Oscar Smith

From the first phone call, Oscar came across as extremely personable, empathetic and knowledgeable. Managing financial separation in Australia but under English law (because of assets held there) was not a problem. Oscar took my concerns and opinions into account gave great advice. He did his best to protect me, from a legal point of view, from requests made by my ex-wife and clearly explained his reasons. Costs were kept to a minimum. Zoom meetings were short and to the point, no time wasted and unused up-front funds were returned following the settlement. I feel I received excellent value for money. I thoroughly recommend Oscar’s services.

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Oscar and his associates have dealt with my case for a number of years now and I can say that they have consistently gone above and beyond to help me and my case, despite it taking so long and being so complicated. Oscar explains all processes along the way clearly and concisely and in a way that makes all aspects easy to understand. I would highly recommend Oscar and his associates.

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Oscar Smith was initially referred by David Truex of Expatriate law. Oscar along with Antonia church have worked on my case since 2023. Oscar, is a remarkable lawyer who demonstrates vast knowledge in the niche field of international law, steadfastness in achieving goals and compassion towards his client and helped my son and I relocate back home to Australia. Oscar and Antonia, continue to work on my case, attend hearings on my behalf and have proved borders and timezone barriers can be overcome with efficient and timely communication. Overall, Expatriate law as a firm provide intelligent and clear advice to their clients enveloped in a humanistic approach. Thankyou Oscar, David, Antonia and Expatriate law for giving my son and I a fair chance at life and for all the wins in the past and in the future!

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I consider Oscar to be the primary driving force behind why I find myself today in a position of emotional and physical stability, strength and wellbeing. My case was complex and multifaceted from the offset. We began our communications in Spring of 2021, during the pandemic. I don’t imagine there is ever a straightforward process when overseeing clients through divorce proceedings and all that this entails, however, I do believe Oscar was faced with an extremely challenging case and set of circumstances in my instance and in the face of such adversity his ability to not only meet but excel at managing it’s demands was outstanding and faultless. Oscar first met me whilst I was a client at a residential addiction treatment programme in London receiving treatment for alcoholism; I was one month into my recovery programme having more or less fled Abu Dhabi in order to escape the physically and emotionally abusive marriage I was in, to seek addiction treatment in the UK and begin children’s proceedings whilst my children needed to remain at school in Abu Dhabi. For a vulnerable person such as myself in the context of these circumstances, I was extremely apprehensive of making any new acquaintance's and tried to avoid communications with almost anyone other than family or my counsellors, I was also committed to a strict recovery programme and being in the early stages of recovery I was in a high relapse risk position. As such Oscar was tasked with having to handle my process very delicately, to gain my trust, extrapolate necessary information from me to build my case, whilst being acutely aware that any distressing topic or question could be a triggering factor for me and thus potentially leave me vulnerable to relapse which needless to say would have been damaging for my case. Throughout our interactions Oscar always made me feel at ease, reassured, supported, understood and safe, he was enormously patient and encouraging and always went above and beyond throughout proceedings. He expertly led me through more of the complex areas of the case, effectively clarifying where necessary and was skilled at gently but assertively encouraging me to maximise my position. There were times when I might waiver on my direction, with years of my being in a highly controlling relationship there were instances where I may have conceded on matters that I should not have as I was often still co-dependent with my ex husband but Oscar diligently and patiently navigated such instances and I am eternally grateful for this, he was my strength when I did not have enough of my own. Oscar is incredibly empathetic and would be able to predict and provide the necessary guidance ahead of situations I would find potentially triggering and was able to put in place reassurances and measures that he knew would work for me; whether that was advice on putting me at ease ahead of a hearing, quashing unfounded fears I had further to receiving intimidating correspondence from the other side or by introducing counsel to me with consideration of my apprehension towards meeting new people during my vulnerable process of recovery. Oscars natural rapport with counsel, including Will Tyler KC and Sarah Phipps KC, immediately relieved me of any feelings of shame or awkwardness I had during conferences as I could see the ease at which they interacted which gave me confidence. Without Oscar’s excellent suggestions of such counsel which leant themselves in their niches to the complexities of the case, and his painstaking work towards each and every element of the case, the team work and strong relationships displayed throughout, I do not believe we would have gained the exceedingly successful results that we did.

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Byron James

Expatriate Law was recommended to me. My case has not been easy due to the different jurisdictions and I was clueless what steps to take, but from the very first consultation with Oscar he gave me the direction I needed. Oscar and Antonia have been amazing. Always informing me on whats happening and what the next steps are, clearly explaining anything I dont understand and always replying to my emails within 24 hours. I started this process feeling so scared and I still am but I'm so grateful that I have Oscar and Antonia helping me. I trust Oscar completely with whatever he advises me to do. He is straight to the point and has so much knowledge. Antonia has a heart of gold. The times Ive had to go to court she has been there with me throughout the whole process. Having her there helped massively, she would explain anything I didn't understand. She has been so supportive and comforted me in the hardest of times which I will never forget. My case is still ongoing but I feel so fortunate to have Oscar and Antonia and I would recommend these 2 100%. This is their job but I really feel that they care about what they do and about what is best for their clients.

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