Richard Smith
Partner
Albany House, 58 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR
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A highly regarded accredited specialist in family
law.
Richard offers his clients considerable experience, having
worked exclusively in the field of family law for many years.
Highly regarded by his peers, he is recommended in Chambers
legal guide where he has been described as "personable and
articulate yet tough when he needs to be". Richard has
particular expertise in resolving complex financial matters
between spouses and in highly contentious child related cases.
Richard is accredited as a specialist in family law by The
Law Society of Scotland and he is a key member of the firm's
award-winning Family Law Team.
Richard is married with two children; and he enjoys running and
fitness in his spare time.
Career
Qualified 1998, joined Simpson & Marwick 2007.
Accredited specialist in Family Law by The Law Society of
Scotland.
A member of the Family Law Association, Scottish Collaborative
Family Law Group and The Law Society of Scotland.
Specialisms
2 April, 2012
There has been much publicity in the media lately about the
debate of whether to legally permit same sex couples to marry in
Scotland.
On one view the issue has much more to
9 March, 2012
New figures from the Registrar General of Scotland have revealed
that the number of divorces in Scotland has fallen to a 30 year
low. It is suggested that there are two principal
6 December, 2011
Simpson & Marwick's Managing Partner Peter Anderson is
delighted to announce the arrival of Lisa Girdwood to the
firm's family law team in Glasgow. Already boasting a partner led service
acting for clients
16 November, 2011
It has recently been announced that various Public Sector
Pension Schemes have suspended all calculations of pension values
for the purposes of divorce/separation, pending revised factors for
calculation being introduced.
On a practical level