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Testimonials
Highly specialised, very personalised service. The client is dealt with throughout by the fee earner they instructed and not passed down a team. Clients will always get a dedicated service from Roland Humphreys personally. There is always access to other professionals in the practice when needed for different specialisms.
Roland Humphreys is an extremely experienced family lawyer. He specialises in dealing with cases from average net-worth to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and regularly acts for well-known sports people and prominent members of the business and legal communities. His attention to detail and planning are second to none. He is realistic in his advice, but always willing to fight for his clients and obtain the best possible outcome. He is well liked by clients who value his ability to cut through the superfluous and focus on the key issues that really matter. He is well respected by colleagues, counsel and the judiciary alike.
The Legal 500 2023
Pragmatic and organised; his ability to grasp detail, yet not lose sight of the bigger picture.
Chambers UK
Roland Humphreys has particularly well-honed and sound judgment to detect quickly and effectively the strengths and weaknesses of his client’s cases. Once instructed his commitment and determination to obtain the best outcome is absolute and unwavering. His strengths are his legal knowledge and his personalised client care approach and willingness to tell his client ‘how it is’ throughout his engagement.
The Legal 500 2020
Roland Humphreys is the most outstanding family lawyer that I have come across in over 35 years of practice. He has particular expertise in dealing with high-net-worth money cases including agricultural businesses and companies. He has a good grasp of detail but is also very commercially aware and practical.
The Legal 500 2020
You have been hugely supportive through one of the toughest times in my life. I appreciate the care, professionalism and patience you have always given together with clear advice.
Client
We will never be able to thank you enough for what you have achieved for us. Throughout this whole time you have quite simply been our rock.
Client
Brings a completely reassuring manner and in-depth preparation to each and every case; he has the ability to negotiate the high emotions engaged in family work and to drill down to the core issues.
Legal 500 2016
Expertise
Roland handles all aspects of family law including divorce and financial matters and has significant experience of complex and high-value cases as well as those with a business or agricultural element. He also deals with private-law children disputes and has expertise in intractable and difficult child arrangements issues. In addition, Roland deals with child maintenance litigation and civil partnership and cohabitation property matters as well as nuptial agreements.
Roland specialises in:
- Divorce & Civil Partnership Dissolution (and associated financial settlement)
- Child Arrangements Matters (including parental responsibility and paternity disputes as well as alternative family structures)
- Nuptial Agreements
- Child Maintenance Litigation (including CSA/CMS tribunal matters)
- Unmarried Separation Issues (civil cohabitation and property disputes)
- Injunction Proceedings (domestic violence and harassment)
Roland Advises
- Private individuals
Experience Highlights
- Preparing and advising on nuptial agreements with trust assets of circa £8million and cash assets in excess of £20million
- Representing a same-sex relationship client in complex proceedings about the legal principles concerning length of relationship
- High-value financial relief proceedings regularly involving assets of millions and annual income in excess of £750,000 per annum as well as cases involving agricultural property and complicated land holdings and property and title issues
- Dismissal of circa £35,000 in CSA child maintenance arrears at appeal tribunal
- Successfully acting for the father in a complex child arrangements matter involving an intractable mother and where the client faced serious allegations of sexual abuse of his daughter (when 3)
Awards
- Legal 500 (2016) Recommended Lawyer
- Legal 500 (2015) Recommended Lawyer
- Legal 500 (2014) Recommended Lawyer
- Chamber & Partners (2013)
- Nominated For National Family Law Award (2013)
Career History
Previous Law Firms
- Slater & Gordon
- Walker Smith Way Legal
Education
- Chester College of Law, GDL & LPC (Distinction)
- University of York, English Literature (BA Hons)
Professional Memberships
- Resolution
- Cheshire & North Wales Law Society
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For further advice please contact us for a consultation.
UK Contact
+44 (0)3330 143 401 info@gunnercooke.comGermany Contact
+49 30 220 131-000 centralservices@gunnercooke.de