I have a lady friend (not girlfriend!)who has been separated from her husband for several years. They wish to divorce but haven't agreed the split of his pension pot. Do any of my fellow MR members know a solicitor who is competent to deal with this? If so please email me.

Son Adrian is a barrister who used to do divorce and he will have a name or two .

The old solution used to be wife got the house , hubby kept the pension but I believe the pension pot has become easier to deal with since I retired ( as have most things in my old profession !!! )

Cripps Harries Hall

Very,very good for this sort of unfortunate scenario.

Just one thought on the financial side , namely the cash in a pension pot is not worth as much as cash in a current account because the former can only be retrieved tax-free to a limited extent .How much the pension pot is worth will depend on the tax position of the eventual recipient(s) .

If you google"Chambers guide to solicitors " and search under        " matrimonial" you'll find some helpful assessment of the specialists .

If she didn't have her own pension or spent many years as a housewife she'd be as well to get a share of his pension to compensate. I did, as the ex reckoned when his was set up that we couldn't afford to pay into two pensions - no, he didn't consider halving the amount paid in to his! 
I also got the house as the consideration is of the "housing need" of each party and he had alternative housing (purchased with his new floozie's divorce settlement).

Thanks Whitstable PRO and the others. Might we see WPRO at Salcombe?

Sure will - Adrian too !

Adrian's colleagues have come up with ;

Parsonage & Co - Twickenham

Russell Cooke & Co - Putney

There are other high profile firms in Central London but your friend might prefer to be left with some assets to share !!