About Kate
Going through any family breakdown is an extremely hard and difficult time. My aim is to fully support a client using my specialist expertise and knowledge to make the process as direct, constructive and beneficial as possible but to also be responsive, proactive and proportionate, acting in a way that gets a client the best result so that they can move forward positively when it is over.
Kate has considerable expertise in acting for barristers, solicitors and clients in the financial sector. Much of the work she does involves complex financial structures and foreign jurisdictions with off-shore assets and/or international lifestyles.
Kate has substantial expertise built up over many years in negotiating pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and in resolving financial settlements for couples following the breakdown of their marriage or civil partnership.
She has a specialist niche practice in advising on disputes between property owners, being either family members or unmarried couples, and often acts for family members who need to intervene in the divorce of their children, parents or siblings. Finally Kate undertakes complex children work such as leave to remove application.
Kate's approach is direct and productive. She looks for the most effective and constructive result either by finding commercial solutions or by using her experience and skill to obtain the best tactical advantage.
Kate trained as a Resolution Together solicitor (a one lawyer model).
Kate qualified as a solicitor in 2003, joined Russell-Cooke in 2005 and became a partner in 2012.
Kate is a truly dedicated lawyer. She is clever, dedicated, and knows how to get the best for her clients.
Experience
- Landmark child abduction case: acted in the international case of D (A Child) (Abduction: foreign custody rights) [2006] UKHL 510
- International nullity and Schedule 1 case: acted in the case of El Gamal v HRH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed al-Maktoum [2011] EWHC B27 (Fam);Re A (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1577 and GN v MA [2015] EWHC 3939 (Fam)
- Property dispute: represented a client in the High Court and Chancery Division in a property dispute between a couple in the case of Ashby v Kilduff [2010] EWHC 2034 (Ch.)
- Interim orders for sale: acted in BR v VT [2015[ EWHC 2727 (Fam)
Kate Hamilton is a superb solicitor. She exudes authority and is pragmatic and results driven.
Education
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Accredited Resolution Specialist status gaining a professional qualification for her expert knowledge in financial provision upon separation and cohabitation (disputes between property owners)
Kate Hamilton is a natural problem solver who quickly gains the confidence of the clients.
Memberships
- Member of the Resolution Accredited Specialist Committee and sits as an assessor for the scheme
- Collaborative lawyer and a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Accredited mediator with Resolution and trained as hybrid mediator
Publications
- Contributed to the Law Society's Family Law Protocol on financial provision for unmarried parents
- Writes for Family Law and other publications
Kate's highlights
15.03.2024
‘How has my ex-husband ended up living off me for the rest of his life?’—The Telegraph
11.05.2023
Russell-Cooke's family partners retain recognition in Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2023
28.02.2023
Family Charter