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Family: Children - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elizabeth Selman focuses on private proceedings following relationship dissolution, on both the financial and children sides. Her children practice covers all related issues, including leave to remove and prohibited steps orders. On the finance front, she handles complex finance remedy claims, a number of which involve trusts and complex company structures.
Strengths
Elizabeth Selman is an outstanding children advocate, who has encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and huge tactical skill. She is a calming, empathetic and down-to-earth presence with clients.
Elizabeth's client communication skills are top tier. She has the ability to gain a client's trust and respect quickly, and present difficult matters in a clear and tactful manner.
Liz is able to calmly and succinctly make her point for her client in a reasonable manner without unduly escalating the tensions in what can be emotionally fraught and sensitive cases.
Liz is great at reading clients and adapting to issues faced at trial. Clients love her and feel reassured that their case is being presented as it should be with no stone unturned.
Elizabeth just has that gravitas that means there's no posturing. She is warm with clients and inspires great confidence.
Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elizabeth Selman focuses on private proceedings following relationship dissolution, on both the financial and children sides. Her children practice covers all related issues, including leave to remove and prohibited steps orders. On the finance front, she handles complex finance remedy claims, a number of which involve trusts and complex company structures.
Strengths
Elizabeth's client communication skills are top tier. She has the ability to gain a client's trust and respect quickly, and present difficult matters in a clear and tactful manner.
Liz is great at reading clients and adapting to issues faced at trial. Clients love her and feel reassured that their case is being presented as it should be with no stone unturned.
Liz is able to calmly and succinctly make her point for her client in a reasonable manner without unduly escalating the tensions in what can be emotionally fraught and sensitive cases.
Elizabeth just has that gravitas that means there's no posturing. She is warm with clients and inspires great confidence.
Elizabeth Selman is an outstanding children advocate, who has encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and huge tactical skill. She is a calming, empathetic and down-to-earth presence with clients.