1kbw Divorce Barristers

The family law/divorce team at 1kbw contains some of the finest and most experienced divorce barristers in the industry. As acknowledged leaders in the field, we are consistently ranked first for matrimonial finance in all the leading legal directories. Additionally, as many of our members sit as Deputy High Court Judges and Recorders, our barristers benefit from invaluable additional experience as advocates and advisors. The team contains more QCs, with more experience, than any other family law chambers.

Testament to this is the fact that you can see members of our family law team regularly appearing in ground breaking cases in the court of appeal, and on a daily basis in heavyweight high court cases.

Additionally, we have a major presence on the committees of numerous national and international organisations, such as the Family Law Bar Association (where the chairman, treasurer and two committee members are 1kbw barristers), the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Intercountry Adoption Lawyers' Association, the Association of Lawyers for Children, the Family Mediators' Association, the Mental Health Review Tribunal and the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.

As well as providing lectures to other practitioners, our barristers are also authors and editors of a number of leading textbooks relating to family and divorce law.

This authoritative position within the industry ensures we are perfectly positioned to deal with the most complicated and difficult divorce cases, whatever the permutations.

Family and divorce law at 1kbw

Our barristers can deal with a wide range of issues relating to divorce and family finance. These include:

• High profile and high net worth ancillary relief cases
• Cases involving holdings in private companies or partnerships
• Disputes over trusts including offshore trusts
• Issues relating to inherited wealth
• Cases involving complex international issues including "forum shopping"
• Cases involving the concealment or dissipation of assets
• Cases involving complex enforcement issues
• Cases involving bankruptcy and liquidation
• Complex divorce proceedings
• Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings
• Disputes between cohabiting partners
• Inheritance Act cases
• Injunctive relief including worldwide freezing orders

Our barristers always look for the right outcome for our clients; sometimes this is best achieved through careful and planned negotiation, sometimes through a focused and meticulously conducted trial. Whatever the case, we use all our experience and work diligently and earnestly to bring about an optimal resolution for our clients.