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

06.03.2026

Medical negligence in elite sport: the High Court’s judgment in Ebanks‑Blake v Professor James Calder

At first blush, many might assume that medical negligence and sports law sit in separate spheres. In reality, they frequently intersect...
Andrew Debrah, Legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, personal injury and medical negligence team.
Andrew Debrah
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06.03.2026

James Sandiford appointed District Judge

Russell-Cooke is delighted to announce that James Sandiford has today been appointed as a full time District Judge...
Sarah Richardson, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, family and children team.
Sarah Richardson
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News

05.03.2026

Russell-Cooke advises on sale of UK industrial extraction business to Swedish technology group Amplex Indu AB

Russell-Cooke has advised on the sale of Airbench LTD, a UK-based business specialising in the design, manufacture...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Thomas Clark, partner in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. hayleigh-southgate-russell-cooke-solicitors Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Isabella Lumsden, associate in the Russell-Cooke employment law team.
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Peter Jeffery, Thomas Clark, Hayleigh Southgate, Oliver Ward, Will Bond, Isabella Lumsden
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