Gavin Scott
Partner | Oxford | Bristol | Milton Keynes
"Gavin Scott is a truly exceptional lawyer with an immensely deep legal knowledge and excellent technical ability. He is well known for his robust advice and his clients always feel very supported because they are. Gavin is able to grasp complex matters quickly and will ensure a clear strategy is in place. His interactions with other lawyers are constructive and, when appropriate, collaborative."
The Legal 500, 2025
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About Gavin
Gavin is a specialist family solicitor having practised in the field since 2001. He is widely known for his tenacious and proactive approach to resolving cases. Previous clients have often said they felt empowered and in control. Gavin adopts a clever approach to cases. His advice is clear and focused.
“Gavin’s experience allows him to cut through to the point, helping me to focus on each step at a time”
“You are really an amazing lawyer as well as the most outstanding I had actually ever come across“
Client testimonials | Trust Pilot
Expertise in complex high net worth (HNW) cases
Gavin has a thorough knowledge of all aspects of family law, specialising in complex and high net worth and ultra high net worth divorces, in particular involving businesses, trusts, complex investments and overseas assets. With particular attention to detail, there have been a number of cases in which Gavin has uncovered hidden and undisclosed assets. He has represented a number of high-profile individuals including celebrities.
International experience
Many of Gavin’s clients are based abroad and his cases frequently involve international work, in particular relating to overseas assets and trusts. He has dealt with worldwide freezing injunctions and reciprocal freezing orders abroad. He has also dealt with a wide array of domestic and international cases involving children including relocation and child abduction to a foreign country. His international family cases have covered the US, Europe, South Africa, Dubai, the Middle East and Australia.
Handling sensitive matters
Gavin is frequently involved in matters with domestic abuse, injunctions, cases involving alienation, narcissistic personality disorder and coercive control. He is an expert in assisting clients to navigate the impact this can have on them and any children. Covert recordings, tracking and surveillance are more common than ever in his recent cases.
Recognition and awards
He is a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500 (2025 edition) and is also ranked as a Leading Individual in Chambers & Partners (2026 edition).
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Call: 0345 030 5710
Mobile: 0781 564 0498
Notable work & expertise
Recent work
- Representing the wife in a matter with assets exceeding £60 million including properties in central London, Canada and the US, offshore trusts and high value businesses
- Dealing with a very tricky case involving the abduction of two children to Lebanon, applying for committal to prison due to the respondent's non-compliance with orders and securing the return of the children back to the mother's care in the UK
- Representing parents wishing to relocate abroad with their child(ren), and those opposing relocation
- Representing celebrities and high profile clients in their divorce and child matters
- Successfully defending a very wealthy husband divorced in the US against his ex-wife seeking "financial provision after an overseas divorce" (Part III MFPA 1984) who sought a share of his UK property assets worth over £3 million.
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