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1GC | Family Law Offices
1GC | Family Law
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Simon Sugar
Position
Simon primarily practises in disputes about the financial consequences of divorce, separation or death. He also drafts nuptial agreements, mediates, sits as a private FDR judge and acts for claimants and on behalf of insurers in professional negligence claims in a family law context.
Publications and Lecturing:
Unlocking Matrimonial Assets on Divorce (co-author)
Applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act (contributor)
DIY Divorce and Separation (contributor)
Mediation Section – Butterworth’s Civil Court Precedents (editor)
Finance Case Digests for The Review
Lectured at Warwick University as part of their Family Law module
Career
Year of Call: 1990, Middle Temple
Simon spent his early years at the Bar as a chancery practitioner and is consequently at home dealing with complex financial remedy claims involving companies, business assets, farms and trusts, TOLATA claims in respect of cohabiting couples and Inheritance Act claims. Cases of interest include P v Q (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC B9, Landsberg v Minkin [2015] EWCA Civ 152, Mansfield v Mansfield [2017].
Memberships
FLBA, Chancery Bar, Public Access Bar
Resolution – member of Cohabitation Committee
Civil (CEDR) and family qualified mediator
Education
LLB (Hons) Warwick
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Simon Sugar – 1GC | Family Law ‘Simon has a great bedside manner putting clients at ease. He provides straightforward, practical advice. He is very approachable to his instructing solicitor.’