Jonathan Lyness

Senior associate | London


Client services contact Jessie Carpenter

Jonathan is a senior associate in the family team.

Jonathan advises clients on all aspects of family law, including the financial implications of relationship breakdown; disputes relating to children (including child arrangements, schooling issues and international and domestic relocation) and pre- and post-nuptial and civil partnership agreements. He has a particular focus on financial disputes on divorce/civil partnership dissolution, which often involve complex corporate structures, trust interests and/or overseas assets. 

External Publications

  • Is it time to end divorce’s ‘meal ticket for life’?, Spear’s, May 2018
  • Why this Supreme Court case is an urgent concern for straight couples, Spear’s, May 2018.
  • Civil answer to civil partnership question, Professional Advisor, November 2018.
  • Why the UK Supreme Court ruling on civil partnerships shouldn't lead to their abolishment, Attitude, July 2018

Admissions

  • England and Wales (2018)

Education

  • University of Oxford, BA Jurisprudence 
  • University of Law, LPC (Distinction) 

Languages

  • English

Memberships

  • Resolution 
  • London Irish Lawyers Association 
  • LeGal BesT 

Key dates

  • Joined 2022