Lucy Loizou

Lucy is a Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP. She became Managing Partner in August 2021.

Lucy handles complex financial cases relating to divorce and separation and has worked on a number of matters involving high net worth assets often including an international element. She has particular expertise in dealing with difficult trust and corporate assets and in cases concerning financial provision for children under Schedule 1 Children Act 1989.

Lucy regularly writes for various legal journals on topical aspects of family law: Family Law Week LexisNexis. She also writes a monthly family law column in Parikiaki newspaper for the Greek and Cypriot communities.

She frequently lectures to family lawyers about family law issues both nationally and internationally, for a number of national organisations and at professional conferences. 

For the past 13 years Lucy presented her own fortnightly radio show on London Greek Radio fielding questions from listeners on family related issues. Lucy is much in demand as an advisor to the Greek and Cypriot community and is known as the ‘go to’ family lawyer for Greek and Cypriot families. She has set up an Anglo/Greek association as a forum for  specialist lawyers in Greece and Cyprus to forging links and as a means of updating practitioners on topical isssues in international family law with particular reference to Greece and Cyprus.

Lucy is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).

Lucy formed and chaired Young Resolution for several years prior to creating National Young Resolution, which today is a flourishing association for young family lawyers. Lucy served as an elected member of Resolution’s National Committee  for 6 years. 

Lucy was nominated for ‘Woman of the Year’ in the Women in Law Awards 2020.

Lucy speaks Greek fluently. 

• Separation & Divorce

  Civil/Registered Partnerships

  Divorce

  Foreign Marriages and Divorces

  Jurisdiction/Forum Choice: Where to have Family Court Proceedings

• Finances

  Dispute Resolution

  Enforcing a Financial Order made Abroad

  Financial Outcomes

  Financial Provision after a Foreign Divorce

  Financial Provision for Children

  Relationship Agreements

  Unmarried/Cohabiting/De Facto Couples

• Testimonials
  1. 'Lucy Loizou leads the team superbly'
  2. 'Lucy Loizou is incredibly knowledgeable in her field. I have felt completely secure in her capable hands. She is down to earth, no nonsense, plain talking and yet super friendly. From our first phone call, she immediately understood the situation and has explained the process to me step by step. She is incredibly patient with me yet fierce and determined in my defence. The perfect combination. Lucy has made the painful process as painless as it could have been'.

  The Legal 500 UK 2023

  1. ‘Lucy Loizou is outstanding. I know she at all times acts in my best interest and I can trust her and her competence and experience 100%. I feel that I am not just a number and case. Lucy understands my situation, listens, takes me seriously, shows true empathy and is on my side. She always listens and tells me when she thinks I am right or wrong. Lucy‘s team is always very helpful, kind and competent.’
  2. 'Lucy Loizou – manages heavy litigation with real poise and is absolutely all over the details. Technically very able, deep knowledge and clients love her.'
  3. 'Lucy Loizou is both technically very able and also personable and responsive‘.
  4. The ‘outstanding’ Lucy Loizou was appointed Managing Partner in August 2021

  The Legal 500 UK 2022

  1. 'Lucy Loizou is an outstanding Lawyer'
  2. 'Lucy Loizou is thorough, determined, thoughtful and great with clients.'
  3. 'I am working with Lucy Loizou on a long-running case which is complex and delicate. I have been very impressed with the way she has handled it. She has shown a combination of restraint and toughness which is exactly what the case has called for.'

  The Legal 500 UK 2021

  1. 'A stand out individual'

  The Legal 500 UK 2020

  1. 'Lucy combines international knowledge of different laws with excellent client care'.
     

  The Legal 500 UK 2019

  1. 'Always concise, thorough and accurate'
     

  The Legal 500 UK 2019

   

• Appointments
  1. Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
  2. Law Society
  3. Founder and past chair of Surrey Young Resolution
• Reported Decisions
  1. ND v SD & Or's [2017] EWHC 1507
     https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2017/1507.html 

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