Penny Raby - Divorce Lawyer
To achieve a FAIR deal - she won't let go!Bold, courageous, calm and self-assured. All delivered with good humour!
Divorce is Finalised: 5 Steps to Your Financial Recovery
Holding the Decree Absolute (or Final Order) in your hand brings a complex mix of emotions. There is often relief that the legal battle is over, mixed with the exhaustion of the process. It is natural to want to close the filing cabinet on this chapter of your life...
Protecting Your Business During Divorce: A Guide for UK Directors
For many business owners, the company is more than just a source of income. It represents years of late nights, significant financial risk, and personal sacrifice. It is often described as the "first child." Consequently, the prospect of divorce brings a specific,...
Navigating Non-Matrimonial Assets in Divorce Settlements: Insights from the Standish v Standish Case
In the recent case of Standish v Standish, the court ordered a huge reduction in the wife’s award of £45 million to £25 million on the basis of the husbands contribution to the marriage with assets he owned before the parties relationship. Does this mean that in every...
Family law specialists
Expert Divorce and Family Law Services: Specialising in Financial Disputes
The firm specialises in providing advice and representation in divorce, separation, and related family issues, including contested wills, in the courts of England and Wales. They boast particular expertise in financial disputes:
Involving complex business interests and/or overseas and expatriate elements (often described as high net worth cases where Sharing principles usually apply)
More straightforward matters where resources are less plentiful (and where Needs principles apply).
Penny and Mike are a unique lawyer/accountant combination with considerable experience in dealing with family matters. Their combined talents offer clients the best chance of reaching fair out-of-court settlements and meticulous preparation for contested hearings.
Global Family Law Excellence: Penny Raby & Co.’s Award-Winning Services
The niche practice serves local, national, and international clients, representing parties from Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and the West Country, to all other parts of England & Wales, to Europe via Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, and as far afield as Pittsburgh, Cairo, and Singapore!
In 2004, Penny Raby & Co. was the first specialist sole practitioner family law firm to be awarded Lexcel, the Law Society Quality standard, and retained with merit every year since emphasising the firm’s commitment to the highest standards of client care and service.
Celebrated Family Law Firm and 2021 Law Society Excellence Awards Nominee
The firm was delighted to be awarded the inaugural Worcestershire Law Society award for Best Family Firm of the Year 2014. Quite an achievement for a small firm!
But most recently in 2021, and chosen from a nationwide membership, Penny reached the shortlist of seven nominated Sole Practitioners for the Law Society Excellence Awards. Simply WOW!
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me on Friday and for speaking to Fiona on our behalf. I really appreciated all your help and advice.
– Oliver
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The niche practice serves local, national, and international clients, representing parties from Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and the West Country, to all other parts of England & Wales, to Europe via Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, and as far afield as Pittsburgh, Cairo, and Singapore!
Our Team
Penny Raby
To achieve a FAIR deal - she won’t let go! *Bold, courageous, calm and self assured. All delivered with good humour!
Mike Gordon
To achieve a FAIR deal - he’ll do the maths! *Balanced, untiring and energetic, full of quality. Demonstrably affectionate!
*as per Kennel Club profile.
Just to say thank you for all your support to us at such a difficult and emotional time.
2015 is a new year for us and to let go of the past and look forward to the future. With yourself and your staff giving us the guidance we have now managed to close a chapter in our lives and be grateful for what we have.
Thank you so much.
– Emma and Family