Claire Blakemore
Partner
Claire is a partner in the divorce and family team.
She brings commitment, energy, strong technical expertise and sound judgement to all her work, spanning the full range of family law issues. Claire goes the extra mile for her clients with whom she has solid relationships.
Whether working with domestic or international clients, she deals with complex financial claims, children issues, pre and postnuptial agreements and cohabitant disputes and has extensive experience advising on cases involving trusts.
Her clients are in commerce, finance and tech, professionals, families with inherited wealth and those in the public eye. Whilst being highly experienced in difficult litigation she also has a busy dispute-resolution practice as a collaborative lawyer and mediator.
She has acted for (and for the spouses of) trustees, doctors, lawyers, hedge fund managers, members of aristocracy and people in the public eye. With clients involved in anything from sports and retail to pharmaceuticals and technology, Claire is well versed in dealing with clients holding senior positions in many different sectors.
Track record
Admissions
Publications
Memberships
Talks
Acted for the husband in M v M (2010) in which he was successful in his cross-claims after the value of the assets plummeted because of the global financial crisis. A separate judgment in the case also awarded him costs and was the first reported case since the costs rules were changed in 2006.
Acted for the husband in BJ v MJ (2011) in which he was successful in securing an award in which a significant proportion of the wife’s claim was retained in trust to respect the offshore trust which had been created during the marriage and the interests of their son.
Acted for the husband in R v R (2015) which was an appeal which dealt with the English court’s jurisdiction to deal with spousal maintenance following previous proceedings in another EU jurisdiction.
England and Wales, 2000
‘Financial remedy cases’, 3rd Edition of Probate Disputes and Remedies, published by Jordans
Resolution
The Association of Women Solicitors
The London Collaborative Group
Resolution ‘Changing Times’ conference - September 2016, chaired
Coming to the UK: Family law issues to consider - April 2016
IBC: High-Net-Worth Immigration, Wealth Planning and Family - November 2015, Jersey Trusts and Divorce - May 2015
Education
Languages
- English