Joanne Wescott

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Divorce Lawyers London
Family Law

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  • “Joanne Wescott is a class act who is loved by clients, and respected by opponents and colleagues alike. Just who you want on your side if you need a family lawyer.”

  • Joanne Wescott frequently handles complex and high-profile cases

    Legal 500 2024

  • I have recommended Joanne personally to friends and loved ones. A formidable intellect, fantastic judgement, and a genuine care for her clients.

    Legal 500 2024

  • Joanne Wescott is a class act who is loved by clients, and respected by opponents and colleagues alike. Just who you want on your side if you need a family lawyer.

    Legal 500 2024

  • "Jo Wescott represents the best of family law. Sensitive and caring with clients, tough yet effective in dealing with opponents, and showing fantastic judgment at all times."

    Legal 500 2023

  • "Considered a rising star in the past, Joanne Wescott, has fulfilled her potential. Absolutely fantastic and somebody you definitely want on your side."

    Legal 500 2023

  • "A great team comfortably able to take on big-money, complex cases. Well led, enthusiastic, and with great judgement from top to bottom. Jo Wescott is top notch and widely recognised as a rising star throughout the profession. She brings a winning combination of great judgement, an immense work ethic, and a relaxed and charming way with opponents and clients alike. Someone you want on your side"

    Legal 500 2021

  • "It offers a good range of choices for finance work. Joanne Wescott will go far."

    Legal 500 2021

  • "Jo Wescott is top notch and widely recognised as a rising star throughout the profession. She brings a winning combination of great judgement, an immense work ethic, and a relaxed and charming way with opponents and clients alike. Someone you want on your side”

    Legal 500 2021

  • "Joanne Wescott is a very approachable and sensible opponent."

    Legal 500 2019

Joanne's Accreditation

  • Times best law firm 2024
  • legal 500 leading firm
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Joanne's latest directory testimonials

Joanne Wescott frequently handles complex and...

Joanne Wescott frequently handles complex and high-profile cases

Legal 500 2024

I have recommended Joanne personally to...

I have recommended Joanne personally to friends and loved ones. A formidable intellect, fantastic judgement, and a genuine care for her clients.

Legal 500 2024

Joanne Wescott is a class act...

Joanne Wescott is a class act who is loved by clients, and respected by opponents and colleagues alike. Just who you want on your side if you need a family lawyer.

Legal 500 2024

"Jo Wescott represents the best of...

"Jo Wescott represents the best of family law. Sensitive and caring with clients, tough yet effective in dealing with opponents, and showing fantastic judgment at all times."

Legal 500 2023

"Considered a rising star in the...

"Considered a rising star in the past, Joanne Wescott, has fulfilled her potential. Absolutely fantastic and somebody you definitely want on your side."

Legal 500 2023

Joanne’s Notable Cases

  • Acting for a husband in a divorce case with assets in excess of £2m but where he had earnings of £15,000 net per month and was ordered to pay a Legal Services Order and interim spousal maintenance in circumstances where the wife had lost capacity.
  • Acting for a wife living in Malaysia in divorce and finance proceedings where the wife was a trailing spouse and had moved and lived in several countries to further her husband’s career, there was a property in England but pensions in several different jurisdictions.
  • Acting for a mother in a leave to remove from the jurisdiction case, where the mother wanted the child who had been living with her father in England for the last 8 years to move with her to France.
  • Acted for a husband in a highly contested divorce and finance case where the wife had relocated to Paris for employment. There was property in England, France and Germany and pensions worth in excess of £500,000.

Recent articles

Mills v Mills: The consequences of ill-advised financial decisions published by Family Law.

Owens v Owens: when unreasonable behaviour is not unreasonable behaviour published by Family Law.

Press and Commentary

Petnups: Asking judges to settle who gets the dog after a divorce is absolutely barking published in The Times.

Bank of Mum and Dad published in The Telegraph.

Joanne's Legal 500 Testimonials

"A great team comfortably able to...

"A great team comfortably able to take on big-money, complex cases. Well led, enthusiastic, and with great judgement from top to bottom. Jo Wescott is top notch and widely recognised as a rising star throughout the profession. She brings a winning combination of great judgement, an immense work ethic, and a relaxed and charming way with opponents and clients alike. Someone you want on your side"

Legal 500 2021

"It offers a good range of...

"It offers a good range of choices for finance work. Joanne Wescott will go far."

Legal 500 2021

"Jo Wescott is top notch and...

"Jo Wescott is top notch and widely recognised as a rising star throughout the profession. She brings a winning combination of great judgement, an immense work ethic, and a relaxed and charming way with opponents and clients alike. Someone you want on your side”

Legal 500 2021

"Joanne Wescott is a very approachable...

"Joanne Wescott is a very approachable and sensible opponent."

Legal 500 2019

Contact Joanne today

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