Ann Herd is a Partner and an experienced family lawyer at Scott Bailey LLP. 

She deals with all aspects of divorce and civil partnership dissolution, together with financial disputes arising from relationship breakdown. She has a particular specialism in disputes involving children, including residence, contact, relocation and holidays. 

Ann is also an accredited mediator and collaborative family lawyer. She is a trained Resolution Together practitioner and is always looking for the most appropriate form of dispute resolution to avoid court where possible. She is a member of Hampshire Family Legal Solutions, a group of like-minded professionals. 

Ann began her legal career in 1995 and studied at the Guildford College of Law. 

Her experience ranges from representing high net worth clients in court to mediating issues relating to future arrangements for children. Ann has dealt with many complex financial disputes, whether between separating spouses, civil partners, unmarried couples or same sex partners. 

Whilst her objective is to find constructive and creative ways to resolve issues, Ann will fight tenaciously through the courts if that is the only way to achieve a fair outcome.

Ann Herd