Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting with Harriet Errington and Katie Male for the wife in the case of KA v MA (prenuptial agreement: needs) [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 92 (Apr) concerning the extent to which a court should uphold the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement which the wife sought to disregard. Taking into account all of the circumstances of the case the court largely overturned the pre-nuptial agreement, on the basis that it failed to meet the wife’s reasonable needs, and provided the wife with an award of £2.73 million, well in excess of the provision in the pre-nuptial agreement
Acting for the HNW fund manager husband in his financial remedy proceedings following his divorce (B v B (2013) EWHC 1232 (Fam)in a two week trial in the High Court, which is now the lead authority on how valuable private equity funds are to be treated in HNW financial remedy proceedings following a divorce
Acting for Mr Don Gallagher, a male civil partner in the case of Lawrence v Gallagher [2012] EWCA Civ 394 which was the first civil partnership financial relief case to reach the High Court and subsequently the Court of Appeal. The case was widely reported in the media, being the first of its kind
Awards & Rankings
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2024
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018, 2020 – 2024
Spear’s Family Lawyers Index, Top Recommended , 2019 – 2023
Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2020, 2022 – 2024
Tatler HNW Address Book 2020 – 2023, Specialist in Family Law and Founding Partner
Spear’s Family Lawyers, Distinguished Individual, 2018
Education & Qualification
University of Nottingham
Qualified as a solicitor in 1983
Recommended by James
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Read more 7 min read 24 Jul 2024 Could a pre-nuptial agreement protect your business?The case recently reported as AH v BH [2024] EWGC 125 concerned an English pre-nuptial agreement intended to protect the entrepreneur husband’s pre-marital wealth, primarily his business. Family Senior Associate, Katie Male details the result.
Read more 7 min read 16 Jul 2024 Separation anxietyThe division of assets in divorce cases involving private equity partners can be a particularly complex process. In The Drawdown, Senior Associate, Katie Male provides some insight on a recent case where the wife was deemed to be owed a share of the hedge fund.
Read more 8 min read 01 Jul 2024 Marriage: what is it good for?In the ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Magazine, Emily Brand and Genevieve Smith reflect on how marriage does not guarantee relationship longevity, so question whether other types of enduring personal relationships – beyond marriage – should be given official recognition.
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