Joanna is a partner within the family and litigation & dispute resolution team in Oxford, having joined Bower Bailey in 2002.
Joanna understands the difficulties and uncertainty faced by individuals following a relationship breakdown or in a dispute. Throughout all aspects of her practice, Joanna prides herself on being professional and approachable, whilst being straightforward and straight talking. Joanna takes a positive approach, providing clear and practical advice. Joanna always strives to ensure that she offers a high level of service to her clients throughout.
Areas of expertise:
- Divorce, civil partnership dissolution and separation
- Prenuptial, cohabitation and separation agreements
- Resolving finances on relationship breakdown
- Arrangements for children
- Property disputes between joint owners (including cohabitating couples and also property jointly owned by extended family members or friends)
- Public liability, employer liability and road traffic accident claims
Recent work:
- Advised a bride to be in the drafting of a pre-nuptial agreement where she and her husband to be had both been married previously and wanted to preserve their respective assets in the event their marriage broke down within a certain timescale after the wedding. This involved diplomatic and sensitive communication and handling in the weeks prior to the wedding to avoid placing a strain on the parties’ relationship.
- Acted for a husband in divorce proceedings where he and his wife had agreed a financial settlement. Embodied the agreed terms in a consent order which gave both parties financial certainty for the future.
- Acted for a wife who had separated from her husband some years ago but had not yet started divorce proceedings. The husband and wife still had shares in a family business, owned a portfolio of properties and other assets between them.
- Acted on behalf of a client who owned a property jointly with a sibling. The client wanted to sell to sell to realise his share, but his sibling was unwilling to do so.
- Advised upon and drafted a cohabitation agreement for a client prior to her new partner moving into her property
- Advised and acted on behalf of a client who had an accident at work and was unable to return to the same employment and wished to pursue a claim for damages for both his injury, and future loss of income
Personal interests:
Outside of work, Joanna spends a lot of her time with family and friends, and enjoys travelling in whatever free time she can find.
