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Richard Norman

Richard Norman

St John's Chambers, South West

Work Department

Family & Divorce, Divorce & Financial Remedy, Children Private Law

Career

Call: 2009

Richard is a family law specialist with particular expertise in financial remedies (Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989). Richard was for several years ranked by Chambers UK as the ‘up and coming’ family law junior on the Western Circuit before moving up the rankings as an expert in his field.

Richard has considerable experience of cases involving complex issues such as companies, partnerships, farms, pensions, trusts, tracing assets, enforcement and international jurisdiction to name but a few. Richard acts in cases with asset bases ranging from hundreds of thousands of pounds to multi-million pound disputes.

Languages

Conversational French.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association Western Circuit

Education

BA Hons, University of Bristol Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Bar Vocational Course, City University (Outstanding) Lord Justice Holker Scholarship, Gray’s Inn

Leisure

Theatre, choral music, tennis.

Mentions

Western Circuit • Regional Bar

Family: divorce and financial remedy

Leading junior2
Richard Norman – St John’s Chambers ‘Richard is a go-to barrister in Bristol. His client care skills are excellent, as is his eye for detail.’