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Emily Watson

Emily Watson

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Rayden Solicitors

Rayden Solicitors

England - South East • Private client

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Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

The ‘first-class’ team at Rayden Solicitors has a strong regional presence across St Albans, Berkhamsted, Beaconsfield, Bishop’s Stortford, and Harpenden, and it leverages this to support a wide range of clients, particularly high-net-worth individuals. Katherine Rayden founded the firm in 2005, and retains a reputation as a leading expert in high-value and multi-jurisdictional family law matters, specialising in complex financial disputes, international children cases, and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Berkhamsted-based head Emily Watson specialises in complex private children law matters, including international relocation, cases involving serious allegations, and arbitration, and she also advises on high-value financial cases, prenuptial agreements, and TOLATA claims, often resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods. Adept in divorce cases that often involve sensitive child matters is Paula Butterworth, head of Harpenden office, whose workload frequently includes leave to remove and fact-finding hearings; she often resolves cases through collaborative law, arbitration, and private FDRs. Rupinder Rai, co-head and founder of the Beaconsfield office, is a key contact for complex multi-jurisdictional matters.
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01442 819 144
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raydensolicitors.co.uk
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Family
Position

Partner and Resolution accredited specialist, Emily has extensive experience of the many and complex financial issues arising from separation and divorce including those with an international dimension.  Emily routinely advises in relation to disputes concerning children, with a particular success in relocation cases as well as cases involving challenging allegations against a parent.

Emily also regularly deals with pre and post nuptial agreements and cohabitation disputes. Clients appreciate Emily’s razor-sharp intellect, supportive manner, her clear explanations of the legal issues and willingness to fight their corner robustly when appropriate.

Emily is based in Berkhamsted.

Career

Emily trained at London family law firm Manches, now Pennington Manches, and has practised family law exclusively since qualifying in 2002. Emily continued her career at Dawsons and Kingsley Napsley before joining Rayden Solicitors in 2012.

Memberships
Emily is a member of Resolution. Emily is a former member of both Resolution’s Precedent Drafting Committee and their Cohabitation Working Party.
Education

MA in Classics from King’s College, Cambridge

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Lehna Gardiner is a thorough professional who knows her subject and the law inside out. Very personable and attentive with outstanding service provided, which resulted in the desired outcome. Lehna provided substantial strength to the case.'

    ‘Rosalind Fitzgerald was the lead in my application, and I felt confident that she understood my particular difficulties and far from straightforward issues that would arise with my case.'

    ‘Rayden solicitors are a first-class outfit, offering stellar expertise in family law.'

    ‘Julian Bremner is an excellent lawyer. He is unflappable. He is always one step ahead of everyone else. He has excellent judgement.'

    'Rupinder Rai is an outstanding lawyer. She is assiduous in her preparation, has excellent tactical judgement and is extremely good with clients. Highly recommended. ’

    ‘Che Meakins is an excellent solicitor who shows outstanding commitment and dedication to his clients. He is thorough, reliable, empathetic and personable.’

    ‘The team at Raydens work seamlessly together, in order to give their clients the best possible service. Junior and senior members of the team share tasks appropriately but all are fully up to speed with the issues in each case and ready to assist counsel to represent the client well.'

    ‘Abby Westell particularly stands out from a strong team at Raydens. She is tactically adept when it comes to negotiations and attempts to resolve matters but retains a cutting edge once at court. She is calm, compassionate but realistic with clients to ensure cases are pitched well and clients have a realistic understanding of possible and likely outcomes.'