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 and professionals – in high-net-worth divorces; complex financial settlements; sensitive child arrangements; international family disputes; and nuptial agreements and wealth protection strategies.

Farrands is proud of the firm’s non-court dispute resolution offering; there are both trained mediators and collaborative lawyers on her team, and the firm was one of the first to adopt the one couple, one lawyer approach.

Rather than engage in ‘shouty litigation’ for the sake of it, Farrands provides a calm alternative. ‘I want [clients] to understand that I’ve got their back and am going to fight their corner, but I’m also going to be very objective,’ she tells Spear’s. 

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.