Domestic Violence

We are here to offer you specialist advice on domestic violence. Meet our team of experts to provide you with a tailor made service to assist you. At GLC we have experienced lawyers who are specialists in this area of law.

At GLC we specialise in domestic violence and abuse cases and all the members of our Family Law team completely understand the problems and the effects that domestic violence has on you, your relationships with your family and friends and your life outside the home. Our Director, Emma Pearmaine is the Chair of Trustees for The Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence.

We will help you to identify practical and legal steps which can be taken to protect you physically and financially and support you every step of the way.

Legal Aid is also available in family cases where there has been or is ongoing domestic violence and we will assess your eligibility for you.

Advice

We believe in making access to the right advice as simple as possible. Often, we can make a real difference in a single or planned series of phone advice sessions from as little as £75. Call today to speak to our enquiry team for a free initial consultation.

Our Teams

Emma Pearmaine

Managing Director

Emma Pearmaine is a family and matrimonial specialist. For almost 20 years, she has represented clients in divorce and children cases. She has particular niche expertise in matrimonial cases involving challenging business, pension, maintenance and other finance issues....

Vicky Medd

Partner

Vicky Medd is a family solicitor with over 20 years experience. She is an accredited specialist with Resolution and has a lot of experience of financial relief, and child disputes. Vicky was also recently involved in one of the first family arbitration cases in the country and has a lot of experience in dealing with cases as expeditiously as possible, whilst achieving the best outcomes for clients....

Emma Hopkins Jones

Partner

Emma joined Ridley & Hall as a Partner in September 2020. Emma is an experienced family law specialist, practising in all areas of private family law. Emma’s expertise in financial issues on separation, and in particular cases involving unmarried couples, was recognised in the Legal 500 2017....

Shelley Harper

Solicitor

Shelley joined Ridley & Hall Solicitors in 2020 and is a Solicitor in our family department having qualified in 2018. Shelley completed her Law Degree at Sheffield Hallam University and continued her studies at BPP University Law School in Leeds....

Karen Roberts

Partner

Karen Roberts has well over 20 years practice experience as a Family Solicitor and has a warm, and approachable style. She undertakes all areas of Family Law work, representing individuals facing difficult children’s issues, domestic abuse concerns and divorces/separations involving the resolution of financial issues. She represents parents and grandparents in care proceedings brought by the Local Authority and where family and children’s placements have broken down. ...

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