Sheena Cassidy

Call 2001
Email sheena.cassidy@3pb.co.uk
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Family

Sheena specialises in ancillary relief cases and disputes between cohabitants. She represents and advises clients at each stage of proceedings, and her work ranges from the drafting of prenuptial agreements, through making and defending applications under s.37 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, to dealing with enforcement and appeals. She has represented a number of high net worth professionals, as well as personal representatives and the Official Solicitor.

She has a particular specialism in ancillary relief cases in which the Crown is involved due to ongoing criminal restraint and/or confiscation proceedings. This work has involved working with receivers, dealing with third party interests, arguments on living expenses and the relationship between the relevant criminal legislation and the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.

She has experience in applications under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, and in particular applications relating to express, resulting and constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel, with such ancillary issues as equitable accounting and/or payments pursuant to s.15 of TLATA. She also deals with probate matters, including applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, disputes regarding the administration of estates and the validity of wills.

She acts in private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989, in particular applications under Schedule 1 of that Act.