Spear’s Review

Joanna Farrands is a partner and head of the family law department at Moore Barlow’s office in Surrey.

She brings nearly 20 years of experience to the role, leading a team that acts for clients – who include entrepreneurs, professionals and parents – in high-net-worth divorces; complex financial settlements, including cases involving significant or intricate business or pension assets; sensitive child arrangements; and international family disputes.

Farrands is also equipped to advise on pre- and postnuptial agreements, civil partnership dissolution and cohabitation disputes. 

As a member of Resolution who sits on the Surrey Resolution committee, she is trained in collaborative law and often takes on cases under the ‘one lawyer one couple model’.

Adviser Profile

As head of the family law department at Moore Barlow, I lead a skilled team guiding clients through life’s most challenging transitions, from high-net-worth divorce and complex financial settlements to child arrangements and international disputes.

With over 18 years of experience, I offer strategic insight, discretion and compassion. I blend legal expertise with an understanding of the emotional and financial complexities families face. I advise entrepreneurs, professionals and parents with outcomes-driven advice.

I handle pre- and postnuptial agreements and champion our ‘Accord’ model, where couples work with a single lawyer to achieve positive, collaborative outcomes while preserving long-term relationships.