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

27.02.2026

Sports law and restraints of trade

It is highly common for corporate and commercial contracts to contain ‘restraints of trade’ clauses. These are contractual provisions...
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Hayleigh Southgate
3 min Read
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27.02.2026

The Renters' Rights Act and its impact on estates—Solicitors Journal

Senior associate Giles Hall has authored an article in Solicitors Journal that examines the implications of the Renters’ Rights Act for estate...
Giles Hall a senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, trust, wills and estate disputes team.
Giles Hall
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Self-care and boundaries during divorce: protecting your mental health, children and future

In the first in the series Rhiannon explains that a divorce consultant provides practical help and emotional support to people struggling with...
Hannah Field, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, family and children team.
Hannah Field
1 min Read
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