St John's Chambers

Family & Divorce

Associate Member

After an extremely successful career at the bar and consistently recognised as being among the leading experts in financial remedy cases, Christopher is now focussing solely on adjudicating Private FDR’s and remains an associate member of St Johns Chambers.

Christopher has extensive experience in high-value financial remedy and Schedule 1 cases, including those with a foreign element, and which are dealt with by way of negotiated settlements or Private FDRs (Financial Dispute Resolution hearings).

If you are representing a party involved in a family finance dispute, Christopher can offer you and your clients Private FDRs (Financial Dispute Resolution hearings) as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Christopher provides both parties with a [non-binding] indication as to the most likely outcome should their dispute(s) proceed to court. An agreed bundle of relevant documents is sent to Christopher in advance. An indication may be given on one or more issues and on one or more occasions during the day. The clients attend for the FDRM with their respective lawyers and are provided with their own rooms during the day. The FDRM is a rapid, flexible and responsive tool that adapts to the particular circumstances of each case.

Our family clerks can arrange Private FDRs in Chambers itself or at a location to suit the parties. FDRs can also be held as an alternative to, or at any stage of, Court proceedings.