Christopher Carr > The 36 Group > London, England > Barrister Profile

The 36 Group
Gray's Inn, 4 Field Court
London
WC1R 5EF
England

Work Department

36 Family

Position

Chris Carr specialises in financial disputes when relationships end, whether through divorce or separation. His cases will typically involve complex financial and legal issues, and those which require excellent client care and witness handling skills. He is generally instructed in cases in which there are substantial assets and income, complex company structures, partnerships, trusts, hidden assets and income, parties with a high profile, or an international dimension.

Chris lectures on family finance to fellow barristers and solicitors, and is a contributing author to the Practical Law Company website on family law. Chris is a member of the Family Law Bar Association and Resolution.

Specialist in

  • Financial remedies
  • Cohabitation claims
  • Schedule 1 Children Act applications

Career

Call 2002

Memberships

  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Resolution

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Christopher Carr  –The 36 Group ‘Chris prepares thoroughly and picks up on detail. He is knowledgeable, sensible and pragmatic in his approach and will be robust where needed. He is a strong advocate, is tactical, and superb in cross-examination and summing up, leading the judge through the evidence and his client’s case. He is good with clients, approachable, down to earth, sensitive and gives clear advice. He is always helpful with his instructing solicitor and goes above and beyond to assist.’

The 36 Group is ‘a brilliant set with a very strong team’. Andrzej Bojarski KC  has ‘excellent client care skills’ and is an ‘incredibly easy barrister to work with’. Niki Langridge is a ‘gifted advocate and tenacious negotiator’ who has a track record of cases involving complex business assets or questioning the validity and recognition of marriages. Christopher Carr has extensive experience of acting on behalf of high-net-worth clients and is praised for his ‘measured and authoritative advocacy’.