Mr. Mark Harper
Firm Name Withers LLP
Address
16 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7EG
England
Telephone + 44 20 7597 6043
Fax + 44 20 7597 6543
Email mark.harper(AT)withersworldwide.com
Website www.withersworldwide.com
Profile: Specialised in family law since 1987. Specialist in divorce and financial settlement, in particular with an international element and involving offshore trusts. Particular interest in pre-nuptial agreements. IAML European Chapter Treasurer/Secretary (2006-2010); Resolution (formerly Solicitors Family Law Association): National Committee (1992-98), Press Officer (1997-98), Chair of Cohabitation Committee (1995-97); Law Society Family Law Committee (1998-2008). Acted for John Charman in landmark Court of Appeal decision, the largest award to a wife in English legal history on a contested basis. Also acted for Stuart Crossley in pioneering a new procedure on divorce where there is a pre-nuptial agreement, in leading Court of Appeal case. Co-author "International Trust and Divorce Litigation", "Model Letters for Family Lawyers" and one of the first textbooks on civil partnership, "Civil Partnership: The New Law" all published by Jordans.
Languages Spoken: English