Lindsay Yateman

Partner in Family

T: +44 (0)845 257 9449 M: +44 (0)7890 077980

Lindsay undertakes all family law work including divorce, Children Act applications, cohabitation disputes, civil partnership dissolution and pre-nuptial agreements. She has particular expertise in resolving complex financial claims on divorce, which often include company assets, trusts and pensions.

Lindsay appreciates going through a relationship breakdown can be traumatic and unsettling. Lindsay is always available to provide support and guidance to her clients as they go through an often difficult period in their lives.

Lindsay promotes dispute resolution and practices as a collaborative lawyer. Collaborative law enables couples to reach their own solutions around the table rather than by embarking on lengthy litigation.

Experience

Lindsay has over 20 years’ experience specialising in family law particularly acting for high net worth individuals.

She is listed in the Chambers legal directory 2018: “Lindsay Yateman of Excello Law offers extensive experience in financial matters arising from divorce or separation as well as dealing with private children matters. A market source describes her as a “very experienced and highly skilled solicitor with excellent attention to detail and honed client skills.”

Qualified

1992

External roles

Committee member of the Cheshire and North Wales Lady Taverners.

Interests

Lindsay enjoys sports such as horse racing and football, especially The Hammers! She has travelled extensively and particularly loves travelling independently through South East Asia and East Africa. Her other love is music, particularly soul and RnB.

We engaged Lindsay’s services some eleven months into a pension sharing dispute. Lindsay had come recommended by a friend, and after a successful resolution of our case, we cannot recommend her highly enough.

She is very approachable and easy to talk to – but at the same time it is clear your case is of the utmost importance to her. She is quick to respond to queries and is rigorous in checking facts and figures. Lindsay grasped the complexities of our case straight away and worked extremely hard to completely change the outcome of our case.

Eleven months previously we had ceased using our original solicitor due to mistakes he’d made and our resultant loss of trust in him. Lindsay spotted things that he had not done . We needed to have a barrister for the FDR who was very efficient and directed the offers with Lindsay’s assistance to a conclusion we were very satisfied with.

Lindsay has restored our faith in solicitors and we would have no hesitation in recommending her to others. She is great value for money and we only wish we had engaged her at the start.

MR W.

I was four and a half years into divorce proceedings; having engaged three different legal firms throughout that time – none of which had been successful in reaching a financial settlement. My legal costs were off the scale and I was in a desperate state. I was then introduced to Lindsay Yateman and everything changed for the better!

Lindsay has the most down to earth, sensible, logical approach to the circumstances she is presented with by her Client. Lindsay listens, she acts with a practical sense of understanding that each case is as individual and unique as the person she is representing; striving to diffuse tensions and calmly work out a conclusion as quickly and effectively as possible.

Without her personal expertise at this stage, I don’t believe it would have been possible to reach a settlement without having to go through further trauma and cost of an FDR Hearing. Once Lindsay took the reigns, within eight months financial settlement was reached.

Due to the Covid-19 Virus; the Court Hearing took place by telephone conference call. Our Court Order was granted by the Judge on that day. Immense relief this is finally over and my sincere thanks to Lindsay for making it possible.

MS E.L.