Russell Cooke Kingston Upon Thames

About Maria

Maria specialises in all aspects of private family law including divorce, financial disputes, pre and post nuptial agreements and children matters

Maria is a member of Resolution and whilst she is committed to resolving matters outside of the court process where possible, she is also experienced in advising clients through contested litigation and other alternative dispute resolution processes. 

Maria seeks to adopt a pragmatic approach to her cases, helping clients to identify the right process for them in order to resolve their case in their best interests and as expeditiously and cost effectively as possible.

Maria trained and subsequently qualified into boutique family law firms where she worked on complex financial matters, nuptial agreements and disputes between parents. Maria qualified in August 2021 and joined Russell-Cooke in June 2023.

Experience

  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings which had an international element with complex business structures and overseas assets.
  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings where there is a jurisdiction dispute.

Education and Qualification

  • Read English at Nottingham University
  • Studied the Graduate Diploma in law and accelerated Legal Practice Course at BPP University.

Memberships

  • A member of Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers focused on achieving family and child focused resolutions to disputes, and Young Resolution.

Maria's highlights

News

17.12.2024

The UK Autumn Budget 2024—Lexunion Newsletter

Consultant Christopher Salomons has contributed an article to Lexunion Newsletter analysing how two key changes set out in the Autumn Budget will affect international advisers...
Christopher Salomons, Consultant and notary public in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, French law team.
Christopher Salomons
1 min Read
News

16.12.2024

National Crime Agency disrupts million-billion Russian money laundering networks resulting in 84 arrests

Partner Frances Murray and associate Emily Russell have co-written an article on the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation which has uncovered a Russian...
Frances Murrey, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, crime and financial team. Emily Russell, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, criminal and financial crime team.
Multiple Authors
3 min Read
Frances Murray, Emily Russell
News

12.12.2024

A day in the life of... James Underwood, trainee, Russell-Cooke—Legal500 Future Lawyers

Trainee James Underwood documents his 'day in the life' as a second-seat trainee in the family team, which has been published in The Legal 500 Future...
James Underwood, Trainee in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, property litigation team.
James Underwood
4 min Read
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