Expatriate Law

I had the privilege of working with Byron James as my lead solicitor at Expatriate Law, and his expertise in expatriate family law was exceptional. He provided clear, strategic guidance and genuine support throughout my case. Adam Mitchell also offered invaluable assistance, ensuring every detail was handled with care.

A special mention to Marilou Mitra, the best paralegal I have worked with—efficient, knowledgeable, and always supportive. Their professionalism and dedication made a stressful process much more manageable. If you need expert legal help in international family law, Expatriate Law is the firm to trust.

I engaged with Expatriate law and Byron James in September 2024 for child custody proceedings in the UAE. From the outset Byron and the legal team were very professional, with excellent, clear communication at all times. Byron demonstrated an excellent knowledge of UAE law and I was more than happy with the legal advice and service provided which resulted in a successful outcome in my case. In my experience as an expat, having a native English speaking lawyer who can clearly explain the laws of the UAE and fight your case is invaluable in the court system here. I would highly recommend Byron and Expatriate law without hesitation.

Divorce is an emotionally draining and complex scenario, where you require expert legal guidance and a humanist approach to communication and support.

Antonia provides a phenomenal service, going above and beyond to provide guidance, insights, updates and to ensure her clients are well positioned to navigate complex legal matters.

In the nicest possible way, I hope I do not require her services in the future, but if I do need a lawyer - I know who to call.

My thanks to her and her organisation.

I have been lucky not to need support from law firms before my divorce, and feel extremely lucky to have landed on Expatriate Law in my first researches into firms that could help me.

My first contact with Expatriate Law set the tone for the rest of my experience with them. I spoke with one of the Managing Partners who was compassionate to my situation, I was in a state of shock, but also gave clear, calm and practical advice on what needed to happen. Her advice led me to engage Expatriate Law to help me with my divorce. I worked with Hero Lomas on my case.

Hero and her team helped me understand the legal processes that I needed to go through: divorce, asset separation and child custody. She also aided me in making the right decisions about what to pursue in the UK versus in France, and was instrumental in finding me an excellent Family Law firm in Paris to help with the custody procedure.

Her advice was always clear and practical, and along with her compassionate approach to the case, always helped me to stay calm and stable throughout the process, even when things appeared extremely dark and difficult. I cannot over stress how valuable having a calm and compassionate person who understands the law inside out is when going through a difficult divorce; Hero is such a person.

The results of her work were amazing. My divorce and the separation of assets was also achieved in under a year, which is by all accounts extremely fast. This was done against a background of an spouse who made every step a battle.

I cannot recommend Hero or Expatriate Law highly enough. They are amazing!

Sonny really helped ease the pressure of what had already been very difficult and daunting time. I was at a loss as to how to proceed until I worked though it all with Sonny.

He was excellent at explaining and roadmapping the process ahead. He listens and offers fair and honest advice, outlining the possible strategies available and probable outcomes. He empowered me to make genuinely informed decisions.

He is very down to earth and approachable and I always knew that he truly had my best interests at heart.

I can see now, that in different hands, my situation could have very easily escalated and spiralled completely out of control, but Sonny’s balanced and objective analysis kept the situation contained.

I can not thank Sonny enough for all his dedication and hard work.

I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Mr. James and his team for their outstanding support.

They resolved an extremely complicated issue that I would still be facing today without their professional and pragmatic approach. Mr. James possesses a deep understanding of the law and the legal process works in the UAE. His dignified and professional manner, combined with his expertise, makes for an exceptional combination.

I am proud to call him my lawyer and wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone seeking legal support. If you are unsure, have a call with him, you will benefit from fantastic advice and will be left in no doubt on how to proceed.