Case Studies

Raphaela is a trainee solicitor having joined Expatriate Law in July 2019. She obtained a Bachelors degree from The University of Kent and a Masters degree in Law from UCL before going on to achieve a distinction in her Legal Practice Course at the University of Law. Continue reading...

Sara Lange is a solicitor who joined Expatriate Law in September 2020 after training at a top-tier, highly specialised family law firm in London and achieving a distinction at the Legal Practice Course. Sara has experience dealing a wide variety of family law issues... Read more

David is a highly experienced litigation lawyer, having qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 1986. He has run his own successful and busy London litigation practice for 21 years. David was formerly a member of the Law Society Family Law panel and spent many years in the accountancy profession before entering the law. Continue reading....

Hero was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2000. Hero has previously worked as a family lawyer at Dawsons and KSB law based in Lincoln’s Inn, London. Her experience includes high net worth financial settlements on divorce, child arrangement matters, child abduction and ... continue reading.

Alexandra Tribe co-founded Expatriate Law with her father, David Hallam-Peel, in 2010 and is based in the firm’s London office. Alexandra has been accredited by Resolution (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association) as a specialist in International Family Law and Advanced Financial Provision and sits on Resolution’s international family law committee. She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Continue reading...

Lauren was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2008 and has worked as a family lawyer in London, Johannesburg and Dubai. She has significant experience dealing with expatriate family law matters particularly those involving English and South African law issues and is now based in London... Continue reading.

After obtaining a Bachelors and Masters degree at university, Sophie went on to obtain a distinction in family law at the College of Law in London. Sophie trained at and worked for Goodman Ray Solicitors, a niche specialist family law firm in London, for five years before joining Expatriate Law in Dubai. Continue reading....

David Truex is an expert in family law in England and Wales as well as internationally. He is one of the foremost experts in legal jurisdictional disputes. David has practised family law for over 40 years and has been at the forefront of family law reform, acting as an advisor to governments in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Continue reading...

Byron is a Partner and Head of the Expatriate Law team in Dubai. Having been based in the Middle East for several years he has an expert understanding of the local law and culture, in particular the way in which it affects expatriates. His caseload is diverse, he represents expatriates all over the world with clients in almost every continent. Continue reading...