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Tom Brownrigg

Partner & Accredited Mediator

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Thomas Brownrigg has notable strength in handling maintenance claims. He has additional experience in acting on nuptial agreements, financial remedy disputes and cases involving domestic violence allegations. He has expertise in both domestic and cross-border matters.
Chambers & Partners 2023
Tom is dedicated and gets a quick grasp of the personalities and issues involved in cases with complex dynamics.
Chambers & Partners 2023
He ensures his communication is excellent throughout and he retains a view of the big picture while also considering the detail.
Chambers & Partners 2023
The advice and careful approach that Thomas has really makes you feel comfortable and in control of things.
Chambers & Partners 2023
He listens to both parties and guides them with a practical approach.
Chambers & Partners 2023
Thomas Brownrigg is an excellent mediator, capable of dealing with extremely complex financial situations including significant overseas assets.
Legal 500 2019
Tom Brownrigg is a star in the making. He has a fantastic knowledge of the law coupled with excellent client handling skills and good judgement. I'd trust him on any finance or children case however complicated.
The Legal 500 2023

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BIOGRAPHY

Tom is a solicitor and a mediator in Goodman Ray’s Divorce and Matrimonial Finance Department, and a member of Resolution. He specialises in any issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship between married couples, civil partners and unmarried couples. These may be discussing any division of individual or joint assets, where any children should live or how they should proceed with a divorce.

Tom has been an accredited by the Family Mediation Council to undertake All Issues Mediation, and a Resolution trained mediator. He conducts mediation for a variety of different individuals regarding both children and financial issues, and is a big proponent of the mediation process for resolving family disputes. He is able to conduct MIAMs as well as mediations.

He is also a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Complex Financial and Property Matters for high income households or where there are substantial assets. This is in addition to being accredited for Children Law where there are disputes between parents or relatives.

Tom advises a variety of individuals on financial matters. He often represents client with a high earning capacity and those with a high net worth, be that as a result of business interests, asset protection, inheritance, trusts or overseas assets. Many of his cases have an international element and he is able to assist in advising on Spanish assets in particular as he speaks Spanish.

Tom regularly deals with children disputes between parents or other family members, including when one parent may wish to leave England or Wales, or if a child has been abducted and taken overseas.

Tom focuses on trying to resolve matters without going to Court wherever possible, and establishing a dialogue between parties, as this often results in a far more amicable settlement for a family. This is not always possible though, and Tom is also an experienced advocate, and often appears on behalf of his clients in Court.

Tom joined Goodman Ray’s Divorce and Matrimonial Finance Department in August 2015, having spent over 4 years working at a family firm in the West End. He studied Law and Spanish at the University of Sheffield and is a fluent Spanish speaker having also studied Law at The University of Granada in Spain. He qualified as a solicitor in November 2009 after training and subsequently being taken on as a solicitor at a regional firm in Yorkshire.

 

Accreditation:

  • Accredited by the Family Mediation Council for All Issues Mediation
  • Resolution Accreditation for Complex Financial and Property Matters (high income households and substantial assets)
  • Children Law (Disputes between parents or relatives)

 

Testimonial:

“Thank you so much for your hard work and commitment. I really appreciate your professionalism and the high quality of your service. One more time, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Tom.”

“Thank you for all your help at the beginning of the year. It was a very difficult/stressful time for myself. You handled the whole situation with such kindness and understanding”.

“I’d like to thank you and your team in Goodman Ray for all your advice and professional services, you made a very unpleasant episode in my life so much easier to manage and cope with.”

 

Reported Cases:

  • W (A Child) [2011] EWCA Civ 1362

 

Published Articles:

  • The Queen’s Speech and Brexit [2017] FAM LAW 802