Russell Cooke Kingston Upon Thames

About Maria

Maria specialises in all aspects of private family law including divorce, financial disputes, pre and post nuptial agreements and children matters

Maria is a member of Resolution and whilst she is committed to resolving matters outside of the court process where possible, she is also experienced in advising clients through contested litigation and other alternative dispute resolution processes. 

Maria seeks to adopt a pragmatic approach to her cases, helping clients to identify the right process for them in order to resolve their case in their best interests and as expeditiously and cost effectively as possible.

Maria trained and subsequently qualified into boutique family law firms where she worked on complex financial matters, nuptial agreements and disputes between parents. Maria qualified in August 2021 and joined Russell-Cooke in June 2023.

Experience

  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings which had an international element with complex business structures and overseas assets.
  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings where there is a jurisdiction dispute.

Education and Qualification

  • Read English at Nottingham University
  • Studied the Graduate Diploma in law and accelerated Legal Practice Course at BPP University.

Memberships

  • A member of Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers focused on achieving family and child focused resolutions to disputes, and Young Resolution.

Maria's highlights

News

29.05.2025

The EAA is coming: are you ready or at risk?

We are now less than a month away from the European Accessibility Act (EAA) coming into effect. The EAA is an EU Directive which aims to ensure products and...
Lui Asquith, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
Lui Asquith
2 min Read
News

28.05.2025

The European Accessibility Act hub: everything your business needs to know

Welcome to the European Accessibility Act (EAA) information hub...
Alix Rejman, Legal director in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and public law team. Lui Asquith, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Alix Rejman, Lui Asquith
News

28.05.2025

Supreme Court clarifies scope of Building Safety Act with recent decision

The Supreme Court has confirmed that developers have a wide scope of recourse against other parties involved in the construction of defective buildings in a recent case...
Pauline Lam, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, property litigation team.
Pauline Lam
6 min Read
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