Contact Details
Withers LLP
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AN
England
- + 44 20 7597 6125
- + 44 20 7597 6543
- michael.gouriet@withersworldwide.com
- www.withersworldwide.com
Profile
University of Edinburgh; Solicitor since 1995; Partner, Withers LLP, since 2002; Elected to Partnership Board 2024; Family law arbitrator and collaborative lawyer; Resolution, Cohabitation Committee since 1996; Advises on all aspects of family law (including cross-jurisdictional pre-nuptial agreements) with particular emphasis on resolution of complex financial issues for wealthy individuals (whether married or unmarried) with international interests; Also has expertise in cases involving trusts as well as cohabitation and child relocation cases; Chaired and lectured at various law conferences in England and abroad; commentator on family law issues in press and broadcast media. Commentary in legal directories includes: ‘an exceptionally thorough and able lawyer…thinking outside and inside the box which so many of the bigger financial cases need’;Interests outside law (besides family) include art and sport - particularly cricket (runs own team), tennis, road cycling, skiing, golf.
Languages Spoken: English
Practice Areas: Arbitration, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Collaborative Law, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Taxation, Finance: Trusts, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony
