Jody’s divorce and financial remedy practice focuses on the most high-value and intractable cases. Jody is often instructed by solicitors when divorces involve complicating factors such as:
- Family businesses
- Family trusts
- Overseas elements
- Disputes concerning third party ownership of property (such as by parents or siblings)
Jody is also a popular choice for disputes between unmarried parties, which are generally resolved by a combination of the law of trusts, and Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.
Jody is a national level expert on the Child Support Act 1991. He acts for both mothers and fathers and can make sense of and effectively challenge the decisions of the CMS. Unlike most family lawyers, he regularly appears in the First Tier Tribunal, and has had several successful appeals in the Upper Tribunal. He accepts public access instructions in suitable child support cases.
Jody’s chancery practice focuses exclusively on wills and trusts. He is a full member of STEP, having passed all of the exams in one sitting. Jody is particularly sought after for Inheritance Act disputes, due to his rare crossover knowledge of both probate and divorce law. He also frequently acts in:
- Proprietary estoppel and constructive trust cases, particularly those involving disputes between family members; he has been to the Court of Appeal on this issue
- Disputes concerning the validity of a will
- Disputes concerning the administration of an estate or trust
- Undue influence claims
Jody is a fully trained mediator – see mediation CV for further details.
