Rebecca Laffan

Rebecca advises and represents clients across the full range of divorce, financial remedy, and private children law matters, with particular expertise in advising high-net-worth individuals on financial settlements arising from divorce and separation.

Her expertise spans business interests, trusts, investment portfolios, inherited wealth, and significant pension assets; disputes concerning child arrangements, applications to vary existing orders, enforcement proceedings, and relocation cases within the UK and internationally; and dealing with urgent applications for protective measures, including injunction proceedings.

Alongside court-based work, Rebecca also regularly advise clients on alternative methods of resolving family disputes including mediation, private financial dispute resolution, hearings, and arbitration.

Examples of Rebecca’s work include:

• Acting in child arrangements disputes where concerns are raised regarding a parent’s ability to meet the needs of a child, including cases involving children with additional needs, disabilities, or complex care requirements.
• Representing clients in children proceedings involving international and domestic relocation applications.
• Representing clients in children proceedings serious allegations of domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, and other safeguarding concerns.
• Advising on complex financial remedy cases where the parties’ ages, length of marriage, and pre-marital contributions are key issues.
• Acting in high-net-worth financial cases involving substantial and sophisticated asset structures, trusts, significant pension assets, investments, inherited wealth, and other complex financial arrangements.
• Representing clients at court hearings, including First Directions Appointments and First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointments.
• Instructing and working closely with leading barristers where appropriate, developing case strategy and ensuring clients receive the highest level of representation needed.