Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting with Katie Male for the wife in the case of KA v MA (prenuptial agreement: needs) [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 92 (Apr) concerning the extent to which a court should uphold the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement which the wife sought to disregard. Taking into account all of the circumstances of the case the court largely overturned the pre-nuptial agreement, on the basis that it failed to meet the wife’s reasonable needs, and provided the wife with an award of £2.73 million, well in excess of the provision in the pre-nuptial agreement
Acting for the HNW fund manager husband in his financial remedy proceedings following his divorce (B v B (2013) EWHC 1232 (Fam)in a two week trial in the High Court, which is now the lead authority on how valuable private equity funds are to be treated in HNW financial remedy proceedings following a divorce
Acting for Mr Don Gallagher, a male civil partner in the case of Lawrence v Gallagher [2012] EWCA Civ 394 which was the first civil partnership financial relief case to reach the High Court and subsequently the Court of Appeal. The case was widely reported in the media, being the first of its kind
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2024
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018, 2020 – 2024
Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2020, 2022 – 2024
Tatler HNW Address Book 2020 – 2023, Specialist in Family Law and Founding Partner
Education & Qualification
University of Nottingham
Qualified as a solicitor in 1983
Recommended by James
Emily will be speaking on a panel alongside Christopher Pocock KC (1KBW), Sital Fontenelle (Kingsley Napley) and Edward Floyd (Farrer & Co) where they will be looking at the latest developments in pre-nuptial agreements focusing on…
Read more 5 min read 24 Oct 2024 A surrogate’s right to be involved in the child’s life? Where does Re Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption) leave us?In Todays Family Lawyer, Senior Associate, Alexandra Hirst and Associate, Pippa Cook consider the case of Re Z – a detailed examination of the complexities of the sensitive area of surrogacy law and the difficulty in determining an appropriate legal framework to protect the individuals involved including, most importantly, the child that is born from the process.
Read more 3 min read 29 Jul 2024 Boodle Hatfield expands Family practice with hire of Partner, William RollinBoodle Hatfield, a leading Private Wealth law firm, announces today that Partner, William Rollin has joined its highly regarded Family & Divorce practice. William has an impressive practice covering all areas of matrimonial finance and family law.
Read more 7 min read 24 Jul 2024 Could a pre-nuptial agreement protect your business?The case recently reported as AH v BH [2024] EWGC 125 concerned an English pre-nuptial agreement intended to protect the entrepreneur husband’s pre-marital wealth, primarily his business. Family Senior Associate, Katie Male details the result.
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