Grant is one of the region’s most experienced and highly respected family lawyers, with more than three decades of specialist experience. A Partner in our Family Team in Southampton, he is known for his calm, practical approach and his ability to guide clients through complex and often sensitive situations.
His expertise spans all areas of family law, including divorce and dissolution, complex children matters such as international relocation, and financial cases involving medium- to high‑net‑worth clients. He regularly advises on issues involving trusts and taxation, business and farming interests, foreign assets and pensions including armed forces and police schemes. He also assists clients with pre‑nuptial and separation agreements, cohabitation matters and change of name deeds.
Grant is committed to constructive and less adversarial approaches wherever possible. He qualified as a collaborative lawyer in 2007, became an all‑issues family mediator in 2010, and is fully trained in the Resolution Together model, enabling him to meet with separating couples jointly under the One Couple, One Lawyer approach.
While he places strong emphasis on alternative routes to resolution, Grant is also an experienced advocate and appears regularly in both children and financial remedy proceedings when court involvement is required.
From May 2023 to May 2025, Grant held the position of National Chair of Resolution, the national community of family justice professionals dedicated to promoting a sensitive, constructive and cost‑effective approach to resolving family issues.
In 2026, Grant won the Legal Personality of the Year category at the LexisNexis Legal Awards, recognising his national influence and longstanding contribution to family justice.
Notable work highlights
- Represented a wife in the reported case of ND v KD [2024] EWFC 188 (B), successfully challenging the enforceability of a prenuptial agreement. Collaborating with Tara Lyons of Pump Court Chambers, the court awarded the wife £1.6 million of the assets.
- Acted for the Father in acrimonious contested Children Act proceedings. The matter has proceeded to a Final Hearing when the Father was awarded contact on a progressing scale to include staying and holiday contact unsupervised as sought allowing the children to spend significantly more time with him.
- Acted for Husband in financial remedy proceedings. The case involves a property portfolio worth in the region of £1,200,000 net. In addition, there are cash assets worth £438,000 and business interests worth £53,000.The parties also have pension assets worth £593,000.
- Acted for the Wife in divorce and financial remedy proceedings. The estimated net value of the property portfolio is £1,800,000 in addition there are further capital assets totalling £3,559,150 including a Director’s loan in respect of the Husband’s business interests. The parties signed Prenuptial Agreement and there a determination was required whether the Prenuptial Agreement should be upheld or whether the needs of the parties to include their future housing needs and that of their child should be given priority.
Away from the office
Away from the office, Grant is passionate about the countryside and will be found trekking about with two boisterous and not particularly well behaved terriers. He also loves the theatre and even throws his hand in with the local amateur dramatics group. Roles have ranged from the sublime (Freddie in My Fair Lady) to the ridiculous (the crocodile in Peter Pan).
Although a keen cook, he tries to keep reasonably fit with regular trips to the gym. He enjoys foreign travel both to far flung places such as Bali and Borneo as well as closer to home, especially the Greek Islands.
Accreditations & Memberships
- Law Society.
- National Chair of Resolution.
- Family Mediation Council.
- Solent Collaborative and Mediation Practice Group.
- Hampshire Family Legal Solutions.
- FSSH – Family Separation Support Hub member.
- Winner of the Innovative Marketing Award at the Legal Growth Awards 2026 for The Candid Divorce Lawyer podcast
Areas of expertise
- Divorce & dissolution
- Separation
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Nuptial agreements
- Cohabitation – agreements and disputes
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Finance – medium/ higher net worth
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Children (private)
Testimonials
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Insights
Insights and thoughts written by Grant
What is One Couple One Lawyer Divorce?
27 Mar 2024
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Family Mediation Week 2024
22 Jan 2024
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Good Divorce Week – The Resolution Way
28 Nov 2022
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