Mr Mark Ablett > Chambers of Oba Nsugbe KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Oba Nsugbe KC
Pump Court Chambers
3 PUMP COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7AJ
England

Position

Mark Ablett has a specialist practice in family law, appearing at all levels of the Family Court and High Court having completed pupillage in October 2017. His background as the senior paralegal at a leading family law solicitors firm lends an experience of working on big money divorce cases.

He is frequently instructed on family finance cases with a complex element, often involving asset-protection structures, as well as private law children cases. He also handles Family Law Act injunctions and is building a practice in TOLATA claims.

In all practice areas, Mark is sensitive to the benefits of settlement where achievable but does not hesitate in taking a robust approach where necessary. Profiling his expertise, Mark regularly provides talks and case updates to leading law firms as well as writing articles for key publications (both online and in print), and has been published in the Guardian. Mark was also proud to achieve recognition when awarded the IBA Family Law Committee scholarship in 2017, enabling him to attend and talk at the IBA annual conference in Sydney (2017).

Mark is the co-host and co-founder of ’The Family Law Podcast’.

Career

Called 2014, Middle Temple.

Memberships

  • Bar Pro Bono Unit
  • Family Law Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

Education

  • French & History – University of Warwick
  • GDL – University of Law
  • BPTC – University of Law (Middle Temple Blackstone Entrance Exhibition Award)
  • IBA Family Law Committee 2017 scholar