Mr Joe Rainer > Chambers of Catherine Cowton KC and James Ewins KC. > London, England > Barrister Profile

Mr Joe Rainer

02077977837 clerks@qeb.co.uk

Position

Joe’s practice covers all areas of private family law, with a focus on financial remedies (including cases brought under TLATA 1996). Joe is ranked as a leading matrimonial finance junior in The Legal 500. He is described as ‘supremely intelligent’, ‘highly technical’, ‘exceptionally hard working’, ‘persuasive and powerful’ and ‘calm and confident under pressure’. He has appeared solo in several multi-day High Court trials, where he has been commended by the Court for his “conspicuous skill”. He has recently appeared in the Supreme Court, led by Tim Amos KC.

Career

Joe is frequently led by silks and senior juniors both in and out of Chambers. He has also successfully appeared alone against leading silks in contested financial remedy cases. He has a particular interest in cases involving complex asset structures, pensions, international dimensions and enforcement issues.

Joe is unabashedly passionate about his work. He is on the editorial board of At A Glance and The Financial Remedies Journal, and is also a member of the Pensions Advisory Group (‘PAG’). He is a contributor to the third edition of International Trust and Divorce Litigation, LexisNexis, 2019. He writes periodically for a number of leading journals and websites. His writing has, on occasion, been referenced and approved by the judiciary: see for example KM v CV [2020] EWFC B22. He lectures frequently on a range of topics

Memberships

• Family Law Bar Association
• Bar Pro Bono Unit
• Middle Temple

Education

• English Literature BA, Somerville College, Oxford University
• BPTC, University of Law, London
• GDL, Kaplan Law School, London
• Astbury Scholarship, Middle Temple
• Henderson English Scholarship, Somerville College
• Margaret Irene Seymour Music Scholarship, Somerville College
• University of Law, Overall Winner of BPTC Mooting Competition

Personal

Outside of work, Joe is an enthusiastic proponent of ‘type 2 fun’. He is fanatical about cycling, and enjoys triathlon, climbing, hiking, reading and travelling. Frequently found defending the allegation that he has ‘all the gear and no idea’