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A day in the life of ... Peter Watson-Lee

Date:17 MAY 2018

Peter Watson-Lee has recently retired as Chairman of Williams Thompson Solicitors LLP. He was named Family Law Partner of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2017.


What is your position and what do you do on a day‐to‐day basis?

After many years of full-on family law work at the coal face of high street practice I have just retired and without wanting to make you all jealous as of just now my day-to-day life is total relaxation!

How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?

I qualified 40 years ago. In those days we all undertook a broad range of litigation. Over the years we began to specialise and a time came when I made the conscious decision to turn the litigation department of my firm (Williams Thompson in Christchurch Dorset) into a specialist family law practice. The practice of family law has changed beyond recognition and much for the better. Highly aggressive correspondence has been banished and the more co-operative approach now prevalent is so much healthier for all concerned.

Any memorable stories from your career...

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