Clerk Details

  • Clerk Name: Robert Leonard
  • Clerk Telephone: 0330 332 0773
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]

FDR Hearing Service

Esther is available for private remote FDR hearings. For more information on private remote FDR hearings please click here.

  • Recommendations
    • Esther Lieu is a talented financial remedy specialist advising clients on a wide range of matters. She has a noted expertise in pre and postnuptial separation agreements.
      "Esther is a tenacious advocate, gaining the trust and confidence of her clients quickly."
      "Esther is meticulous in her preparation, she is a very able and well practised advocate."
      "Clients feel very safe in the knowledge that Esther will not only provide pragmatic and realistic advice, but also robustly represent them."
      "Esther's client care skills are excellent; she is able to create a professional relationship that ensures clients feel heard and well represented."
      Chambers UK 2026/Family: Matrimonial Finance/Western/Leading Junior

    • Esther is a calm and composed presence in even the most high-stakes financial proceedings. A real asset on complex financial remedy cases, she consistently delivers high-quality advice.'

      The ‘methodical‘ Esther Lieu is well-versed in advising on TOLATA applications and Schedule 1 claims, as well as cases involving pre and post-nuptial agreements and overseas assets.
      Legal 500 2026/Divorce and Financial Remedy/Leading Juniors/Western Circuit
      Esther Lieu is ranked in the Legal 500 2026 for Family: children and domestic abuse in the Western Circuit

      'Esther is able to build an excellent report with clients in extremely difficult circumstances, making them feel well-supported throughout the process.  She is compassionate and approachable, as well as clear in her advice, and has excellent client care skills.'
      Legal 500 2025/Divorce and Financial Remedy/Leading Juniors/Western Circuit

      “None of this would have been possible without your help and support - I am thrilled with the result and will always be incredibly grateful to you.”
      Client

      “Thank you for everything - for all the practical guidance, sound advice and the perfectionism with which you always drafted the pleadings and documents, all of which brought L to this point.”
      Client

      “I have felt very well supported by you throughout your involvement in this case and could not have been more confident in your representation of me in the court room”
      Client

      “I just wanted to email to pass on my thanks as Esther has been fantastic and greatly helped with settling the financial case for the client as well a previously settling the children act case for another client as well.”
      Solicitor

      "Esther Lieu was outstanding, she was supportive and explained my options very clearly. She was very understanding and knowledgeable."
      Client

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