“Rhiannon is thorough, diligent and extremely skilled in both her written and oral submissions. She has an extremely professional way of handling clients and opponents that ensures she is highly respected.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024

Experience

Year of Call: 2002

Education

LLB Hons (Wales) 1st Class
Inner Temple Major Bursar
Inner Temple Ede and Ravenscroft Scholarship
Inner Temple Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award
Pegasus Scholarship 2007
Qualified Collaborative Lawyer

Appointments

Deputy District Judge (Civil) Western Circuit 2020

Profile

Rhiannon specialises in financial remedies, regularly representing high net worth clients in marriages and civil partnerships. Her cases regularly involve issues about complex trust structures, offshore matters and pre and post nuptial agreements. She also specialises in private law children work, believing there is a distinct advantage to the client in being able to offer assistance on both the financial and child law aspects of their case.

Rhiannon also has expertise in claims between unmarried persons and other aspects of the law on family breakdown. She prides herself on providing a friendly and approachable service to clients, believing this to be particularly important in the emotional context of family law. However she is straight talking and has a reputation as a tenacious and forceful advocate, who works tirelessly for clients. She has a particular reputation for coruscating forensic analysis which is put to equally effective use in financial cases and children cases involving serious allegations. She regularly gives lectures and seminars on various aspects of the law on financial remedies and children. Rhiannon is co-author of The Brief, the monthly financial remedy update in the Lexis Nexis Family Law Journal.

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association
Inner Temple

Recommendations

“Rhiannon is an insightful, creative barrister with strong client-management skills and forceful advocacy expertise. She is committed, dedicated and tenacious as well as being remarkably responsive to client needs and demands. I would not hesitate to recommend her and indeed have already done so.”
Caroline Kelly – Mishcon de Reya

“Rhiannon has been dealing with a long running case and I am impressed by her preparation which has lead to good progress for my client.”
David Fulcher

“Rhiannon is an excellent advocate, inspiring confidence in her clients and always happy to help. She is a pleasure to work with!”
Kirstie Law

“Rhiannon LLoyd is an excellent advocate who works tirelessly for clients.She is very thorough in her detail and has a refreshingly personable style.I would certainly recommend her for any family law issues.”
Simon Craddock

“I have instructed Rhiannon for a number of years on family cases she is an excellent barrister, who is thorough with her case preparation and an accomplished advocate, most importantly clients really feel confident with her presence at Court.”
Shameela Ahmed

Directories

“Rhiannon is thorough, diligent and extremely skilled in both her written and oral submissions. She has an extremely professional way of handling clients and opponents that ensures she is highly respected.”

“Rhiannon wins a case before she walks into court due to her killer position statements. She wins over the judge and guides the case to a successful outcome.”

“Rhiannon Lloyd is a force to be reckoned with who is always sensitive to the issues of the case.”
Chambers and Partners, 2024

‘Rhiannon is incredibly capable. She has an excellent ability to think on her feet, and she instils immediate confidence in clients facing very challenging issues. She robustly fights clients’ corners, and her preparation is superb.’
Legal 500 2024, Family (Including Children and Domestic Abuse) 

‘Rhiannon possesses a high level of skill and attention to detail that is second to none. She has assisted me with complex cases, demonstrating her sharp analytical mind in complex financial remedy cases.’
Legal 500 2024, Family (Including Divorce and Financial Remedy) 

“Rhiannon Lloyd has the perfect combination of tenacity, authority and warmth.”
“Her client care is excellent: she’s very attentive to them and builds rapport. Her strategic good sense and written skills are other strengths.”
Chambers and Partners, 2023

‘Rhiannon is fantastic. She is always on hand to give clear, strategic and sensible advice. She is good with clients, relaxed and approachable. She is clearly very experienced, and clients are confident in her knowledge.’
Legal 500 2023, Family (Including Divorce and Financial Remedy) 

‘Rhiannon is an excellent children lawyer. Her knowledge of the law is impressive, and she is a skilled and tenacious advocate who fights her client’s corner and never ceases to impress.’
Legal 500, 2023 (Children Law) 

“Her finger is on the pulse of family law and she gives strategic, practical advice. She offers a lot of empathy and is sensitive to the issues involved.”
“She’s accessible, straightforward with clients and good on her feet.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
Ranked in Matrimonial Finance

“One of the most impressive members of the Bar. Her written case presentation and understanding of the nuances in every case are simply outstanding.”
“She always goes above and beyond to deliver a first-class service.”
Legal 500, 2022
Ranked in Matrimonial Finance and Private Law Children

‘Wins a case on paper – literally before she walks into the courtroom the judge is on her side because her paperwork is not only excellent but punchy and persuasive. Her position statements and written arguments are incredible. She is a very robust and highly skilled advocate.’
Legal 500, 2021


‘Is strategic and tactical in her approach and is able to hold the courtroom in the palm of her hand to ensure an excellent outcome for the client.’
Legal 500, 2020

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[2013] EWHC 2275 (Fam)
25/04/13
[2013] EWHC 2274 (Fam)
10/02/11
[2011] 2 FLR 662 : [2011] Fam Law 677 : (2011) 161 NLJ 702 :[2011] EWHC 457 (Fam)