Spear’s Review

‘Wealth is changing. The wealthy don’t all look the same any more, nor do they want the same sort of expertise. These clients don’t have to go to the same sort of firm all the time,’ Gunnercooke’s Kirpal Bidmead tells Spear’s. ‘Gunnercooke has a new challenger model centred around fee-sharing. We keep 70 per cent and the company keeps 30 per cent.’

Bidmead, a family law partner with over 25 years of experience, specialises in wealth preservation. Essentially acting as an independent practitioner under the Gunnercooke umbrella, Bidmead is able to access expertise across the firm’s network of lawyers while working for herself. Her practice spans all the financial aspects of separation and divorce, and she specialises in cases involving assets over £10 million. She is also well equipped to assist clients with private children law proceedings.

She primarily works with clients from London but is also called on by HNWs in China, Hong Kong, the UAE and Europe.