James Pirrie
Highlights
James is recognised throughout the country for his leadership in alternative dispute resolution.
He was one of the first family lawyers to train as a family arbitrator in financial issues, one of the first to train in children issues and he is a member of the online resource Family Arbitrator.
James has contributed to a range of publications including as lead-author of “Safe Routes to Child Support (2011)"
James was instrumental to introducing collaborative law to Europe and was the first non-American director of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
He developed the first “private FDR” and designed the round-table negotiations protocol.
James is a regular contributor to government enquiries.
James is very well known for his expertise in the law relating to child support.
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James Pirrie
Family lawyer, Mediator (all issues), Family Arbitrator (finance and children) and Collaborative lawyer
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James specialises in complex financial issues and non-adversarial and cost-effective approaches to divorce and separation including mediation, arbitration and collaborative law. He helps clients take control of the issues that affect them, clarifying priorities, exploring all the options and identifying the best way forward.
James is a divorce lawyer who has built particular expertise around Court procedure & experts, Dispute resolution and negotiation, Enforcement, Child support and provision under Schedule 1 of the Children Act, Companies, tax, investments and pensions and various more.
The leading legal directories Chambers UK, Chambers HNW and The Legal 500 UK have all listed James as a top ranked, leading individual in the field of family law and family mediation for many years.
The Legal 500 UK 2022, 2021 and 2020 rank him in the “Hall of Fame” noting that he is “truly outstanding” and “breathtakingly knowledgeable” and that “James Pirrie knows everything there is to know about child maintenance and is the Guru on this topic”. James is ranked as a Recommended Family Lawyer by The Spear’s 500 Index of leading family lawyers 2021.
Chambers HNW 2021 and 2020 rank James as both a leading family lawyer and mediator. In Chambers UK 2020 , James is described as a “master strategist” who is “the font of all knowledge” in family law with the UK 2021 edition noting: “He’s brilliant and really knows his stuff. He can handle really complicated issues and he’s like a walking encyclopaedia.“
James was named winner of Resolution’s John Cornwell Award 2014 which recognises lawyers who have gone above and beyond the norm in their work to support separating families.
He was one of the first family lawyers to train as a family arbitrator in financial issues, one of the first to train in children issues and he is a member of the online resource Family Arbitrator. He has a thriving arbitration practice, dealing with cases at hearings and on paper.
James is also a Law Society accredited mediator, having qualified in 1989, and is also qualified in the commercial model of mediation and direct child consultation.
He was instrumental to introducing collaborative law to Europe and was the first non-American director of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, a membership which he continues to hold.
He developed the first “private FDR”, designed the round-table negotiations protocol and has been a promoter of multi-disciplinary solutions, involving accountants, financial planners and similar experts.
James’s initiatives also led to the introduction of the “Parenting after Parting” programme which seeks to bring the children involved in a divorce or separation centre-stage.
James is very well known for his expertise in the law relating to child support with a commentator noting that James is “undoubtedly this country’s expert on child support“. James has given evidence in person before the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee to talk about the practical impact of the introduction of the new Child Maintenance Scheme and he is a regular contributor to Nuffield and the Creating Paths to Family Justice Programme. He is a regular contributor to government enquiries.
James has also undertaken the financial planners’ training (up to FPC and G10) and has written for and delivered lectures to the legal and accountancy professions on a range of financial/ matrimonial issues. He writes and lectures on conflict resolution, negotiation, child support, financial provision for children (Schedule 1 cases), enforcement, emergency procedures and financial remedies.
James is accredited in finance and cohabitation cases by Resolution and has set the child financial accreditation paper. James has contributed to a range of publications including as lead-author of “Safe Routes to Child Support (2011), “Claims under schedule 1 (2013), new edition, imminent “Towards the Light: A Way Through Divorce and Separation” (2017), a handbook for individuals going through a divorce and separation, and he co-authored Resolution’s Guidance Note: First Directions Appointments (2018) and Instruction of Accountants Experts (2018).
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Winner of Resolution’s John Cornwell Award 2014.
James is ranked as a Recommended Family Lawyer by The Spear’s 500 Index of leading family lawyers 2021.
The leading legal directories Chambers UK, Chambers HNW and The Legal 500 UK have all listed James as a top ranked, leading individual in the field of family law.
Accreditations
James is accredited in finance and cohabitation cases by Resolution and has set the child financial accreditation paper.
James has also undertaken the financial planners’ training (up to FPC and G10) and has written for and delivered lectures to the legal and accountancy professions.
James is a Law Society accredited mediator, having qualified in 1989.
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