Financial Relief
Our members regularly handle high value and complex matrimonial finance cases following divorce, concerning matters such as pensions, family trusts, estates, tax structures, businesses and overseas assets.
The family team provides specialist advice and representation throughout the field of family law. We are particularly renowned for substantial financial remedy cases.
Areas of experience include:
- Civil partnerships
- Cohabitation claims
- Divorce – proceedings and jurisdiction
- Financial provisions for children
- Financial remedy following divorce
- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claims
- Pre and post-nuptial agreements
- Proceedings under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
- Proceedings under Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
- Professional negligence
Our barristers have extensive experience of dealing with high value cases with substantial assets that often involve the consideration of business accounts, inherited wealth, hidden assets, liquidity issues and shareholdings. We routinely use experts in forensic accountancy and tax.
In divorce and judicial separation cases, our members provide specialist advice on potential settlement terms and identify any preparatory work necessary for contested hearings.
What the Directories Say
“Solicitors consider the chambers to be “very impressive” in such matters, and note that its members go “above and beyond what is expected.”
Band 2 Leading Set – Family (Northern Circuit), Chambers and Partners 2018
“The family group at Exchange Chambers specialises in private financial remedy matters, especially high-value divorce cases.”
Tier 1 Leading Set – Family and Children Law (North Eastern Circuit), Legal 500 2017
