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 knowledgeable beyond his years. He has the answer on the tip of his tongue and cuts through to the nub of the issue.’