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“Richard Higham is a knowledgeable family lawyer. A robust opponent, he is highly professional, and a respected solicitor.“ Legal 500 UK 2025

“Richard Higham heads up the ‘truly exceptional’ family team at Carlsons Solicitors, and is praised as a ‘knowledgeable family lawyer’.” Legal 500 UK 2025

“Richard Higham is a knowledgeable and respected solicitor with years of experience.” Legal 500 UK 2024

“Richard Higham is respectful as an opponent but will put forward his client’s case robustly.” Legal 500 UK 2024

“Worth his weight in proverbial gold” Legal 500 UK 2023

RICHARD HIGHAM

DIRECTOR AND TRAINING PRINCIPAL

Richard specialises in dispute resolution, with a particular passion for family and children law.

He is a member of Resolution, sits as a Family Court Judge, and deals with all aspects related to family law, including:

  • finances on divorce;

  • child contact and residence issues;

  • domestic abuse issues;

  • occupation orders

  • non-molestation orders

  • the divorce process itself

  • international issues where one party is habitually resident in England

  • high net worth individuals.

He is an experienced dispute resolution solicitor, working on litigation cases that include high-value claims against banks and other commercial organisations.

One of Richard’s notable reported litigation cases is Winnetka Trading Corporation -v- Julius Baer International Limited and another [2011] EWHC 2030 (BH). This case involved jurisdictional issues between a Claimant and a large Swiss bank and was fought successfully in the Court of Appeal in Guernsey.

Richard has worked on high net worth cases for several people in the public eye and has brought about successful conclusions to these matters without the need for contested and expensive litigation, with a proactive and amicable approach to settlement, and brings great experience to family disputes.

He has previously run a travel company for severely disabled children and a housing company for people coming out of prison and seeking accommodation. He was a partner at an international trade commerce and construction legal practice overseeing the Dispute Resolution Department, which also dealt with clients’ matrimonial issues.

Away from work, Richard is a car enthusiast and his other interests include fitness, international music and dance, family and swimming. His passion in life is to help others to discover and reach their goals and to achieve the most he can in all he does.