I qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and have specialised in family law as a solicitor and mediator since 1997. In 2008 I established Beckett Solicitors, a specialist family law firm in Kent and London. I offer arbitration to clients across England and Wales.
I have a wealth of experience in family law arbitration helping couples to resolve family disputes. As a trusted expert in family law I am committed to resolving disputes with professionalism and care. My services include family arbitration, mediation, neutral evaluation, and family law.
I am also an experienced, civil (County Court) and small claims arbitrator dealing with a range of disputes including building disputes, debt claims, consumer disputes and harassment claims.
I am the former chair of the Forum of Family Law Arbitrators and the Co-Chair of the IFLA Executive Committee which advises the IFLA Board. As a member of the committee, I have assisted in drafting the IFLA forms and Guides, the President’s Guidance for the Financial and Children Arbitration Schemes and the IFLA Rules. I have provided training and given presentations to the College of Judges and other legal professionals on family arbitration and my advice on the Family Arbitration Scheme is frequently sought by other professionals. I have also written or contributed to various guides on arbitration including the IFLA Guide to Family Arbitration for family law mediators. I am also a member of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators.
Having a passion for non court dispute resolution I was delighted to qualify as an arbitrator with CIArb in 2013, under the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA) Financial Scheme and in 2016 I went on to qualify as an arbitrator under IFLA's Children Scheme. This means that I am qualified to arbitrate disputes concerning money and children.
My services are tailored to suit my client's individual circumstances to resolve disputes efficiently, economically and compassionately. I can help resolve disputes ranging from complex, high value claims to a single issue.
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