James Maguire - Principal

Distinctions / Professional Memberships

• Solicitor (England & Wales), qualified 1995
• California Bar Exam, 2008
• Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office panel
• International Committee of Resolution (former Member)
• Foreign embassy panels (including US Embassy and Canadian High Commission)
• British Consulates overseas (various)
• Resolution accredited specialist (advocacy, emergency financial procedures, child abduction)
• Law Society Child Abduction Panel
• Great Manchester Collaborative Law Group
• Member of Reunite (International Child abduction Centre)

Articles Published

• "International Contact Arrangements: Maximum Security Measures" October 2005, FLJ
• "Til Death Us Do Part: Inheritance Claims and the Short Marriage"  May [2006] Fam Law 374
• "International Relocation of Children: American and English Approaches"  June [2006] IFL 77
• "Brussels II Revised: Recent Developments" – June [2007] Fam Law 517

Directories

James is recommended as an expert in his field within Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 directories:

James Maguire is a perfectionist, with warmth, intellectuality, perception and verve. He acts for medium to high net worth individuals, and specialises in cases with an international dimension.

Source: Legal 500 2011/12

James Maguire left DWF to establish James Maguire & Co. His practice is international in scope and he is regularly instructed in international child abduction and cross-jurisdictional ancillary relief cases. Sources admire his collaborative approach to complex matters.

Source: Chambers & Partners 2010/11 and 2011/12

James Maguire is highly recommended for both complex financial divorce and matrimonial work, and children work. ‘One of the country’s leading family solicitors‘, he is noted for his experience in ‘relocation cases involving children into England and out of England‘.

Source: Legal 500 2009/2010

James Maguire is building a reputation for cross-jurisdictional work.

Source: Chambers & Partners 2009/2010

The “sensible and thoughtful” James Maguire “is a detail man - he will spend a lot of time studying the ins and outs of a case.” His remarkable knowledge of international child law wins considerable praise.

Source: Chambers & Partners 2008/09

Personal

Best things in life: my children; the sun, holidays, being outdoors, a glass of wine or two on a Friday evening, golf (on a good day), football (on any day), IT (but can also be the worst thing), music, films, family, friends, and laughter; and that productive feeling that only comes with mowing the lawn!

For advice or an informal chat please contact James Maguire by telephone +44 (0) 1625 529456 or by email james.maguire@family-law.co.uk