Joe’s practice covers all areas of private family law, with a focus on financial remedies (including cases brought under TLATA 1996). Joe is ranked as a leading matrimonial finance junior in The Legal 500. He is described as ‘supremely intelligent’, ‘highly technical’, ‘exceptionally hard working’, ‘persuasive and powerful’ and ‘calm and confident under pressure’. He has appeared solo in several multi-day High Court trials, where he has been commended by the Court for his “conspicuous skill”. He has recently appeared in the Supreme Court, led by Tim Amos KC.
Joe is frequently led by silks and senior juniors both in and out of Chambers. He has also successfully appeared alone against leading silks in contested financial remedy cases. He has a particular interest in cases involving complex asset structures, pensions, international dimensions and enforcement issues.
Joe is unabashedly passionate about his work. He is on the editorial board of At A Glance and The Financial Remedies Journal, and is also a member of the Pensions Advisory Group (‘PAG’). He is a contributor to the third edition of International Trust and Divorce Litigation, LexisNexis, 2019. He writes periodically for a number of leading journals and websites. His writing has, on occasion, been referenced and approved by the judiciary: see for example KM v CV [2020] EWFC B22. He lectures frequently on a range of topics.
Publications
Contributor – International Trust and Divorce Litigation, LexisNexis, 2019
Non-matrimonial pensions: the forgotten discussion, [2020] Fam Law 95 – referenced with approval by HHJ Robinson in KM v CV [2020] EWFC B22
The Thwaite Jurisdiction – No Longer the Last Reserve of the Desperate? Family Law Week, 16.1.19
Enforcement against Pensions in Financial Remedies Cases: the neglected option, Family Law Week, 12.2.18
The Law Commission Report: Enforcement of Family Financial Orders – Enforcement or Variation? Family Law Week, 19.1.17
Parenthood for Same-Sex Couples in the European Union: Key Challenges (with Tim Amos QC) – Same-Sex Relationships and Beyond – Gender Matters in the EU, 3rd edition, Intersentia 2017
Outside of work, Joe is an enthusiastic proponent of ‘type 2 fun’. He is fanatical about cycling, and enjoys triathlon, climbing, hiking, reading and travelling. Frequently found defending the allegation that he has ‘all the gear and no idea’