Marilyn Stowe
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Marilyn Stowe, also known as "The Barracuda"[1] is an English solicitor. She is regarded as one of the UK's top divorce lawyers[2].
[edit] Background
Stowe has been described her as "a legal force of nature"[3], and "barrel loads of Northern charm, wrapped up in a black cocktail dress"[4].
Her Yorkshire-based practice, Stowe Family Law LLP[5] (formerly Grahame Stowe Bateson (Private Client) Family Law Unit) is reputed to be one of the country's largest[6].
However, the lawyer has also received much attention[7] and acclaim[8] for her pro bono work. In 2005, she unearthed previously undisclosed medical evidence[9] that led to the clearing of Sally Clark, the British solicitor convicted of murdering her two baby sons.
[edit] The Press
Chambers Guide
Marilyn Stowe enjoys a "huge" profile and the lawyer has a "reputation for dealing with massive money cases". She is "very tenacious" in protecting her clients’ interests and has "an excellent all-round knowledge".[10]
Her practice "provides clients with a complete service in family matters and has excellent levels of communications. The private client family unit in Harrogate takes a forceful approach to matters, probably as a result of the firm’s "dedication and determination to get the best possible deals for their clients". The unit has almost 20 fee earners and is divided into teams. The unit has its own in-house forensic chartered accountant and an international team for multi-jurisdictional cases. Its specialist children’s team principally deals with private law Children Act issues.[11]
The Daily Telegraph
Maybe it's not surprising that Marilyn Stowe, the divorce lawyer known as "The Barracuda", and pre-billed as a force of nature, turns out to be one big, girlish smile and barrel loads of Northern charm, wrapped up in a black cocktail dress.
But that's because I'm not messing with her; I'm not on the other side of a law suit, or one of Stowe's campaigns.
This is the woman who is the scourge of judges, Government ministers, and the Child Support Agency.[12]
The Guardian
An accidental hero in one of the most high-profile miscarriages of justice in recent history.[13]
