Robin Lewis

Background

About Robin Lewis

Robin is a specialist in financial remedy proceedings and Children Act matters relating to residence and contact. Robin is highly thought of, both for the quality of his advocacy in Court, including in cross examination, and for his ability to give very practical advice at every stage of the proceedings. While Robin always represents his clients very robustly in court, he nevertheless does his best to help his clients resolve matters sensibly whenever possible. Robin takes very seriously his responsibility to give practical, realistic advice, and will always explore with clients ways to resolve issues with a view to minimising costs and conflict. His instructing solicitors describe him as being very approachable, easy to get on with and very skilled at putting his clients at ease. He is recognised as having a very accessible, common-sense approach. He has a proven ability to deal with high conflict issues in a calm, professional manner whilst devoting considerable energy to his individual client’s case. His long experience proves extremely useful when giving advice as to likely outcomes.He now conducts cases covering the full range of Financial Remedy, TOLATA (involving unmarried couples) and Schedule 1 claims for child maintenance. He represents Husbands and Wives (following both Divorce and Judicial Separation), unmarried partners, Intervenors and is regularly involved in cases involving expert evidence, complicated business issues, farms, third party interests, dissipation of assets, foreign property and assets subject to trust. He represents clients in same-sex relationships and where there is an application to set aside an order on grounds of non-disclosure or under the Barder principles. He regularly acts in cases of high net worth. He advises both Claimants and Defendants in relation to professional negligence matters arising from ancillary relief cases.He has much experience of handling serious contact, residence and removal from jurisdiction cases