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1GC | Family Law Offices
1GC | Family Law
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Penelope Clapham
Position
Penny specialises in family finance matters, both as an advocate and as a qualified Arbitrator.
She regularly accepts instructions on a wide array of financial disputes both between married and unmarried couples, in an international context including under Part III of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, and in respect of children under Schedule 1 of the Child Act 1989. Penny is equally comfortable representing vulnerable clients in which there is a concurrent Court of Protection issue.
Penny’s international practice extends outside this jurisdiction and she has advised and represented clients in Jersey, where she maintains a particular interest.
Many of Penny’s cases involve high net worth claims or celebrity clients where both skill and discretion are required. Her work regularly involves complex business structures, trusts, farming disputes, offshore assets and international property. She appears at all Court levels and against opponents often many years senior to her (including KC’s), both with and without a leader.
Career
Year of Call: 2007, Inner Temple.
Qualified Arbitrator (Family Financial Scheme): 2021
Publications:
Guide to the 2007 Hague Maintenance Convention (Thomson Reuters- Practical Family Law)- of renewed importance to international child maintenance disputes following Brexit.
Co-author of ‘A Guide to Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989’ and “DIY Divorce & Separation: The Expert Guide to Representing Yourself”
Memberships
MCIArb
FLBA
Education
MA (Hons) Jurisprudence, Oxford University
BVC Inns of Court School of Law
Inner Temple prize winner: Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship, Streuben Prize, Exhibition
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Penelope Clapham –1GC | Family Law ‘Penelope is a first-class barrister. Her preparation is meticulous, and she knows the case inside and out. She is extremely assertive and robust as an advocate but is very personable, and clients warm quickly towards her.’
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.