Biography

Family Law (Financial Remedies)

Sima specialises in engaging in all areas of divorce and financial remedy applications and represents both applicants and respondents in FDA (First Hearings) hearings, Financial Dispute Resolution hearings and Final Hearings. She has dealt with a range of cases including high net worth divorces. She deals frequently and confidently with financial-remedies cases involving high-value assets, complex business structures, family trusts, and assets outside of the jurisdiction and frequently deals with cases involving multiple parties and interveners and cases involving complex issues of conduct. In addition to financial remedies cases, Sima regularly undertakes cases relating to non-matrimonial finances such as TOLATA applications, cohabitation cases, civil-partnership issues, and Schedule-1 claims.

She is a strong advocate and her submissions are often referred to as forceful and persuasive. She gives realistic and practical advice from the outset but it not afraid to face a challenge. She has extensive experience of proceedings at all levels up to the Court of Appeal with leading Counsel.

Family Law (Children)

Sima specialises in all areas of children act proceedings, divorce and financial remedy applications with particular emphasis on cases involving serious domestic violence and abuse (including allegations of 'honour-based' violence and intimidation) and alcohol and substance abuse with significant social services involvement. She represents both applicants and respondents.

Sima's private law family (children) practice involves the following areas:

• Child Arrangement Orders
• Prohibited Steps Order
• Specific Issue Order
• Enforcement Applications
• Local Authority involvement
• Allegations of domestic violence
• Allegations of substance abuse
• Allegations of child abuse
• Parental responsibility
• Shared Residence Orders
• Breach Allegations

In addition to these areas, Sima is experienced when it comes to advising and representing clients in relation to injunctive proceedings such as applications for non-molestation orders and occupation orders. Sima represents both applicants and respondents throughout these proceedings from ex parte (without notice) applications to final hearing.