We are Divorce and Family Law solicitors in London, England, UK specialising in international divorces involving English law, including  medium to high value or complex divorces, particularly where one of the parties lives abroad and wants to start proceedings against the other in England,or where it is the other way round.  London is regarded by many as the "divorce capital" of the world. We are located at the heart of it, close to some of the main divorce courts which regularly deal with such cases, and have experienced first-hand the enormous increase in the demand for swift, reliable and confidential advice when international couples are contemplating divorce.

The firm was established in 1991 by David du Pré who was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1980. He is a member of the International Society of Family Law, and of "Resolution" (formerly known as the Solicitors Family Law Association). Overall he has more than 35 years practical experience of divorce law. During this time he has been involved in many demanding, and often complex, or unusual cases.Through this, he has developed many useful contacts in the field of matrimonial law. He is assisted by his Associate, Gaye Osborne, who is also a very experienced divorce lawyer. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1982 and is also a member of "Resolution" and of the Law Society of England and Wales' Family Lawyers panel. The firm was among the first to operate as a "niche" specialist divorce practice concentrating exclusively on Divorce and Family Law and we believe that our clients welcome the "one to one" personal and confidential service and attention which this enables us to provide.

We have a broad range of clients but we do not undertake publicly funded (i.e. legal aid) cases. However, we believe that our charges are competitive, and compare very favourably with most other divorce specialist lawyers (of similar status, expertise and experience) in the centre of London, and we have a reduced fee for the first hour of advice without obligation to instruct us.

If you would like advice we usually suggest a preliminary meeting but if you live abroad we can usually have a brief initial telephone discussion with you by prior arrangement if a solicitor is not immediately available to speak to you. For more information or to make an appointment please telephone us on +44 (0)20 7430 1950 (during our office opening hours of 0930 to 1730 London/European time) or send an email by clicking on our Email address below (or at the top left of this page), or for more detailed enquiries complete our Response Form. If calling us on the telephone out of office hours, you may leave a voice message and we will try to call you back at the first convenient opportunity when our office next re-opens.