Lesley Gordon
Partner, Head of Family Law, Edinburgh
- Expertise
- Childrens’ Educational Rights and Needs, Civil Partnership, Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Law, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Divorce Law Scotland, Solicitors & Lawyers Edinburgh, Glasgow, Domestic Violence – Protection from Abuse, Family Lawyers & Divorce Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland Lindsays, International aspects of family law, International Child Abduction, Prenuptial Agreements, Separation Rights and Negotiated Agreements
- Contact Details
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- E: lesleygordon@lindsays.co.uk
- T: 0131 656 5602
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Address:
Edinburgh
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
Professional experience
Lesley heads Lindsays’ award-winning family law team. Lesley is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in family law. She has specialised in family law for the last eighteen years and is considered one of the foremost experts in this area within Scotland. She has a wide breadth of experience in all aspects of family law and has both a contentious and non contentious practice. Lesley deals principally with the financial issues arising on the formation or breakdown of relationships including those involving an international dimension, companies, tax or pensions issues.
Lesley is firmly committed to family law as evidenced by her involvement within the sector. This includes sitting on the national committee of the Scottish Collaborative Family Law Group, acting as Court reporter in child law cases and she was also a former committee member and secretary for the Family Law Association. In addition, Lesley is also on the panel of Safeguarders and Curators ad Litem in East Lothian and has had regular appointments in that capacity in applications for parental responsibilities orders and adoptions.
Lesley is recommended in the 2012 edition of the Chambers & Partners UK directory as a 'Leader in her Field'.
Credential highlights
- Acting regularly in Guardianship and Intervention Order applications under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
- Lesley now has a significant Collaborative Law practice having trained as a Collaborative Lawyer in 2005.
- Accredited specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Scotland.
Chambers UK 2012 A Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession“Lesley Gordon focuses on financial provision disputes and negotiations, including pre- and post-nuptial agreements. She is also a tenacious litigator and an experienced collaborative lawyer, praised for giving "clear advice even in stressful times.”
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