Katja Trela-Larsen

Katja is a third seat trainee solicitor in the Family department who assists in cases involving divorce, the dissolution of civil partnerships, the financial consequences which flow from separation (for both married and unmarried couples), and arrangements for children. She also has experience in dealing with cases involving domestic abuse.

Katja completed her second seat within the Dispute Resolution team assisting Partner Adam Haffenden with an array of commercial and civil disputes, ranging from small matters in the County Courts to multi-million pound disputes in the High Court. She worked on a wide range of cases involving freezing and proprietary injunctions, enforcement action, property disputes and cross-jurisdictional matters.

Katja completed her first training seat in the Family Finance team where she assisted Paul Read and Anest Mathias on divorce and the dissolution of civil partnerships, the financial consequences which flow from separation, private children matters, and non-molestation order and occupation order proceedings.

Katja joined TV Edwards in 2023 as a paralegal in the Family Finance team, bringing her stellar academics together with a wide range of skills acquired from her varied career, including in the art market and at the Financial Markets Law Committee.

Katja achieved a distinction in both her Master of Laws (LLM QLD) at Birkbeck College, University of London in 2020 and her Legal Practice Course at City, University of London in 2022. For her undergraduate degree, Katja read Chemistry at the University of Durham.

Publications

“Guide to share purchase agreements disputes” was published by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry in its London Business Matters magazine (November/December 2024; page 51).

Recommendations

I had an initial meeting with a [trainee] solicitor and a partner to advise on process and financial in relation to a divorce. Fees were clearly explained and transparent. My solicitor kept in regular contact with me by phone and email and followed up conversations with emails to explain everything thoroughly in writing. This was a difficult process for me and my solicitor was professional but also empathetic. I would definitely use them again if I needed legal advice. – Lucy, 8 September 2024