Amandeep graduated from the University of London in 1996 with an honours degree in Law. She qualified as a solicitor with Manches and joined Davenport Lyons in 2000. She was appointed associate in 2006.

During this period Amandeep has acted for a number of sports and media personalities in connection with ancillary relief disputes, which often involve an international dimension and complex taxation aspects.

Amandeep routinely advises in relation to private children work, including contact disputes in the High Court, general residence issues and upon applications to remove children from the jurisdiction. The latter has included the successful return of minors to the UK in child abduction cases.

In addition to matrimonial work, Amandeep frequently acts in relation to cohabitation disputes. In this context, she has acted on behalf of several fathers who are on the receiving end of proceedings following a period of cohabitation. Such cases typically involve children and applications for financial provision under the Children Act 1989 as well as the construction of Deeds of Trust. She lead an effective defence on behalf of an unmarried father, for further capital to be advanced to the mother pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. The decision has been reported (Phillips –v- Peace [2005] 2 FLR 1212).

Amandeep worked successfully upon the renowned Al-Khatib –v- Masry case which avoided a potential Court of Appeal contest by settling outstanding issues through a Court initiated mediation. The case involved multiple jurisdictions, wardship and sequestration proceedings, child abduction and one of the largest ancillary relief settlements in history. The case was widely reported and is a pre-eminent example, where it can never be said that the application of alternative dispute resolution is hopeless.

Amandeep also advises in relation to non-contentious matters, including the drafting of pre-nuptial and cohabitation agreements. She has been interviewed as legal expert in relation to the Civil Partnerships Act.

Amandeep is a member of Resolution, a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer.

Articles written by Amandeep Gill
Landmark House of Lords ruling in favour of divorcing homemakers (who sometimes are wives)
The Civil Partnership Act 2004