Emily Venn advises on all aspects of private family law and works with clients from a range of different personal and professional backgrounds. She has particular experience advising on complex disputes involving significant assets and trusts, often with an international dimension.
Emily is committed to achieving outcomes for her clients in a sensitive and pragmatic way, whether through the court process or via non-court dispute resolution.
Areas of specialism
- Divorce and separation.
- Jurisdictional issues arising from divorce, often involving working collaboratively with lawyers in other jurisdictions in order to provide comprehensive advice.
- Financial claims arising from relationship breakdown.
- The instruction of independent experts, both in England and abroad, to report on matters such as the valuation of a range of different asset-types, earning capacity, health conditions, and tax issues.
- Nuptial agreements.
- Financial arrangements between unmarried partners, including cohabitation agreements and financial claims in relation to children.
Work highlights
Case highlights
- Achieving settlements for high net worth and high profile clients outside the court process in relation to both financial and children matters, both ensuring privacy and reducing costs.
- Assisting a high profile client in negotiating a postnuptial agreement, in a matter involving a multi-jurisdictional dispute and a foreign prenuptial agreement.
- Supporting a vulnerable client through highly contested financial proceedings in which participation directions were secured for her benefit, ensuring that she could participate fully and comfortably in the court process.
Reported cases
- MG v GM (MPS LSPO) [2022] EWFC 8: Acting for the applicant, in which interim financial orders were successfully obtained on her behalf prior to both the determination of contested jurisdictional proceedings and the exchange of financial disclosure.
Career highlights
Emily trained at a leading family law firm in London before joining Harbottle & Lewis in June 2023.
In October 2023, Emily was the winner of the inaugural Thought Leaders 4 HNW Divorce Next Gen Essay Competition.
Memberships
Emily is a member of Resolution.
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