Raworths LLP
Joanna Lofthouse Joanna Lofthouse

Joanna LofthouseChartered Legal Executive

Joanna Lofthouse

Contact Details

DDI: 01423 724635
M: 07892 792457
E: jo.lofthouse@raworths.co.uk

Expertise

Jo specialises in all aspects of Family Law including divorce proceedings, resolving financial issues which arise upon separation and divorce, resolving disputes in respect of children, cohabitation issues and pre marital and cohabitation agreements.

Jo has a wide breadth of experience of all aspects of Family Law, with a particular interest and specialism in complex financial matters and specifically those with an agricultural, farming business or rural background.

Jo is an active member of the rural community and she understands and advises upon the idiosyncrasies of family and rural matters  and embraces the fact that such cases regularly need a bespoke approach to achieve a workable solution and that litigation rarely provides such flexibility and she has developed her alternative dispute resolution approach  including the use of round table meetings and collaborative law to achieve the best workable solution.

Other professional experience

Collaborative Lawyer
ILEX President Medal Award winner 2009/2010
Member of Resolution
Member of the York and North Yorkshire ILEX Branch
ITC (Ilex Tutorial College) Representative and Mentor
Ranked in Chambers UK 2025 and recommended in Legal 500 UK 2025
Member of Raworths’ Agriculture and Rural Group

Background

Joined Raworths: 2000
Born: Harrogate
Educated: Ripon Choir School, Harrogate Ladies’ College, Rossett High School, Northampton University and The Institute of Legal Executives Law School.
Qualification: Chartered Legal Executive

Lofthouse, Joanna

Joanna has good attention to detail, has good insight into what should happen in a case

Chambers UK 2025

Cases Jo deals with on a daily basis include:

  • Collaborative law
  • Financial settlements
  • Divorce procedure
  • Separation issues
  • Co-habitation issues including cohabitation agreements
  • Issues relating to civil partnerships
  • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
  • Residence
  • Contact
  • Removal of children from the jurisdiction
  • Determination of specific issues / prohibited steps in respect of children
  • Injunctions in respect of domestic abuse / disposal of assets
  • Change of Name Deeds
  • Pension sharing, business assets and farming assets including trusts, complex land ownership and business structures, tax issues and inherited assets.

“Joanna is so reliable and very caring with clients.”

 Chambers UK 2024 (Family – York, Hull & Surrounds)

“Joanna Lofthouse is an exceptional lawyer who has been a leader in her field for some years. She has a fantastic bedside manner and is always on top of her cases in a way that few others can match.”

“A highly personable and professional team.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

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