Gianna is an experienced family lawyer and trained mediator who advises on all family-related issues including divorce, financial relief, cohabitation, schedule 1 applications, and complex children disputes. She has expertise in navigating complex situations, including dealing with narcissistic personalities in divorce and children proceedings, divorces with substantial assets, and addressing children cases involving domestic abuse, alienation, and alcohol and drug abuse.
Gianna’s clients are largely based in the Cheshire and Wirral regions and she has a diverse range including business owners, medics, lawyers, bankers, stockbrokers, and former partners of sportsmen.
An absolute credit and asset to your firm.
Mrs J – children client
Your support has helped me to reach the conclusion with my dignity and mind intact.
Mr T – divorce and children client
I could not have been so well supported, advised and managed than I was. A very professional, discreet and caring manner that I won’t forget.
Mr C – divorce and finance client
Going through a divorce can be very challenging and emotional but Gianna helped to make it a lot easier. She listened patiently and supported me throughout the whole process in a professional manner, giving the service needed in this difficult circumstance.
Mrs L – divorce and finance client
Was very impressed with the advice and assistance during my divorce and my options were explained very clearly with empathy.
Mrs B – divorce and finance client
Expertise
General
- Divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships
- Divorce involving narcissistic personality
- Division of finances on divorce
- Separation
- Separation agreements
- Interim spousal maintenance applications
- Enforcement of financial orders
- Variation of spousal maintenance orders
- Notice to show cause applications
- Acting for and against persons with a limited life expectancy
- Acting for and against persons who suffer serious medical issues during financial remedy proceedings
- Appeals in financial remedy proceedings
- Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
- Non-molestation and occupation orders
- Cohabitation disputes under Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TLATA)
- Cohabitation agreements
Children
- Children disputes involving applications for child arrangements orders, specific issue orders, prohibited steps orders, and specific issue orders
- Relocation of children internally and abroad
- Children cases involving alienation
- Children disputes involving domestic abuse, drug misuse and alcohol misuse
High Net Worth
- High-net-worth individuals
- Pre-nuptial agreements
- Significant pension provision
- Schedule 1, Children Act Proceedings
International
- Injuncting divorces abroad
- Relocation of children internally and abroad
Experience
General
- Advised a client who has several properties in England and abroad and a family business.
- Advised an unmarried client where the ex-partner was seeking to rely on a declaration of trust that had not been varied.
- Advised an unmarried client who had contributed significantly to a property but was not on the legal title.
- Advised a divorcing client seeking to resile from a separation agreement.
- Advised and represented a client in relation to downward variation of joint-lives spousal maintenance.
- Represented a client after a final hearing in which there was a reserved judgment when they suffered a significant medical issue that had the potential to change the decision of the judiciary.
- Advised a client in relation to an inherited farm and land that included a golf course.
- Advised a client with a substantial medical negligence compensation award on a pre-nuptial agreement.
- Advised a client who was the owner of a horse gambling business and was in litigation with HMRC.
- Advised and represented clients that required a non-molestation order (injunction) because of the behaviour of their ex-partner.
- Advised and represented a married client who had not dealt with the significant pension provision accrued during separation and post-separation as part of their financial settlement agreed directly when queried by the judge.
Children
- Represented the mother of a child of a Premiership footballer to obtain financial provision for her child.
- Advised and represented a parent who wanted to relocate with their children to the USA to live with their partner, an American national.
- Advised and represented parents who were in dispute as to which school their child should attend.
- Advised parents who did not wish for their child to come into contact with their ex-partner’s new partner.
- Advised and represented parents where there had been allegations and findings of alienation.
- Advised the senior partner of a multi-international retail company in relation to child arrangement issues.
Domestic Abuse
- Represented numerous clients in achieving a non-molestation order in situations of domestic abuse and/or narcissism.
- Successfully defended clients against non-molestation orders being made.
- Advised clients as to the impact of domestic abuse on both children and divorce case.
High Net Worth
- Represented a large number of clients with significant assets.
- Represented a wife in a short marriage case, where the assets exceeded £5 million and the parties had three very young children.
- Represented the CEO of an international company who had a complex bonus and share structure.
- Advised a client in relation to the sharing of a significant pension, part of which was accumulated post-separation and as a consequence of a new high-profile occupation.
- Advised on a pre-nuptial agreement involving assets worth £250 million.
International
- Injuncted a divorce in Syria.
- Advised and represented a parent who wanted to relocate with their children to the USA to live with their partner, an American national.
- Advised a client who has several properties in England and abroad and a family business.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Resolution accredited family lawyer for private children law matters and complex financial remedies
Member of Resolution
Career
Gianna qualified as a solicitor in 2008. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2024, she worked at the following firms:
- O’Donnell Solicitors
- JMW Solicitors LLP
- DWF Solicitors LLP