Weightmans LLP’s offering covers various types of work. The team is equipped to advise on child law issues and on complex financial provision matters following divorces and cohabitation dissolutions. Emma Collins leads the team, key practitioners in which are wealth protection and financial remedy expert Noel Ferry and international child abduction and cohabitation specialist Caroline Gillespie. Alison Dewar and Dawn Finlayson are names to note.
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  • 'Caroline Gillespie has been outstanding. She brings a calm, composed, and highly knowledgeable presence to every interaction. What I’ve valued most is how genuinely attentive she has been throughout the process. No matter how busy things may be, Caroline has always made herself reachable and responsive — something that provides immense reassurance during uncertain times. She listens carefully, offers thoughtful advice, and never makes you feel like just another case file.’
  • ‘The family law team is excellent to deal with. They communicate well.'

  • ‘Caroline Gillespie provides excellent legal advice tailored to the situation and individuals involved. She takes care to ensure she considers the effects of the timing of actions on kids, etc.’

  • ‘The breadth of knowledge within the team is second-to-none. The partners, Caroline Gillespie and Noel Ferry have a wealth of experience across the whole spectrum of family actions. They are ably supported by their associates Dawn Finlayson and Alison Dewar, who are diligent and solution-focused. The team is particularly skilled in handling novel cases and points, particularly in relation to cohabitation and separation cases.’

  • ‘Dawn Finlayson and Alison Dewar are standout associates. They apply both precision and technical detail to complex legal arguments. The team is particularly skilled in complex financial separation issues and difficult cases involving orders for children. They are my go-to firm with conflict work.'

  • ‘Noel Ferry has good attention-to-detail, understands accounts and the different possible approaches to valuations of businesses and interests therein.’

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Practice head

Emma Collins

Other key lawyers

Noel Ferry; Caroline Gillespie; Alison Dewar; Dawn Finlayson