Oscar Smith

Oscar advises clients on a wide range of family law including the financial and children issues which arise upon the breakdown of a relationship in married or unmarried couples. He is a Resolution-accredited specialist in complex high-net worth financial remedies and in cohabitation cases.

Known for his calming manner and constructive approach, Oscar is experienced advising clients that have an international element, with a particular interest in cases within the EU.

Oscar’s experience includes:

• dealing with complex assets such as deferred income structures, international trusts and foreign pensions
• resolving disputes between unmarried couples about their property and children, usually without the need to attend court
• drafting pre- and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements and declarations of trusts
• representing parents through protracted children proceedings, including fact finding hearings

Oscar joined Expatriate Law in May 2021 and qualified in 2015 at Russell-Cooke LLP.

Education & qualification

• Admitted in England & Wales (2015)
• BPP Law School (LPC, Distinction, 2012)
• BPP Law School (GLD, Commendation, 2011)
• Keele University (BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology, 2:1, 2008)

Memberships

• Resolution-accredited specialist in high-net-worth complex financial remedies
• Resolution-accredited specialist in cohabitation cases
• Commonwealth Lawyer Association

Awards

• Finalist for Associate of the Year (Family Law Awards, 2023)

Articles

• Service in international matrimonial cases
• Can we still rely on WhatsApp in Family Law proceedings?
• Treatment of foreign nuptial agreements under English law