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Jessica Rush is a future star of the family law world. Jess has an established children and financial remedy practice. She thinks in detail about cases, and her client management skills were exceptional. First class.

Legal 500 2026
About

Jessica Rush is a family law solicitor working with ultra-high-net-worth, high-net-worth and high-profile clients.

She advises on all aspects of divorce and financial matters, private law children matters, fertility law, and nuptial agreements and regularly takes on complex cases.

Jessica completed her training contract with Howard Kennedy and qualified in September 2020. She is a member of Resolution, the UK's organisation of Family Law professionals promoting a constructive approach to family issues.

 

Recent work

Obtained leave to remove for a parent who wished to relocate with their child to the US. 
Obtained an emergency non-molestation and occupation order for a party in a case with immediate domestic violence concerns. 
Obtained a parental order from the High Court for a parent in an out-of-time international surrogacy case.
Acted for a mother in a high-value child maintenance claim involving defamation and media disputes and subsequently in an application to vary her maintenance.
Acted for a mother in successfully appealing a fact-finding judgement (reported as A Father v A Mother [2023] EWFC 290 (B) )
Regularly represents clients in divorces involving high-value assets, including private companies, artworks, aircraft, watercraft, vehicles and antiques

 

Accolades

  • Ranked as an Individual to Watch, Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth, Chambers UK 2026
  • "Jessica Rush is a future star of the family law world. Jess has an established children and financial remedy practice. She thinks in detail about cases, and her client management skills were exceptional. First class. Nina Lake is a great children lawyer with a good eye for giving practical advice. I have worked less with Nina than with Jess, but they seemed to work in tandem on the case we were involved in, and provided great support to the client involved." Legal 500 2026
  • Listed as Key Lawyer, Private client: Family, Legal 500 2023

Did you know

Jessica is a member of the firm's Environmental Committee and a keen advocate for sustainability.

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