Lisette Dupré

Spear's Review

Lisette Dupré, recruited as partner to Stewarts’ family law department in 2022, is a highly competent and knowledgeable specialist on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional cases.

She regularly advises on complex disputes involving international families, including securing financial settlements and agreements over children following divorces conducted outside the UK, pre-nuptial agreements and has acted in cases before the Supreme and Appeal Courts.

Dupré is Founder and Chair of the EU Law Working Group, a member of the Brexit and Family Law Working Group and Resolution, a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and sits on the Law Society’s Family Law committee.

Adviser Profile

Lisette has extensive experience in all aspects of private family law including, financial disputes on separation, divorce, children matters and cohabitation and pre-nuptial agreements. She regularly advises clients on cases involving complex jurisdictional issues to include the enforcement of foreign 'maintenance' orders. Lisette has secured financial remedies following a foreign divorce and maintenance for 'abandoned spouses'. 

Before joining Stewarts in 2022, Lisette trained as a barrister in 2005 and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. She was made a partner at Dawson Cornwell while on maternity leave. She is ranked in The Legal 500 2022 as a Next Generation Partner.