Expertise
Henry joined Hanne & Co in March 2025. He advises clients on all aspects of family law, including divorce and the financial consequences of relationship breakdown, pre and post nuptial agreements, disputes relating to children and cohabitation disputes.
Many of Henry cases have an international element, and often involve complex financial structures. He has a particular interest in cases involving Japan, having lived there prior to qualifying as a solicitor, and cases that involve the relocation of children by one parent, either overseas or domestically.
Henry is recognised as a ‘key lawyer’ in the Legal 500 2025. In 2021, he was shortlisted for the YRes Rising Star Award, for the YRes Member who has demonstrated their potential as a future leader in family justice. He is committed to resolving disputes in a constructive way wherever possible and has a strong focus on non-court dispute resolution (‘NCDR’).
Henry has been quoted by Citywealth magazine and written articles for a number of publications including Today’s Family Lawyer and The Review.
Henry trained and worked for many years at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, one of London’s leading firms, before joining a top-ranked boutique firm in South West London. He graduated with a first in Law from Bristol University and achieved a distinction in his LPC at the University of Law. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Recent / Notable experience
Successfully acted for the father in resisting the mother’s application for leave to permanently relocate with the parties’ child from the UK to the USA.
Acting for the husband in the reported decision of XP v YP [2024] EWFC 319, a case that concerned the extent of the wife’s entitlement to the proceeds of sale of a business that had increased significantly in value between the date of the sale of the business and the date of the financial agreement between the parties, some 19 years prior
Acting for numerous clients in proceedings for financial relief in England following an overseas divorce (and in particular where a foreign order provides for the sharing of an English pension)
Advising in the preparation of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements involving substantial assets
