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1GC | Family Law Offices
1GC | Family Law
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Philip Perrins
Work Department
Family law (including divorce and ancillary relief).
Position
Philip is a leading divorce and matrimonial finance junior. His main area of expertise is acting for spouses in the full range of financial remedy applications (including after an overseas divorce) and for spouses or other third parties in related preliminary issue hearings. He has a wealth of experience in cases involving disputed divorce jurisdiction, declarations as to parties’ marital status and issues as to the beneficial ownership of assets.
Career
Year of Call: 2002, Middle Temple.
LLB law degree (First Class honours) in 2000, University of Bedfordshire. LLM Master of Law degree in 2001, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.
Joseph Jackson Memorial Scholar, Caroline Lester Prize winner, Middle Temple Benefactors Scholar and awarded the Lloyd Jacob Memorial Exhibition.
Accredited Pupil Supervisor
Reported cases include: Dukali v Lamrani (Attorney-General Intervening) [2012] EWHC 1748 (Fam) [2012] 2 FLR 1099 (marriage ceremony in the Moroccan consulate not a marriage) and Fisher Meredith v JH and PH [2012] EWHC 408 (Fam) a leading case on the joinder of third parties to financial remedy applications. More recently: Dhillon v Sampuran [2020] EWFC B70 (enforcement by judgment summons and adverse inferences) and [2021] EWFC B49 (sentencing).
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
MCIArb and qualified to arbitrate disputes under the IFLA finance scheme
Education
Monmouth School
University of Bedfordshire (2000 First Class LLB (Hons))
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University (2001 LLM)
Inns of Court School of Law (2002 BVC)
Personal
Married father of four. Interests include rugby and tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Perrins –1GC | Family Law ‘Philip is always thoroughly prepared. He can be forthright when required. He is particularly good with technical points of law.’
1GC | Family Law is an ‘excellent set of chambers’ and home to ‘barristers of excellent calibre’. ‘Exceptionally strong advocate’ Penelope Clapham specialises in all aspects of financial provision on relationship breakdown, including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships and the separation of cohabitees, while Philip Perrins is an ‘exceptionally talented with outstanding presentation’ and expertise in international cases. Other key contacts include ‘fantastic barrister’ David Burles, Claire Heppenstall, who focuses on financial remedy cases for private high-net-worth clients.