Toby has worked in the legal sector for 27 years, he’s a Director at Switalskis. Toby is a specialist in Collaborative and Family law.
toby.netting@switalskis.com
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Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
24-26 Paradise Square
Sheffield
S1 2DE
Toby is a family law solicitor and a director at Switalskis. He is based in our Sheffield office and services clients across Yorkshire and London. He is a trained collaborative divorce lawyer.
Toby represents separating couples on matters including financial dispute resolution, private children matters, divorce and separation.
For clients wanting alternative dispute resolutions and to avoid court during their divorce Toby is a trained collaborative divorce solicitor. This offers clients an interest based, non-court process, where progress is made in four-way meetings. The collaborative meeting includes you, your ex and your collaborative trained lawyers whose aim is to reach an amicable agreement reflecting each party’s priorities and interests avoiding hard positions.
Toby is experienced in divorces within farming where the separation involved owned and tenanted farming assets. He also advises clients with a family-owned business and has a thorough understanding of the dynamics of family businesses and the needs of separating couples where a family business is involved.
Toby is listed as a Leading Lawyer by Wiselaw
Toby is supportive, honest and objective. He is solutions focused and keen to keep clients out of court where possible.
Toby is happy to use non-court-based mechanisms such as collaborative law, mediation or private financial dispute resolution.
He has a measured and calm approach at a particularly difficult time in people’s lives.
Toby is a specialist in his field. He has memberships, accreditations and qualifications including:
“I’ve worked with Toby Netting over a number of years on a protracted divorce settlement. Toby was very supportive and objective in his assessment of the settlement opportunities and risks. He put up with my occasional rants with good humour, always steering me back to a rational response.”
Family Law Client
Switalskis Solicitors fields a ‘well established, experienced team with good depth and lots of know-how’, with expertise in complex divorce proceedings, child law issues, and complex estate matters. Toby Netting leads the practice with Jennifer Heckingbottom, who is one of the best solicitors in the care sector.'
Legal 500
When parents separate, deciding where a child will live and how they’ll be cared for can be one of the most difficult and emotional parts of the process. Disagreements over living arrangements often lead families to seek clear guidance on what the law allows and how a court may decide if the couple is unable to agree.
When parents separate, one of the hardest things to handle is how to explain the situation to children. While the emotional side of these discussions is personal to every family, the legal process of divorce and separation shapes much of what children need to hear.
When couples marry or enter into a civil partnership, the law in England and Wales generally treats assets as part of the “marital pot” available for division if the relationship ends. A prenuptial agreement is often seen as the most direct way to ringfence wealth acquired before the marriage, inherited funds or family property, but it is not the only option.
For couples looking for divorce solicitors, the collaborative approach offers several distinct advantages over the traditional court-based route.