Lydia is experienced in all areas of private family law, including divorce and separation, financial claims, nuptial agreements, cohabitation and private children law matters. She has acted for a broad range of clients and on cases involving complex financial structures, very often with an international element. She has experience in dealing with highly sensitive and complex children matters involving physical and emotional domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse. She is practiced in leave to remove (both domestic and international) and child abduction proceedings. Lydia qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2011, after which she worked in the City as a private client solicitor, assisting both domiciled and non-domiciled individuals on wealth management, taxation, wills, trusts and probate. In 2016, Lydia relocated to Hong Kong where she worked as a matrimonial solicitor covering all areas of private family law for clients from around the globe. Lydia qualified as a solicitor of the Hong Kong SAR High Court in 2011 and completed her training (basic and advanced) as a Family Mediator with the Hong Kong Mediation Association. Adding to her international outreach, Lydia lived and worked in Italy for several years and has been called upon to use her bilingual skills for client work. Lydia’s strategic thinking is balanced with empathy and appreciation of what matters to clients. She develops strong relationships with all of her clients and as a result they have great trust and confidence in her ability, describing her as a “great listener, supportive and able to explain things in a simple and practical manner” and “very efficient!”. Professional memberships Lydia is a member of the following professional bodies: Resolution The Association of Women Solicitors (Surrey) British Italian Lawyers Association (BILA) Women in Family Law On this page
