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Charlotte Symes
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Charlotte Symes

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Sydney, Australia · Oceania
Practice: mediation evaluation
Professional Biography
I am a family lawyer, mediator and collaborative practitioner, dual-qualified in Australian and English law, with over 12 years\' post-qualification experience in complex, high-value and cross-border family matters. I am a partner at Pearson Emerson, a top tier ranked firm in Sydney, having previously spent a decade as a Director at Family Law in Partnership, one of London\'s top tier specialist family firms. My practice encompasses financial settlements involving business interests, trusts, superannuation and multi-jurisdictional assets, nuptial and binding financial agreements, asset protection, parenting arrangements and international child relocation and abduction. A significant proportion of my clients are international, with particular connections to England, France and Europe, and I am fluent in French, enabling me to advise clients in their own language. I am an accredited family mediator and qualified collaborative practitioner in Australia and England, committed to alternative dispute resolution as a primary pathway for resolving family disputes. I am ranked in the UK directories: Legal 500 , Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide (noting my ranking in its mediator spotlight table) and the Spear\'s Family Law Index.
Overview
I am a family lawyer, mediator and collaborative practitioner, dual-qualified in Australian and English law, with over 12 years\' post-qualification experience in complex, high-value and cross-border family matters. I am a partner at Pearson Emerson, a top tier ranked firm in Sydney, having previously spent a decade as a Director at Family Law in Partnership, one of London\'s top tier
Qualifications & Education
  • Accredited mediator, Resolution Institute (NSW, Australia), January 2026
  • Qualified collaborative practitioner (NSW, Australia), July 2025
  • Accredited family mediator, Resolution (England and Wales), 2023
  • Qualified collaborative practitioner (England and Wales), 2019
  • Foundation mediation training certificate (England and Wales), 2018
  • Children in Mediation (CIM) awareness, 2022
  • Ongoing CPD: legal aid in mediation, child development, international ADR practice
Awards & Recognition
  • Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide, ranked lawyer and featured in mediator spotlight table (to 2025)
  • Legal 500, Next Generation Partner (2022–2025), noted for technical and international expertise
  • Spear\'s Family Law Index, Recommended Family Lawyer for HNW and UHNW clients (to 2025)
  • Spear\'s 500 Index, Rising Star (2022)
Services & Capabilities
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Industry Experience
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Charlotte Symes is listed on the TheNeutrals.ORG™ Global Bench and is qualified under the INDS™ Neutral Evaluation methodology. Every engagement follows the six-stage INDS™ process: Intake, Information Gathering, Behavioural Assessment, Risk Analysis, Strategy & Settlement Feasibility, and Final Report. All four sub-frameworks (INDS-BF™, INDS-RG™, INDS-SFM™, INDS-SF™) apply to every evaluation engagement.

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