Victoria specialises in providing expert guidance to High Net Worth clients during divorce proceedings, facilitating the resolution of intricate financial matters that may include complex assets, pensions and investments; including those held internationally. She also advises on more complex Children Matters and the establishment of child arrangements within the realm of private law proceedings. Victoria is also adept at offering guidance in cases involving domestic abuse and can oversee the implementation of necessary protective measures.
Throughout her career spanning over 20 years in family law, Victoria has amassed extensive experience in advising business owners on safeguarding their enterprises during divorce proceedings and minimising disruption to their business.
Victoria has a keen interest in agriculture and farming, particularly when intervenors are involved in connection with assets within matrimonial finance. Additionally, she has represented sports stars, company CEO’s and directors, assisting them in safeguarding their wealth.
Victoria is renowned for her direct and pragmatic approach and offers clients an early assessment of the likely outcome of their cases to help manage expectations.
Her approach provides clients with a structured and efficient handling of matters, minimising delays
Experience
After a previous career with HMRC, Victoria started her legal career with a medium sized firm in Cardiff in 2005. Upon qualification, she embarked upon a career which allowed her to obtain experience in all aspects of Family Law, before setting up her own firm in 2010. Victoria set up and ran her own Family Law firm for 12 years, before it was acquired by a Top 70 Law Firm in 2022. She was then appointed as a partner with Stowe Family Law in 2022 before heading up the family department at Hugh James in 2023.
Memberships and awards
Victoria is consistently recognised by leading independent legal directories for her expertise in family law, with rankings in The Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and The Doyle’s Guide for Family Law in Wales.
She is also named in the prestigious Spear’s Family Law Index, which identifies the UK’s leading family lawyers advising high net worth individuals on complex and sensitive family matters, including high-value divorce, cohabitation disputes, child arrangements, nuptial agreements and mediation.
Her leadership and the strength of her team have also been recognised at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards, with her teams being shortlisted both at her previous firm in 2020 and more recently at Hugh James in 2025.
In the press
Victoria often writes for third-party publications on a variety of topics. Here are some of the recent topics she has covered:
- Read Victoria’s article on “The do’s and don’ts of divorce for business owners” which she wrote for Insider Media
- Read Victoria’s article on “Managing divorce in family-owned businesses” which she wrote for Insider Media
- Read Victoria’s article on “Fool proofing your business from divorce” which she wrote for Insider Media
- Read Victoria’s article on “Navigating business ownership in divorce” which she wrote for Insider Media
- Read Victoria’s article on the “Limitations of matrimonialistion” which she wrote for Today’s Family Lawyer