Family Law

We are well regarded and respected amongst other family lawyers, the courts and related professionals.

Legal issues can arise when circumstances in your relationship or family life change. We believe that family law requires a rather different approach to many other areas of the law; the aggressive, adversarial approach can all too often inflame and prolong disputes which could otherwise have been resolved through conciliation and negotiation.

Mr Ahmad has plenty of experience in dealing with the complex cases in domestic violence, family settlement,  children matters, international abduction matters, and divorce matters.

Mr Ahmad has prepared cases and attended countless initial, FDHR, Directions and final hearings in all cases of family matters including Non-Molestation Order, Children matter, and Divorce matters.

We can advise you in the following matters:

1. Divorce
2. Judicial Separation
3. Domestic Violence
4. Custody of Children
5. Financial Settlement
6. Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements

We can advise you if you and your former partner cannot agree on financial matters during, or after, a divorce. For example, you may not be able to agree on how assets should be divided, whether to sell your home or other assets, maintenance payments, or pension sharing.   If you cannot agree, you can apply to a court for a financial order. You may need to attend a number of court hearings – we can represent you in these hearings.  

Timescales  

Timescales for your case may vary depending on factors such as barristers’ availability, the value and complexity of your assets, whether you have children, how much you have already agreed with your former partner, and their approach. Written advice on your financial dispute will be available within two to four weeks where possible. As a guide, court hearings for a financial order tend to take six to twelve months. This does not include possible appeals.  

Fees 

We may charge fixed fees, which means that we will charge you a set amount of money for the work. Below we provide estimates based on the ranges of fixed fees, where the parties have joint assets which are worth less than £300,000. All fees include VAT (where applicable).  

If you have a particularly complex case, your fees may also be higher than the estimates below. There are also likely to be additional costs of travelling, accommodation and photocpying etc which can be found on our page “Fees & Terms” https://www.regentspakchambers.co.uk/fees-terms/.

Stage of case                                                                                  Ranges of fixed fees (estimates) 

Written advice on your financial dispute                            £1200-£1500

Preparation of case, including meetings with 

you and assistance with drafting of any court 

documents                                                                              £2000-£2400

First appointment (first court hearing exchanging

financial information)                                                          £3000-£3600

Financial dispute resolution appointment 

(second court hearing to reach a financial 

settlement)                                                                             £2000-£2400

First day of final hearing (if no settlement 

was reached in the financial dispute resolution 

appointment)                                                                        £2000-£2400

Court appearances per day, after the first day of 

the final hearing                                                                   £2000-£2400

If you would like to find out more about how we can help, if you and your former partner have joint assets which are worth more than £300,000. please Contact Us 

This example complies with the additional price and service transparency requirements as, in relation to the relevant Public Access service, it states: 

• The pricing model (fixed fee, although other pricing models can be used. See the hourly rate example below); 

• Indicative fees and the circumstances in which they may vary; 

• Whether the fees include VAT (where applicable); 

• Likely additional costs; 

• The price information in the form of ranges for barristers in chambers (although price information can also be provided in the form of average fees for barristers in chambers, or in relation to individual barristers – see the mandatory rules on price transparency in section 2); 

• The Public Access service in question and a description of the service, including a concise statement of the key stages (allowing consumers to sufficiently understand the service); and 

• An indicative timescale for the key stages.  

Hourly Rates

Stage of case                                                                                  Ranges of hourly rates (estimates) 

Written advice on your financial dispute                            £200-£300 hour

Preparation of case, including meetings with 

you and assistance with drafting of any court 

documents                                                                              £200-£300 hour

First appointment (first court hearing exchanging

financial information)                                                          £200-£300 hour

Financial dispute resolution appointment 

(second court hearing to reach a financial 

settlement)                                                                             £200-£300 hour

First day of final hearing (if no settlement 

was reached in the financial dispute resolution 

appointment)                                                                        £200-£300 hour

Court appearances per day, after the first day of 

the final hearing                                                                   £200-£300 hour