Tristan Harvey > Chambers of Catherine Cowton KC and James Ewins KC. > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Catherine Cowton KC and James Ewins KC.
Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB)
QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDING, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9BS
England
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Position

Specialises in dispute resolution. He is a resolution trained mediator, an arbitrator and a collaborative lawyer. He also conducts private FDRs and early neutral evaluations in Children Act cases. His practice encompasses all aspects of family law, with an emphasis on matrimonial finance and private law children matters. He has also represented clients in Schedule l applications, trust of land disputes and applications under Part lV Family Law Act 1996. He has lectured on a range of subjects including pre-nuptial agreements and trust of land disputes.

Career

Qualified 2002; Middle Temple; tenant at QEB since 2003.

Languages

German.

Memberships

Chartered lnstitute of Arbitrators (ClArb) Family Arbitration; Family Law Bar Association; Resolution affiliate member; Middle Temple.

Education

One year studying at Pomona College, California for one year under the Pomona-Downing Scholarship; Downing College, Cambridge (Law).

Leisure

Golf and playing piano.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators

(leading Private FDR Judges and Arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 2

Tristan HarveyQueen Elizabeth Building (QEB) ‘Tristan is the number one choice for a private FDR judge, mediator and arbitrator. He manages the most complex of cases well, keeping his calm and engaging all the parties while at the same time quickly inspiring the confidence of the clients and their solicitors.’

Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is ‘a prominent family law specialist set with good quality at all levels’. Tim Amos KC is an expert on international family law, particularly cases of divorce and finance, while James Ewins KC is ‘the best tribunals in London and a first choice for financial arbitration and private FDRs’. Other team members include ‘experienced and skilled dispute resolution practitioner’ Tristan Harvey and the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Duncan Brooks KC, who was appointed silk in 2023.