Max Turnell > Chambers of Christopher Pocock KC and James Roberts KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Christopher Pocock KC and James Roberts KC
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TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7DB
England

Work Department

All areas of family finance.

Position

Max specialises in all areas of family finance. His cases often involve trusts & complex asset structures, jurisdiction disputes and enforcement.

Notable reported cases include:

  • Barclay v Barclay [2022] EWHC 2026 (Fam)
  • AA v AHM [2021] 4 WLR 58
  • JB v MB [2020] EWFC B69
  • MWH v GSH [2020] 2 FLR 71
  • Re A [2019] 2 FCR 673

He is also a frequent contributor to publications including:

  • 1KBW on Trusts in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings, 1st Edition (Co-Author)
  • Jackson’s Matrimonial Finance, 10th Edition (Contributor)
  • 1KBW on Enforcement in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings, Forthcoming 1st Edition (Co-Author)
  • Dictionary of TLATA, Forthcoming 1st Edition (Co-Author)

Career

Max was called to the Bar in 2016, before which he held Visiting Lectureships in Contract Law and the Law of Trusts at King’s College London.

 

 

Memberships

  • Thought Leaders 4 HNW Divorce (Next Gen Founding Committee Member)
  • Resolution’s Brexit Working Party
  • Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (Sunley and Hardwicke Scholar)
  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Society for Advanced Legal Studies (Associate Fellow)

 

Education

  • The University of Bristol, LLB (Hons) Law
  • University of Law, BPTC (Advocacy Scholar)

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

Max Turnell1 King’s Bench Walk ‘Max is incredibly pragmatic and thoughtful. He is very good at seeing cases from several different angles and coming to a considered and proportionate solution. His knowledge of the legal precedents is brilliant, especially for someone of his call.’