Family Law and Divorce Solicitors
Instructing our specialist family law and divorce team means you will have one of the most well respected and largest family practices in London on your side. Our solicitors are consistently rated excellent by independent legal practice directories, Chambers and The Legal 500.
Family law encompasses a broad range of disputes. Our team of family law solicitors includes independently accredited specialists in all aspects of family law including divorce, matrimonial finance, pre nuptial and post nuptial agreements, cohabitation, children law, child abduction and adoption.
You can also speak to members of our team who specialise in Alternative Dispute Resolution including mediation and collaborative law.
The family team comprises six partners who are family law solicitors, Mark Freedman, Bridget Thompson, Lisa Pepper, Andrew Watson , Martin Ross and Joanne Wescott. We have two leading consultants, Naomi Angell and Simone McGrath both specialising in children law.
We are committed to providing clients with sound advice which is tailor made for you and in your best interests depending on the facts of your specific case. Our solicitors are members of Resolution– the association for family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. All of our solicitors work within Resolution’s code of conduct.
Our family law solicitors and lawyers fully recognise the anxiety and distress that family disputes can cause you. As such you will be dealing with a solicitor who is approachable and easily contactable. At the same time each solicitor also has a commercial, practical and realistic attitude to dispute resolution for their clients. The department also undertakes publicly funded work when clients are eligible.
3 reasons why you should choose Osbornes:
- You will be advised by our family solicitors London team that is independently recognised by independent legal directories The Legal 500 and Chambers
- The Osbornes family team has vast experience across a broad range of family disputes
- Your family law solicitor will be a member of and follow the Resolution code of conduct
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Latest Family Law News
Basildon Inquest – Serious failings in the hospital care of mother after childbirth
Gabriela Pintilie lost six litres of blood after giving birth to her daughter via cesaran section at Basildon University Hospital in February 2019.The Romanian born mother bled to death several hours after doctors conducted emergency surgery and serious delays followed, along with a failure to deliver the right further care. Our client, Ionel Pintilie. Gabriela’s […]
Read MoreInquest held for former cab driver
A former black cab driver starved himself to death in hospital after being allowed to refuse food and drink despite having a history of mental health problems, the inquest heard on 16 January 2020. Mr Frederick Payne died 31 days after he was admitted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. When he died he weighed […]
Read MoreNew Year, New Lease – Leasehold Reforms
Following consultation, in 2018, and having received over 2600 responses to the consultation, on the 9th January 2020 the Law Commission published its recommendations for simplifying the process by which Tenants can acquire their freeholds or extend their leases. The aim of the reforms are to make it simpler and cheaper for Tenants to buy […]
Read MoreInquest into death of Gabriela Pintilie concludes
Gabriela’s husband Ionel Pintilie said: “Losing Gabriela at a time that should have been one of the happiest of our lives was devastating for us as a family. But, to hear the catalogue of errors before her death, including the fact that she was not given the blood products that could have saved her life, […]
Read MoreInquest of Gabriela Pintilie’s death continues
During the second day the anaesthetist wept as he described being unable to save Gabriela. Commenting on the inquest Stephanie Prior, Head of Clinical Negligence said “The inquest is proving to be a very upsetting and harrowing process for my client and his family. They are putting themselves through this in the hope they will […]
Read MoreInquest into death of mum at troubled maternity unit to be held
An inquest into the death of a mum at a scandal-hit maternity ward hours after she gave birth will begin on Monday. Gabriela Pintilie, 36, who is originally from Romania, gave birth to her daughter in February last year, but died the following day at Basildon University Hospital. The baby girl survived unharmed. The maternity […]
Read MoreThe New Law for Cohabitation
Opposite-sex couples are now able to register a civil partnership and receive financial benefits and better protection in case of break-ups or death. This move follows a Supreme Court ruling which allows heterosexual couples who do not wish to marry, to put their relationship on a stronger footing in relation to tax, inheritance, pension and […]
Read MoreWypadki rowerowe – często zadawane pytania
Przeciwko komu kieruję sprawę? Teoretycznie Twoje roszczenie zostanie wniesione przeciwko drugiej osobie zaangażowanej w kolizję, w praktyce jednak rozpatrzone zostanie przez firmę ubezpieczeniową. Czy wciąż mogę wnieść sprawę jeśli jestem częściowo winny? Tak. Będziemy w stanie ustalić, w jakim stopniu ponosisz odpowiedzialność za wypadek. W takich sytuacjach zazwyczaj dochodzi do porozumienia z firmą ubezpieczeniową na […]
Read MorePersonal Injury Solicitor takes on dual role
Blanca Diego Casas has recently gained dual qualification. She has qualified as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales. This is in addition to her Spanish Abogada status. Blanca deals with a wide range of personal injury claims including employer’s liability, public liability and road traffic accident claims for Spanish citizens injured […]
Read MoreHampstead solicitor becomes notary public
Hampstead solicitor Elspeth Neilson of Osbornes Law has qualified as a notary public (a notary), meaning she can now certify documents for use overseas. Notarial appointments are made by the Archbishop of Canterbury who confirmed Elspeth’s appointment earlier this year. Elspeth is a private client partner in the firm and splits her time between Osbornes’ […]
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