Robert Williams – Head of Brighton Team

Director, Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer & Arbitrator

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  Robert Williams is an owner/Director who specialises in family law. He is a Collaborative Lawyer, Deputy District Judge, Family Law Arbitrator and a member of Resolution (First for Family Law).

  A recognised expert in the field of family law, Chambers UK 2018 says Robert “enjoys an outstanding reputation in matrimonial finance cases, particularly in relation to high-value business assets and complex tax arrangements. “He is very accomplished and has excellent presentation skills,” observers state. 

  He is recognised in the 2019 edition of the Legal 500 for his financial remedy and arbitration work, described as a ‘first-rate, empathetic family lawyer’. 

  Robert sits as a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit in the County Court and Family Court. He has been appointed by the President of the Family Division to deal with private law cases involving children. He is also a Family Law Arbitrator and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

  Robert specialises in finances following a relationship breakdown, whether by separation, divorce, or dissolution of civil partnership.

  Having qualified in 1994 with First Class Honours in the Solicitors Final Examinations, Robert was formerly head of the family department and Training Partner at a regional legal firm from 2001-2010 prior to setting up Family Law Partners with Alan Larkin.

  Robert focuses on the strategic issues in each case he works on and ensures that all his clients look at ways of managing the risks associated with relationship breakdowns.

  Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his family and dogs, walking on the Downs, watching United, playing golf and meditation.