‘Well known for the breadth and depth of knowledge and experience within the team’, the family practice at Blake Morgan LLP in Southampton specialises in complex financial and children-related matters, and has experience handling Schedule 1 and TOLATA cases. Simon Burge heads the team, combining ’enormous experience’ with a ‘commercial focus’ and particular expertise in high-net-worth financial disputes, and Jennifer Williamson is a trained collaborative lawyer with niche expertise regarding menopause and family law, noted for her ’creative problem solving skills’. For mediation, Rachel Giles is the go-to.
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‘Jennifer Williamson is notable in her calm and reassuring manner with clients. She has excellent attention to detail and has creative problem solving skills to get results that leave clients reassured. Jennifer takes time to get to know her clients properly in much more than a light-touch way.’
‘Blake Morgan are well known for the breadth and depth of knowledge and experience within their team. They are particularly known for their work in matrimonial finance.’
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Jennifer Williamson
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Rachel Giles
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Simon Burge
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Jennifer Williamson; Rachel Giles