Complex financial provision specialist Fiona Sasan and child-inclusive mediator and farming divorce specialist Lucia Clark jointly lead the team at Morton Fraser MacRoberts. The group handles the gamut of matrimonial, and public and private child law matters, including the high-value, multi-jurisdictional, and highly acrimonious. The team is equipped to handle financial remedy cases, to advise on pre and post-nuptial agreements and to handle cohabitation disputes. Savita Sharma is a key name, as is the ‘highly effective’ Nikki Hunter, who is a key contact for local authority cases.
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‘The team at Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP is very well-equipped to deal with high value actions in the Court of Session. They have a good range of talents at all levels.’
‘Lucia Clark and Fiona Sasan are both excellent. Lucia is extremely bright and has particularly strong attention-to-detail. Fiona is excellent with clients and has great ability to manage complex litigation. All of the associates are excellent, including Nikki Hunter.'
‘Morton Fraser MacRoberts has a very strong family law presence in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Lucia Clark in Edinburgh and Fiona Sasan in Glasgow are family law heavyweights who are respected in the profession.'
'The firm has a quality client base and is well-resourced in terms of a large and well-qualified family law team.'
'It has a high quality Court of Session practice in addition to running cases at Sheriff Court level.’
‘Fiona Sasan is hugely experienced, technically knowledgeable, and tenacious in seeking to achieve the best outcome for her clients.'
'Lucia Clark is known for her intellectual and analytical abilities, combined with a pragmatic attitude.'
'Nicki Hunter is a solicitor advocate, has excellent communication skills, and is a highly effective litigator.’
‘The family law part of this firm benefits from being located in an entity with a depth of practice. That gives them easy access to resources in other aspects of law to supplement their own undoubted skills.’
‘Lucia Clark is an expert in farming divorces. She has written on the subject and engaged in many of the litigations which involve farms.’
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Leading associates
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Nikki Hunter
Practice head
Fiona Sasan; Lucia Clark
Other key lawyers
Savita Sharma; Nikki Hunter; Ellen Bond