Lorraine Harrison
CILEX- SENIOR FAMILY LAWYER
Lorraine Harrison is a CILEX Graduate with extensive legal experience across Financial litigation, family-related matters, and court proceedings. She has significant experience dealing with complex cases involving children and safeguarding issues, together with strong skills in drafting legal documentation, case management, negotiation, and liaising with counsel.
Lorraine has also gained experience in financial and litigation matters throughout her legal career, including settlement negotiations and supporting complex court proceedings. During her time in private practice, she assisted with litigation matters involving high-profile individuals and professional sports personalities.
She is known for her approachable and supportive manner, attention to detail, and proactive approach to progressing matters efficiently while keeping clients informed throughout the process.
Outside of work, Lorraine enjoys travel, countryside walking, and spending time with her daughter and the family dog.
Furthermore, Lorraine possesses considerable expertise in obtaining non-molestation orders for clients needing court protection from domestic abuse. She is particularly passionate about assisting those who have experienced coercive control from current or former partners. Due to her client-focused approach, Lorraine quickly establishes strong rapport, leading to positive outcomes and high client satisfaction.
Lorraine also has expertise with High Net Worth Divorces & Ultra High Net Worth Divorces which includes:
- Securing the right jurisdiction
- Establishing needs
- Inherited wealth and assets
- Ensuring full disclosure of assets
- High-value property sales
- Unravelling complex financial and ownership structures
- Suspected non-disclosure, including the freezing of assets where appropriate
- Establishing matrimonial and non-matrimonial wealth
- Protecting dynastic or other non-matrimonial wealth
- Child custody and support arrangements
- Further financial provision following a divorce in another jurisdiction
- Claire deals with all aspects of relationship breakdown involving:
- Separation
- Divorce
- High Net Worth Financial Settlements
- Negotiation of consent orders
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Child Arrangements Orders
- Injunctive relief
- The international lifestyle of many High Net Worth individuals
- Issues around dynastic wealth
- The complexity of assets, including onshore and offshore trusts and structures
- Issues around the non-disclosure of assets
- Prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, including subsequent changes to the status
- The definition of needs