Legal
Emsleys
Leeds Road
Rothwell
Leeds
West Yorkshire LS26 O6R
Email: chris.sandham@emsleys.co.uk
Website: www.emsleys.co.uk
Contact: Chris Sandham
Telephone: 0113 2014900
Fax: 0113 2014901
Geographical Regions Covered: Leeds and Yorkshire
Legal aid: Yes
Mediation: Yes
Collaborative law: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Special Initial Interview Offer: Free initial 30 minute appointment
Head of Family team: Chris Sandham
Family Team Members: Chris Sandha, Juliana Caines, Rachell Bates
Resolution members: All Resolution members. Chris Sandham is a mediator and collaborative lawyer.
Specialist panel memberships: Chris Sandham - Advanced member of Law Society Family Panel
Other departments: Commercial and residential property, housing, personal injury, wills and probate, employment, civil litigation, company and commercial.
About us
Emsleys was established in 1987 and now has over 120 highly-trained individuals providing a comprehensive range of legal, estate agency and letting services to businesses and individuals across the Leeds and Yorkshire region. We take great pride in the reputation we enjoy within the community we serve - built on the dedication of our staff to provide a friendly and professional service across all of our offices.
Our family team is renowned for providing expert legal services in all aspects of family law. Our lawyers have a sympathetic, understanding, sensible and pragmatic approach to help clients negotiate their separation or family problem in the most efficient and painless way possible.
Our Family Team is committed to the process of helping couples resolve the details of their separation in a dignified and non confrontational way. All members of our team can support clients through the mediation process.
We are committed to a conciliatory approach to family separation wherever possible. In circumstances where this is not appropriate, our team have the skills and expertise to represent clients at all stages of the court process.
Chris Sandham is a trained collaborative lawyer and a family mediator. He can therefore offer the full range of ways to resolve family issues.
Our aim is to help our clients move forward with their life by offering the best legal advice and explaining fully the options available and their implications. We will advise and support individuals in making the best choices for them and their family and to put those decisions into practice.
Our areas of expertise include:
- divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships
- financial settlement following divorce and separation including dealing with property, pensions, business assets and investments
- disputes over children
- pre marital/civil partnership agreements
- cohabitation agreements
- separation agreements
- collaborative law
- domestic violence and injunctions
- mediation