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Archna Dawar
Work Department
Family - Finance, Family - Children
Position
Archna is a Family: Finance specialist. After spending 15 years working in all aspects of family law, Archna now specialises in matrimonial finance, cohabitation disputes and private law children cases. Archna is a senior member of the Matrimonial Finance team, dealing primarily with high value cases. She has extensive experience of complex issues including farming, pensions, companies and trusts.
In addition, she undertakes complex private law cases.
Archna undertakes work in high value and complex cases financial remedy cases. She is regularly instructed at an early stage in order to assist with the smooth running of a case in particular on issues involving third party disputes over the ownership of property, trusts and disclosure. She is happy to give advice prior to the issue of proceedings to advise on the best approach in cases to try and reduce costs.
Archna has a particular speciality in:
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- Matrimonial cases typically involving high assets, business related issues including company valuation and liquidity, and also trusts, pensions and third party claims/interests.
- Complex cohabitation cases. Archna is regularly instructed for interveners in financial remedy cases when issues on ownership of properties arise.Archna practices in private law children cases with a particular speciality in:
- Removal from the Jurisdiction.
- Dealing with applications for child arrangement order involving parents entrenched in a bitter battle over their children. Features of cases include parental alienation, implacable hostility, physical abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Archna Dawar – St John’s Buildings ‘Archna is brilliant and really technically able, and she thoroughly prepares and puts clients and opponents at ease. She is methodical and creative in her approach to cases, clients absolutely love her and her high energy, and you cannot rate her highly enough; she is definitely one to have on your side.’
St John’s Buildings is ‘the go-to team in the North for matrimonial finances work with two of the best silks in the country and a team of juniors who are all excellent.’ The members represent national and international clients in their family and matrimonial finance cases, and the members handle matters concerning inheritance, trusts, hidden assets, and bankruptcy. Sally Harrison KC undertakes high-value matrimonial finance cases concerning complex valuations regarding pensions and companies. Samantha Hillas KC handles financial remedy work exclusively, and she frequently acts for clients regarding their pre and post-nuptial agreements, as well as tax and corporate structures. The set is also home to Charles Eastwood who handles Schedule 1 claims, and Frances De Navarro‘s practice includes handling business valuations and family trusts. Archna Dawar specialise in high-value financial remedy work, and Hannah Wood has expertise in handling separation agreements, business assets, and Schedule 1 cases.