Claire Blackmore

Claire Blakemore is a partner in the family law team of Withers, and also their London office Managing Director and Partner for Innovation and Change.

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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, domestic and international children issues, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and cohabitant disputes and has extensive experience advising on cases involving trusts.
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She's a Hot 100 lawyer and directories currently say:
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Legal 500 - 'Claire is highly intelligent, hugely able and widely admired within the profession. She is very
comfortable running the most complex cases'.

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Highly-regarded Withers partner Claire Blakemore has enhanced her reputation further by taking a key role
in the creation of Withers' 'separation model', Uncouple. ‘In recognition of the need for new ways of resolving
disputes, I created a new method by which couples can reach resolutions in a non-positional way,’ she tells
Spear’s.
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Legal 500 – mediation – 'huge legal knowledge and sound judgment with an empathetic and practice style.
She instils confidence even with a client who is unsure of the process'.
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Chambers – 'She's both empathetic and commercial' .