Lawyers in England

Clare Webb

As a family law specialist, Clare understands that relationship breakdown is one of the most challenging and emotional times in a person’s life. The way in which separation and divorce is dealt with can have a significant impact on not only the individual client but also the children of the family. Clare has built her practice with a commitment to helping her clients resolve their issues in a constructive and conciliatory way. In doing so, she will always have regard to the longterm hopes and aspirations for the family as a whole, whilst of course protecting her client’s interest.

Clarke Willmott LLP

Clare Whitaker

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Clare Wiseman

With more than 30 years at the forefront of family law, I’m a Partner and Head of Family Law at Irwin Mitchell, leading one of the UK's largest and most respected family law teams. I am considered to be one of the UK’s leading divorce and international family lawyers outside London. I’m responsible for the firm's national and international family offering, being one of a very few English Fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) based outside of London. I am trusted globally in complex cross border disputes, which include multi-jurisdictional finances, international relocation, child abduction, and intricate global wealth structures. I’m recognised as a leader in my field by independent legal guides. The Legal 500 cites my "huge experience and credibility with high net-worth clients", highlighting my technical strength, creativity and "exceptionally effective" leadership. After nearly three decades practicing in the Midlands, I am now based in Irwin Mitchell's South Coast offices, covering Chichester, Southampton, Brighton and Gatwick but frequently travel to and work in London. As a longstanding member of Reunite, the UK's leading child abduction charity, I’m often instructed in matters involving the most sensitive aspects of international children law. I have dealt with cases in every continent of the globe. When needed, I offer fierce representation, but my approach is always based on precision, judgement and a deep understanding of the commercial issues that need to be considered in family law cases. I’m also recognised for my commitment to constructive, non-court solutions. As a qualified collaborative lawyer, I am known for combining strategic clarity with empathy and support for clients, a rare blend that has earned me the confidence of many high net-worth entrepreneurs and clients in the public eye. My ability to deliver calm, decisive guidance in high pressure situations is repeatedly cited as a hallmark of my practice. I often conduct my own round-table meetings, negotiating fair and substantial settlements. Aside from my client work, I’m an active voice in shaping the future of family law through the Centre for Child and Family Law Reform Committee. I also speak at various events on the subject of family law.

Irwin Mitchell

Claudia Emerson

Claudia is a Partner in the Real Estate department, specialising in commercial real estate. She has transactional experience in all aspects of commercial real estate including investment sales and acquisitions, development work and landlord and tenant work, acting for both parties. She has also provided real estate support for corporate- and finance-led transactions. Claudia acts for a broad spectrum of clients ranging from pension funds and banks to private investors, developers and property companies. Her current focus is acting for Capital & Counties Properties Plc on the management and development of its Covent Garden portfolio.

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Claudia Festen

Partner

Kilburn & Strode LLP

Claudia Hillemand

Claudia is a Partner in the Child Brain Injury team. She acts exclusively for children who have sustained a brain injury as a result of medical errors or accidents. She has experience of severe and complex claims involving children with cerebral palsy who have sustained brain injuries at birth, as well as children who have suffered from conditions including stroke, meningitis, encephalitis and cerebral abscesses. Claudia is passionate about securing compensation for children who have suffered injury as a result of negligence. She has a particular interest in cases relating to birth injury. In addition to her expertise in cases involving negligence, Claudia is an IPSEA-qualified special educational needs advisor and represents children and young people with Special Educational Needs arising from or connected to brain injuries.

Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP

Claudia Otto

Claudia advises on construction and property development projects, particularly in the student accommodation and hotel sectors. She advises clients in all areas of commercial property and construction law, beginning with the acquisition of development sites and site assembly, through to the planning process and the drafting and negotiation of various construction and engineering contracts and professional appointments. Claudia works with a range of businesses, landowners, property investors and property developers. Claudia is also qualified to practise in Germany and is admitted to the Duesseldorf Bar.

Keystone Law

Claudia Scherman

Special Counsel

LK Law LLP

Claudia Vincenzi

Consultant

Level

Clayton Miller

Senior Partner

Ketley Miller Joels Ltd

Clementine Burch

Senior associate Clementine has considerable experience in high-value, complex and international disputes, specialising in commercial contract and professional negligence litigation. She acts for a wide range of businesses including financial institutions.

Irwin Mitchell

Clementine Dowley

Clementine is a partner at Payne Hicks Beach specialising in private wealth disputes. She acts for beneficiaries, trustees and other fiduciaries on a wide range of trust and estate litigation both onshore and offshore. Clementine brings a corporate law background to domestic and international trust disputes and has particular experience of matters where trust and corporate issues intersect, including shareholder disputes in the trusts context and litigation involving complex trust/corporate structures. Clementine also has experience of matters involving insolvency, fraud and asset tracing claims, including advising on freezing injunctions and disclosure orders. In addition, Clementine regularly advises on succession disputes, including will challenges and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. She is also frequently involved in advising trustees and beneficiaries on trusts in the context of divorce. Clementine regularly speaks at industry conferences and publishes articles on topics relevant to her practice.

Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Cliff Fluet

I have over 25 years' experience in advising clients on digital media, brand entertainment, technology, and innovation, leading the firm's Media & Entertainment group. Prior to joining Lewis Silkin in 2006, I spent several years at Warner Music and then Capital (now Global) Radio. I sit on our Management Board responsible for innovation. I am passionate about supporting the creative community and the next generation of talent, and am Vice Chair of the Help Musicians and Chair of Music Minds Matter. In addition to my legal practice, I am the founder and Managing Director of Eleven Advisory, a strategic and commercial advisory firm for media companies in music, sport, film, and entertainment. I help clients navigate the opportunities and challenges of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and immersive entertainment.

Lewis Silkin

Clifford Sims

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

Clifford Tibber

Partner in dispute resolution team dealing with commercial disputes for corporate and private clients. Wide experience including contractual and property related disputes including recovery of investments in fraudulent property transactions. accredited mediator. Higher Court Advocacy Rights (Civil)

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Clifford Woodroffe

Clifford is a Partner in Dispute Resolution.

Lee Bolton Monier-Williams

Clive Bleasdale

Clive Bleasdale has been a Partner since 1993 specialising in commercial property law with an emphasis on regeneration and development projects where he has significant experience and expertise. His particular focus is large town centre redevelopment and infrastructure schemes as well as large property portfolio management. He acts for a number of public sector organisations on large projects of very high value and complexity working closely alongside our built environment team members. He also acts for high net worth proprietors of businesses in the property developer and investor segments and sectors of the firm.

Weightmans LLP

Clive Chalkley

Partner, Head of the Real Estate Sector Team (UK), Head of Real Estate Litigation (UK)

Gowling WLG

Clive Greenwood

I have worked in commercial litigation and dispute resolution for a range of national and international businesses for over 35 years and specialised in contentious LLP and partnership matters for 20 years. I advise senior management teams, CEOs and business owners on the investigation and resolution of governance, conduct and regulatory issues, and on high value and complex disputes with third parties arising from commercial business relationships. While the majority of my clients are organisations providing financial and professional services, I have a broad client base including high net worth individuals and business operating in advertising, marketing, retail, hospitality, technology and sport sectors. I have many years' experience resolving disputes though negotiation, mediation, High Court litigation in England and international and domestic arbitrations under the rules of various arbitral institutions.

Lewis Silkin

Clive Halperin

Partner and Head of Corporate and Commercial

Seddons GSC LLP

Clive Howard

Clive is an expert in employment and partnership law, with particular expertise advising individuals on contentious exits, whistleblowing and discrimination claims, often within the financial sector and professional services. In addition, he has extensive experience advising senior individuals in the media sector. Throughout his career, Clive has gained outstanding results and is well known for representing female senior executives and partners on discrimination cases relating to hostility faced as they seek to advance their careers, for example after maternity leave. He also acts for partners, and partnerships, in profit share disputes or in respect of individuals moving between firms. Clive advises on both domestic and international cases with cross-border issues including in dealing with US whistleblowing ‘bounty’ claims.

Keystone Law

Clive Pearce

Freeths LLP

Clive Pugh

Advises trustees and employers on all aspects of pensions law and is recognised as a leading expert nationally on regulatory matters including scheme funding, clearance and governance and major Moral Hazard investigations. He draws on experience at and with the Pensions Regulator and has advised on a number of complex restructurings for schemes and employers, bringing regulatory insights. Also regarded as an expert in ongoing pensions advisory work and negotiations, including on benefit redesign, closures and corporate developments. Advised on the key regulatory cases of Silentnight, Bernard Matthews and also appointed for the reply on McDonalds

Burges Salmon LLP

Clive Read

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP