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Jane Simpson is a family lawyer who specialised in complex ancillary relief cases and those involving children. Simpson is a trained marriage guidance counselor and collaborative lawyer. She was the founder and head of the family law department at Manches LLP, a UK law firm, as well as its chairwoman.
For part 3 of this series we hear from Jane Simpson, who was a senior solicitor and Chair of the SFLA during the Ancillary Relief Procedural Scheme. My story begins in 1982 when John Cornwell (now sadly deceased) invited me to help him launch the Solicitors’ Family Law Association (SFLA), now known as Resolution.
- A Long Line of Penningtons Partners
- Lewis & Lewis Joins Forces with Pennington & Son
- Manches Set Up by Pioneering Husband and Wife Partnership
- Expanding Out of London
- Into The 21st Century
In 1855, Richard Pennington was admitted to Mr Scott’s firm, Cookson, Wainewright and Co, and, after ten years as managing clerk, he became a partner. By 1893 he had become the President of the Law Society and the firm, now called Pennington & Son, moved to 64 Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Following Richard’s death in 1910, his son, Herbert, ran the practi...
In 1964, another firm with a long and illustrious history joined forces with Pennington & Son to form Penningtons and Lewis & Lewis. The latter was founded in 1834 by two brothers, James Graham Lewis and George Coleman Hamilton Lewis. James’ son, George Henry Lewis was one of the most famous solicitors in the history of the profession. He was a par...
Manches was founded in 1936 by Sidney Manches in a single room in what is now Broadgate. He and his wife Judith were the first husband and wife to practise in partnership. In 1956 they moved to Wigmore Street and in 1990 the firm's London office moved to Aldwych House. Peter Angel opened the Oxford office in 1982 and the Reading office was opened i...
Penningtons sold its lease in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in 1971 and moved to 99 Aldwych. In 1972 part of the firm moved out of London to Godalming where we built our own office in 1984. A merger with Ward Bowie in 1986 brought with it more ‘out of London’ offices in Newbury, Bournemouth and Basingstoke. Following mergers with Lincoln’s Inn firm Gamlens ...
The new century started with a major rebrand and the introduction of the P logo as the core distinctive element of the Penningtons corporate identity. In 2005, after centuries of being an unlimited liability partnership, the firm converted to a limited liability partnership (LLP) in step with many other professional practices. The next major change...
I am a solicitor working at the Scottish Government. I am particularly interested in legal research and problem solving, legal systems, public law and jurisprudence. | Learn more about Jane...
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Jan 8, 2024 · Jane Simpson is a family lawyer who specialised in complex ancillary relief cases and those involving children. Simpson is a trained marriage guidance counselor and collaborative lawyer. She has been described as the doyenne of family lawyers.
Jane is a Solicitor in our Personal Injury team, who joined Simpson Millar in 2020. She specialises in accident at work claims and claims involving accidents in public places. Jane also has expertise in handling dog bite claims and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) claims.
Nov 15, 1999 · Lucy Jane Simpson. Solicitor Admitted as a solicitor: 15/11/99. SRA ID. 42554 | SRA Regulated. Telephone. 01603620508. Email. show. Member at FOSTERS SOLICITORS LLP. William House, 19 Bank Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4FS, England. View in Google Maps. Roles at this organisation. SRA-approved manager - Member. SRA-approved manager - Owner.
