Family Law
What will the introduction of no-fault divorce mean?
In April 2022, the new ‘no-fault divorce’ law will come into force, removing the need for couples to blame each other for the breakdown of
Lee is a solicitor with vast multifaceted legal experience having been in practice for nearly 20 years. During all of these, Lee has been advising and helping to successfully resolve legal disputes for clients whether they are individuals, companies, Property Developers, employers, employees or spouses. Lee has been recognised as an accredited Resolution specialist for 15 years. Lee often advises on cases involving property litigation, neighbour and boundary disputes, contract disputes, professional negligence claims and debt recovery. Whilst Lee doesn’t hesitate to advise his clients to litigate when appropriate, he recognises the importance and cost effectiveness for his clients of the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in resolving disputes.
Lee’s matrimonial cases predominantly involve clients going through a marriage or relationship breakdown. Lee is a fully trained in Family Collaborative Law, an ADR process which attempts, where appropriate, to avoid court proceedings by replacing this with a series of round table meetings involving the parties and their legal advisers.
Lee has been advising both employers and employees on employment law claims within the Employment Tribunal. He regularly advises clients on Settlement Agreements.
Lee welcomes any new instruction and can offer an initial fixed fee meeting to quickly get to grips with a client’s dispute and provide an outline of the best next steps to resolve it.
Away from work Lee has 3 “Pashens”; his wife Caroline and their two children! Lee continues to play football and coaches at Pinewood FC. Lee also likes to play golf when time allows.
Lee Pashen is listed as a Leading Lawyer by Wiselaw
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