Jayne Turner

Partner

Biography

Jayne is a partner in the family team with nearly 30 years’ experience in divorce and financial settlements, specialising in complex and high net worth cases involving businesses, investment portfolios and large pension funds. Jayne has developed a niche in farming divorces, and as a small holder on the edge of Dartmoor, her own personal experience enables her to understand the intertwining nature of home and work life on a farm and the pressures that farmers face.

Jayne is a Resolution accredited specialist in complex financial remedies and pensions on divorce, and is particularly experienced at dealing with public sector and high value pension funds. Due to her experience in complex asset cases, Jayne is also a member of the Law Society’s Advanced Accreditation scheme.

Jayne is a keen and active Resolution-trained collaborative family lawyer and member of the Somerset Collaborative Law POD.

In addition to the above, Jayne regularly contributes articles for South West Farmer, and she has appeared on national radio to talk about divorce.

Relevant experience

Private farming client: Representing a farmer with a multi-million-pound farming enterprise to include development options potentially worth an 8-figure sum, ensuring the retention of the farm on payment of a lump sum to the wife.
Private farming client: Acting for a farmer with complex partnership arrangements with other family members, again ensuring the retention of the farm on payment of the lump sum to the wife.
Private client: Representing a wife through financial remedy proceedings with assets valued in the region of £17 million including company interests. Securing 45% of the assets for the wife even though the husband’s business interests were in existence prior to the marriage.
Private client: Acting for the wife in financial remedy proceedings where the husband was a CEO of a national company with a remuneration package of £2 million per annum. Securing successful outcome for the wife.
Private client: Acting for a husband with a private limited company turning over several million and securing a financial clean break.

Specialisms

Family Disputes and Divorce Collaborative Divorce Family Alternative Dispute Resolution Farming Divorce Financial Settlements During Divorce International Divorce & Family Law

Testimonial

"Excellence at every level – professional, friendly, pro-active and timely. Jayne Turner is an outstanding family lawyer."

Legal 500 2024

Testimonial

"Jayne Turner has a supportive yet robust approach to her cases which enables clients to be looked after throughout the litigation process in the knowledge that their interests are best represented. Her experience and knowledge of pension issues puts her clients at a real advantage."

Legal 500 2024

Testimonial

Jayne Turner has been described in Chambers as a "class act" and having "excellent technical competence".

Chambers

Testimonial

"Jayne Turner is an extremely competent lawyer who bends over backwards for her clients."

Legal 500 2024