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John Osborne

Partner

Divorce & Family Law

John is head of the Family department at the firm and heads up the Kendal Office.

After qualifying as a solicitor in 1995 in Kent and then moving to the South Lakes in 2006, John joined Harrison Drury in 2016.

He specialises in advising on all matters relating to relationship breakdown and family disputes. He is particularly experienced at dealing with complex financial and child-related cases, including pensions, foreign property, companies and trusts, IVF cases, complex child arrangements cases and same-sex couple disputes.

The Legal 500 Directory comments John Osborne excels at complex financial remedy cases and praises the collegiate spirit of his team.

John is a renowned Collaborative Lawyer and has been quoted in the national press about his practice. He continues to enjoy using the process to achieve amicable, well-thought-out settlements for his clients, avoiding court and saving stress and expense.

He is highly regarded as an engaging speaker at events when presenting on family law topics, and regularly presents at schools to assist with the challenges they face in relation to children’s proceedings and parental responsibility.

He has also found some time to lead the office band “Harrison Frury”, who have played a number of shows for charity. He also led the band to victory in both the Manchester and London “Law Rocks” competitions, raising funds for various charities in the process.

Reported case: B v B and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 599 (Fam)

Outside of work you can find me…

John’s main hobby outside of work is writing songs. He has had many songs broadcast on BBC Radio and has released an album and several singles through Spotify and Apple Music with his bands Northern Sky and Sunset Flight.

He also enjoys walking in the Lakeland fells and skiing (at a very steady pace).

John Osborne

Awards and Rankings

John Osborne excels at complex financial remedy cases

I cannot recommend John and his team enough.

I dealt almost exclusively with John Osborne who was great; he handled all situations that we encountered calmly and always saw a clear way through. I cannot recommend him and his team enough.

John Osborne is a skilled negotiator and excellent with company accounts.

Legal 500

Harrison Drury is ranked by leading independent guide to the UK’s top legal firms and solicitors, Legal 500.

The guide highlights the solicitors who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to clients and we are ranked across our range of practice areas and people.

Works alongside

Damian Baron

Consultant Solicitor Divorce & Family Law
t: 01772 208506
m: 07903 829832

Emma Panchal

Senior Associate Solicitor Divorce & Family Law
t: 01253 579785
m: 07818 027474

Rebecca Patience

Senior Associate Solicitor Divorce & Family Law
t: 01524 954400
m: 07585 709472

Jenna Atkinson

Associate Solicitor Divorce & Family Law
t: 01200 407322
m: 07425 535376

Olivia Moore

Trainee Solicitor Divorce & Family Law
t: 01772 258321

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