The health, safety and well-being of our clients, colleagues and staff is our top priority.

Therefore, our office will be temporarily closed from Monday 16 March 2020 until further notice due to the current health concerns with COVID-19 (coronavirus).

As part of this precautionary measure we are requesting the following:

1. Clients and other parties to correspond with us and provide documentation electronically. In the event you do not have a particular solicitor’s direct email, please contact hello@southgate.co.uk

2. All meetings to take place by Skype/video or telephone.

3. If you need to deliver hard-copy documents, we have a letterbox on the right hand side of the main entrance, or outside our entrance on the third floor (please email the relevant solicitor if documents are sent or hand-delivered).

4. Our phone lines remain open as usual.

In the event that you have an upcoming court hearing we would request you follow HMCTS guidance as currently all courts remain open.

Our firm has always operated agile and flexible working policies, and we make the best use of technology to allow us to work from anywhere. Our staff are experienced in working in this way with no impact on the conduct of on-going proceedings, the level of care or service we provide to clients.

If you would like more information or advice about the issues raised in this article, or any aspect of family law please contact us on 0208 004 0065, by email at hello@southgate.co.uk or using the form below.