Family lawyer Anne Dick becomes Brewin Dolphin consultant

Veteran family lawyer and mediator Anne Hall Dick has joined wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin as a consultant.

Brewin Dolphin is growing its matrimonial offering in Scotland which it launched 18 months ago, and Ms Dick will work with its team to enhance its understanding of the market. She will also provide mentoring and training to the firm’s staff on working with families going through separation and their lawyers in cases involving complex regulated financial advice, helping them to maximise opportunity and manage risk, particularly where pensions are involved.

The firm has teams in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, led by financial planners Jo Douglas and Alan Harvey respectively.

Ms Dick was presented with a Lifetime Achievement accolade at the 2016 Scottish Legal Awards. She started her own firm in 1975; was founding chairperson of the Family Law Association in 1989; and, having retired from legal practice in November 2017, is now a family mediator at Inkdance Family Mediation.

She commented: “Brewin Dolphin is going to a great deal of trouble to understand the intricacies of the family law environment and how it can help lawyers representing couples going through divorce. Separation can be a toxic cocktail of financial and psychological risk and I am tremendously keen to help minimise the dangers on both fronts.

“I’ve spent my entire working life trying to help families turn what could be a disastrous event into a sustainable transition. The children and financial dimensions of separation are absolutely crucial to this and I believe Brewin Dolphin’s support can be very helpful to couples going through this process.”

Stephen Martin, head of Brewin Dolphin’s Glasgow office, added: “Anne’s appointment is a real coup for us, as we aim to grow our matrimonial offering – her knowledge of family law is second to none. She will enhance our understanding of the market and the diverse needs of families in difficult circumstances, as well as their legal representatives."