well-prepared and efficient as a team. They are good with technology and have a supportive environment from the top down in the team.’
‘Hard-working, dynamic and very focused on best outcomes. They really do take their client's part and push as far as possible. Don't take no for an answer! Forthright and powerful litigators.’
Work highlights
Acted for the respondent children in a reported domestic abuse case before the Court of Appeal involving the welfare of two children; the court in November 2023 dismissed a parent’s appeal of an application to revoke placement orders – an order made by the court authorizing a local authority to place a child for adoption.
Challenging children’s care case acting for the respondent child (via the children’s guardian) before the Court of Appeal.