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Ruth James

Ruth is a partner and trained collaborative lawyer in the family law team in Oxford. She specialises in financial matters and disputes relating to arrangements for children. Acting for both married and unmarried clients, she regularly advises on cases involving international elements and complex financial arrangements. She also acts in cases where there are allegations of parental coercion or control. Ruth is also particularly skilled in acting for business owners and executives, or their spouses, and advising where there are complex issues regarding company valuations and remuneration packages. · Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

EnglandFamily, Financial Remedies

About

Partner in the family law team in Oxford at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, specialising in financial matters and disputes relating to arrangements for children and acting for both married and unmarried clients. Regularly advises on cases with international elements and complex financial arrangements, including matters involving business owners and executives, and acts in cases with allegations of parental coercion or control.

Practice areas

FamilyFinancial RemediesChildrenCollaborative LawInternational Family

Office

Expertise

Business owners and executives (family disputes)Company valuations and remuneration packagesParental coercion/control allegationsInternational family casesComplex financial settlements

Education

  • Holy Cross Sixth Form College Bury
  • Leeds University (1995 BA 2:1 (Hons) History)
  • Pembroke College, Cambridge (1997 BA 2:1 (Hons) Law)

Admissions

  • Qualified 2002