Frank Arndt

Solicitor - Solicitor / Rechtsanwalt

SRA ID: 371274

Frank is a founding partner of Paradigm Family Law LLP. He is a dual qualified Solicitor in England & Wales and Rechtsanwalt in Germany. He is also a qualified Judge in Germany. He has considerable expertise in international high profile or ‘big money’ financial relief cases with complex onshore or offshore business or company and trust structures. He dealt with cases including: - inherited or pre-acquired wealth issues; - concealment or dissipation of assets; and - He regularly advises on difficult enforcement cases with international aspects. His areas of specialism also include: - complex worldwide freezing orders; and - cases with pre-nuptial and separation agreements or Civil Partnership disputes. Legal 500 Frank Arndt is named as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 2017 and Paradigm Family Law is named as a leading family law firm. Paradigm Family Law won the Law Society Excellence in Business Development Award 2017. This Award recognise the commitment, enthusiasm and passion that Solicitors dedicate to serving their clients, and – in the process – underpin our world-renowned legal system. ’’The awards showcase the first-rate work and dedication of the profession to their clients and the wider community, and the event is one of the most rewarding and memorable days in the legal calendar,’ said Society president Joe Egan. Frank regularly receives referrals from his worldwide established and experienced international network in relation to foreign divorces or application brought pursuant to the MPFA 1984 Act. The referrals also include cases with a “forum shopping” element or contested international jurisdiction disputes. He represents regularly clients in Schedule I Children Act 1989 cases with an international aspect and he acted for fathers or mothers in International Child Abduction Cases. He appears regularly on Television / Radio / Newspaper like BBC One, ITV, CNBC, ABC News, VOX Media, FT, Forbes, LeFigaro, FAZ (Germany) etc. Frank has been shortlisted as Jordan’s International Family Lawyer of the Year 2015 and nominated 2016 and 2017. He also has been described by Family Law QC’s and Deputy High Court Judge in London as “an excellent adviser and mentor to all his clients” and with a “great eye both for detail and for the bigger picture, and gives the rounded service which is absolutely necessary in this sphere of practice” He is also a member of the International Bar Association, International Society of Family Law, Re United, the German Bar at the Federal Court in Celle (“Oberlandesgericht Celle”) and the Family Mediator Association. Publications (For a summary of his publications please look at my Linkedin Profile).