Fladgate LLP’s family team is strengthened by the arrival of new head of team Rebecca Cockcroft from Payne Hicks Beach LLP in September 2024 and is fast carving out a reputation for handling HNW and UHNW financial disputes. Cockcroft brings expertise in high-value cases with international aspects, representing a client base from entrepreneurs and private equity professionals to celebrities. Teresa Cullen, also a mediator and collaborative lawyer, combines experience in high-value financial claims with her insight as a cross-qualified psychotherapist. Hetty Gleave stands out for her work at the intersection of complex financial divorces and art and cultural property, and Hetty Gleave has a specialism in financial remedy matters involving domestic abuse. Rebecca Christie advises on nuptial agreements and financial structures for international clients. Joshua Moger and Shivani Kerai are also recommended.
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‘Hetty Gleave is a highly effective lawyer with unique qualities of intelligence, empathy, and legal knowledge. She is particularly good at reducing complicated matters to simple statements of fact or principle. She sees the central issues and the relevant legal rules straight away.’
‘Catherine Costley has blossomed to being one of the leading divorce finance partners of her cohort. Charming yet no shrinking violet, she thinks deeply about the issues and the way to achieve the best result for the client. Josh Moger has apparently limitless energy and capacity for hard work. His commitment to the client's cause is unsurpassed, and he lives and breathes their cases, challenging every assumption in family law, he takes nothing for granted or at face value and so finds and solves issues others miss.’
‘The team is hardworking, well-resourced, and dedicated. The lawyers work very hard for their clients. They give good advice and will try hard to settle a case where appropriate. The team benefits from the ability to have input from colleagues within the firm who work in other areas.’
‘Teresa Cullen is absolutely first-rate. She mixes as an equal in the very top flight of London family lawyers.'
‘Teresa Cullen is an excellent family lawyer. I have worked with her previously, and she is really thorough, supportive, and knowledgeable.’
‘Fladgate is growing fast, and that is not a surprise given the quality of the work that they are delivering and the personnel that they are attracting. They are very good family lawyers, but also very commercially astute lawyers, which is hugely important to clients.’
Work highlights
Acted in the private equity divorce case of A v M (No.2) and (No.3) and subsequent Court of Appeal case.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Catherine Costley
Teresa Cullen
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Joshua Moger
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Rebecca Christie
Practice head
Rebecca Cockcroft
Other key lawyers
Teresa Cullen; Joshua Moger; Catherine Costley; Shivani Kerai; Rebecca Christie; Hetty Gleave