Osbornes Law

OSBORNES LAW is a boutique private client law firm advising clients across London, the UK and overseas. The firm specialises in representing clients with high value assets across multiple jurisdictions. Osbornes is featured in The Times’ Best Law Firm Guide 2020, Chambers HNW Guide, Chambers UK and Legal 500 as one of the leading law firms in London.

Osbornes has been providing legal advice to individuals for nearly 50 years. The firm has built a reputation for delivering the highest quality in client care. The firm is proud that the majority of instructions come from existing clients or new clients who have been recommended to the firm. The partnership currently numbers 20, plus 65 other fee-earners, with 120 staff in total.

The firm also places much importance on staff development and has a track record of investing in trainees and junior lawyers, many of whom sit round the partnership table today.

The specialist legal teams work from offices in Hampstead and Camden. In addition to virtual meeting facilities, meeting rooms are available for clients at both office locations.

Lawyers in the firm are independently accredited by specialist bodies and support groups for their skills and expertise. Active involvement and appointments held with other bodies bring additional know-how and insight to the advice Osbornes provides to clients.

 KEY AREAS OF WORK FAMILY LAW: Divorce, financial disputes, freezing of assets, separation and pre/post nuptial agreements, mediation, disputes concerning child arrangements, cohabitee disputes, child abduction, adoption, surrogacy and fertility law.

 PRIVATE CLIENT: Full wealth planning including wills and probate, administration of estates and disputes, lasting powers of attorney, trusts, contentious wills and probate, trusts, Court of Protection, deeds of gift, intestacy and notarial services.

 PROPERTY LAW: Residential and commercial sales and purchases, leasehold enfranchisement, re-mortgages, licences to underlet, auction purchases, equity transfers, all leasehold matters, variations and licences for alterations, property litigation and dispute resolution.

WHAT THE DIRECTORIES SAY: Quotes in the 2021 editions of Chambers and the Legal 500 include:

‘Osbornes Law have captured the magic of keeping the customer service levels of a smaller firm whilst having all the expertise and power of the biggest firms.’

Legal 500 2021

‘A small but high-powered team, dealing with cases of significant value and complexity.’

Legal 500 2021

‘Mark Freedman is a very capable lawyer, renowned for not being a pushover and pushing his clients’ cases as much as he can, but will always talk sensibly about settlement. He is among the best – tenacious, good judgment and tactically aware.’

Legal 500 2021

‘Jan Atkinson, with her steely, steady, calming presence, instils confidence in the most highly-strung of us clients. With her masterful knowledge of the law, old and new, and its application, Jan can navigate through the most complex of cases to a successful end.’

Legal 500 2021

‘Lisa Pepper was recommended to me as non-nonsense, and able to help me with a difficult and confrontational divorce. She more than lived up to that – she was practical, collected and always available with a clear opinion and suggestions of how to move forwards. She also was open and helpful about costs and how to mitigate them.’

Legal 500 2021

FOCUS

Family law; Wills, probate & estate administration; Residential & commercial property