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High Net Worth Divorce

High-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net worth (UHNW) divorce cases require expert legal advice and representation.

These types of cases often involve high value matrimonial assets, complex financial structures such as offshore trusts and shell companies, family businesses, overseas property portfolios, and international business interests. We have a reputation for tenaciously fighting to protect our clients’ best interests, whether that involves ringfencing assets away from the matrimonial pot, arguing special contributions, or ensuring the financially weaker spouse gets a fair financial settlement that ensures their needs are met and standard of living maintained.

We have also advised and represented people who believe their spouse is hiding or dissipating assets in order to prevent them from becoming part of the financial settlement. Our Divorce Law Solicitors can instruct forensic accountants to trace assets and apply for Freezing Orders to ensure assets cannot be dissipated.

Why choose Nayyars Solicitors

We are a family-owned and operated firm that puts client care and relationships at the heart of everything we do. When you instruct us, you will be assigned your own legal team who will get to know everything about your situation and ensure you receive consistent and seamless support every step of the way.

Our team has won multiple awards for legal excellence. We have offices in Manchester, London, and Dubai. This shows how dedicated we are to our clients and providing exceptional legal services both in the UK and internationally.

The head of our family law team, Ayesha Nayyar, is a founding partner with over 20 years of experience. She has authored articles for numerous publications and blogs. She also has her own live call-in show on the local radio and has appeared in and co-presented various prestigious TV productions, including those produced by the BBC.

To find out more about how we can advise and support you through your divorce, please call us on 0333 123 1331 or fill in our contact form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

“A wonderful experience with the Nayyars Family Team who supported me fully throughout my case. I would like the personally thank Ayesha Nayyar for her expertise and knowledge. I would highly recommend Nayyars to anyone with a Family Law issue.”

Frequently Asked Questions

A freezing order is an injunction made by the Court that restrains a party from disposing of, dealing with, or dissipating named assets. Its primary purpose is to preserve the status quo of assets to prevent them from being moved, concealed, or depleted during financial remedy proceedings. This ensures that both parties have a fair and equal opportunity to access and divide marital assets.

Formally known as a Mareva Order, freezing orders have been described as the ‘nuclear weapon’ of family law due to their ability to punish someone in anticipation of them taking action to prevent a fair financial settlement. Furthermore, freezing orders can negatively impact innocent third parties, such as business partners and suppliers. Therefore, they are not granted lightly.

In high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net worth (UHNW) divorce cases, if one spouse has generated significant wealth, they may argue they should receive more of the matrimonial property and assets because they made special and unmatched financial contributions during the marriage.

The following factors will be considered by the Court when it is examining whether one party has made special financial contributions to the marriage.

  • The amount of the financial contribution – for a special contribution argument to be successful, the wealth involved usually needs to be substantial. The Court is unlikely to consider the argument in cases not involving HNW or UHNW couples.
  • Exceptional earnings – the earnings of the party arguing for a special contribution must be extraordinary, normally beyond what an average person could earn in a lifetime.
  • How the special contributions were made – the Court will examine if the wealth was accrued mainly due to the party’s individual effort, skill, or decision-making.
  • Nature of the contribution – the contribution must be exceptional in nature, not just in amount. A party must demonstrate that the manner in which the wealth was created was unique, innovative, or exceptional.
  • The other spouse’s contributions – the Court will examine the contributions of the other party, both financial and non-financial. This includes raising children, homemaking, supporting the other party’s career, and any other contributions to the family’s wellbeing.

Our specialist legal team can provide strategic advice if you want to argue special contributions. If the matter proceeds to court, we can instruct a top Family Law Barrister to represent you.

A Duxbury fund is the capital sum calculated to quantify the needs of the financially dependent party for the rest of their lives. The Duxbury calculation works out the total capital required for investment to provide capital growth and an income equivalent to periodic maintenance payments, with perhaps a little extra for the receiving spouse to purchase any required assets, for example a home.

Let us advise and represent you on your divorce. You can trust that we will always be on your side, protecting your best interests.

Contact us on 0333 123 1331 or fill in our contact form and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

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