News

Claire McParland from our St Albans team appeared on local station Radio Verulam today for the regular legal Q&A slot on the Verulam in the Morning show. Host Phil Richards posed the following questions from listeners. I would like to divorce quickly. What is the shortest time I can get a divorce in given me and my husband agree on how everything should be split? Claire said a lot of peo...

Senior Solicitor Paul Linsdell is the latest addition to the Stowe Family Law team in Winchester. Paul joins the team after gaining valuable experience at other law firms in Winchester, across Hampshire and in Surrey during his 12 year career, during which he has specialised exclusively in family law. He offers clients particular expertise in divorce, complex and international financial issues ...

Solicitor Roz Lidder has joined the London office of Stowe Family Law, the UK’s largest specialist family law firm. Roz has specialised in family law throughout her career and joins after working at another major London firm. Roz advises on all aspects of divorce, including those that involve complex financial transactions. She also has extensive experience in the drafting of pre- and postnup...

Despite government plans to get tough, stopping domestic violence is “an impossible task” a London-based family lawyer has claimed. A consultation launched today by Justice Secretary David Gauke and Home Secretary Amber Rudd seeks views from interested parties, including victims, on proposed new domestic violence legislation. Sarah Jane Lenihan is a Senior Solicitor in the Stowe Family ...

Chief Executive Charles Hartwell is the subject of an in-depth profile in today’s edition of local newspaper the Harrogate Advertiser. The latest instalment in a regular series called In the Company of, Charles’ profile fills an entire page, beneath a portrait taken with team members around the reception desk in the Harrogate office. The 16 questions take in a wide range of topics, from his...

Stowe Family Law is please to announce the opening of its lovely new office in Queen Square, Bristol. After Beverley, Esher and Manchester, Bristol marks the firm’s fourth new office in less than 12 months, an unprecedented rate of growth enabled by the investment of private equity firm Livingbridge a year ago. We are delighted that Jemma Slavin will lead our Bristol team as Managing Partn...

Managing Partner Sarah Snow appeared on St Albans station Radio Verulam this morning to answer questions from listeners about various aspects of family law. The first was from someone who went to Las Vegas with a friend, got rather drunk and ended up getting married for $100. They realised they had made a big mistake and wondered if there was a way to cancel the marriage. Sarah explained tha...

Stowe Family Law Partner Graham Coy made his return to Sky News this afternoon. He was there to discuss a recent report that puts the total cost of divorce at between £14,000 and £14,500. This number includes legal fees, finding a new home and things such as gym memberships or new clothes. Graham said that while there were many factors in this apparent rise in divorce costs, one of the bigges...

Press Release:  January 2018 Solicitor Cheryl Grace has joined the Harrogate office of Stowe Family Law, the UK’s largest specialist family law firm. Cheryl is Chair of the West and North Yorkshire Young Resolution Committee, an organisation committed to resolving relationship breakdowns in a non-confrontational, conciliatory manner wherever possible. Having studied at Northumbria Universit...

Managing Partner Sarah Snow made her television debut today on ITV’s This Morning. She was there to answer questions from viewers about different aspects of divorce. The first Monday of a new year is often referred to as ‘Divorce Day’ due to the increase in enquiries lawyers receive at this time. With that in mind, hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford invited people who had questions ab...