“Exceptional”
“Kate Barnett is a magnificent solicitor and a ferocious negotiator”
“Diligent and compassionate”
Kate is a Partner at Vaitilingam Kay and has a breadth of experience across all areas of family law. She has a particular interest in financial matters and relocation proceedings (applications brought by parents to move their children overseas) as well as general child arrangements and protective orders.
She is regularly involved in financial cases involving complex asset structures and family business interests, re-negotiation of existing maintenance orders (including capitalisation), and enforcement.
Kate also has considerable experience advising on pre- and post-nuptial agreements and is regularly instructed in this area. This work complements her wider financial practice, which spans both planning for the future and resolving financial issues following the breakdown of a relationship.
Kate qualified as a solicitor in 2012. She joined Vaitilingam Kay in 2015 and became a Partner in 2022.
Highlights
- Acted for a father in a successful relocation application to return his children to their birth country, which was combined with financial proceedings, and obtained a financial settlement which permitted relocation and maintaining affordability.
- Acted for a wife and obtained her the ability to retain the family home, ongoing maintenance for her and the children and to also receive a share of the husband’s business interests in the future.
- Successfully secured the jurisdiction of the English court for an international family and obtained a lump sum order for a wife to secure her financial future when divorcing an obstructive husband.
- Obtained a multi-million-pound financial settlement for a wife after a short marriage, successfully arguing against the husband’s position that his business interests were acquired prior to the marriage.
- Acted for a mother in contested Children Act and Family Law Act proceedings, to ensure her safety and that of the child.
- Achieved a shared care arrangement for a mother when contested by a father.
Professional Testimonials
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Client Testimonials
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