Douglas Allen > Harcourt Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
Harcourt Chambers Offices
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England
- Set Profile
- Go to...
Douglas Allen
Position
A highly accomplished senior junior, well known for his straightforward, discreet and compassionate approach, as well as his ability to establish trust and rapport with his clients. He is a tough negotiator and strong advocate, particularly in cross examination.
Doug specialises in divorce and breakdown of family relationships, including:
– Divorce and partnership dissolution,
– Financial remedy and child provision.
He is regularly instructed in cases involving substantial assets and complex issues.
In addition to his relationship breakdown/financial practice, Doug regularly acts in private law children disputes, particularly those of an intractable or sensitive nature.
Contributor to Family Law and Practical Law.
Qualified to accept public access instructions.
Some of his notable cases include: Re W (a child) (removal at birth: contact) [2013] All ER (D) 254; H (A Minor) v Northamptonshire County Council [2017] EWHC 282 (Fam).
Career
Called 1995, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
FLBA.
Education
University of Birmingham (BA Hons) History – First Class.
Leisure
Triathlon.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Douglas Allen –Harcourt Chambers ‘Douglas is excellent on all counts. He is very knowledgeable and wonderful with the client. He is incredibly helpful and a real team player.’
Based in London and Oxford, Harcourt Chambers is ‘an incredibly strong set for family work’ with ‘a huge breadth of experience’ in handling complex matrimonial and family finance matters. Fiona Hay ‘s ‘advocacy is calm, measured and persuasive’ and she is well known as ‘an excellent judge of the likely outcome of financial cases’, while Jane Campbell regularly acts in high-value divorce and financial remedy matters. ‘Excellent negotiator’ Douglas Allen is ‘extremely well-prepared and thorough’ while undertaking financial remedy proceedings.
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Douglas Allen – Harcourt Chambers ‘Douglas has an innate ability to cut through the noise and deliver excellent advice in any given scenario.’