Susie is based in Aberdeen, and is well placed to advise on the financial and child issues arising from the breakdown of relationships and is regularly instructed in high value cases. She attends to the drafting of pre or post nuptial and pre or post cohabitation agreements as well as advising on all aspects of divorce and the dissolution of civil partnerships.
Susie has gained particular experience in cases involving the relocation of children and cases where there may be a choice of jurisdiction. She is an experienced negotiator and a trained Collaborative lawyer. Susie also appears in Sheriff Courts around Scotland and instructs Counsel in the Court of Session for cases of particular complexity or high value.
Gillian is a partner in the family law team. She moved her practice to the Guildford office in 2019, having been based in the City office since joining Penningtons Manches in 2013 from a central London firm. She advises on all areas of domestic and international family law and has an extensive international practice. Gillian is the immediate past chair to the Family Law Committee of the International Bar Association, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and a member of Resolution. She is also chair of the Penningtons Manches Charitable Foundation, which she established in 2017.
19 MAY 2026
