Spear’s Review

An experienced partner and trained mediator in Withers’ divorce team, Adele Pledger deals with all aspects of family law, including financial remedies, pre- and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, occupation and non-molestation orders, and various private children law issues.

She is comfortable working on complex and international cases, and seeks to provide clients with clear, strategic and pragmatic advice, whatever the circumstances of the case. She is experienced in both out-of-court settlements and litigation. Clients, meanwhile, praise her ‘deeply impressive’ interpersonal skills.

Pledger is an advocate for non-court dispute resolution. ‘The vast majority of my clients settle out of court, and that’s partly down to me encouraging them to do so, because 99 per cent of the time it is in their best interest to do a settlement.’

Notable cases

• Cooper-Hohn v Hohn [2014] EWHC 4122 (Fam)
• T v T [2013] EWHC B3 (Fam)