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Justin specialises in complex high-value cases, difficult jurisdictional issues, cases with Human Rights angles, difficult factual disputes and coercive control.
He appears regularly in the leading family cases and is well-known for his advocacy before the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is most often seen in high profile divorces acting either for (or for the spouses of) captains of industry, disrupters, oligarchs, film stars, producers, heiresses and football club owners.
He is frequently instructed in international work advising in cases in Jersey, Gibraltar, Singapore, Canada, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
He is frequently appointed as private FDR judge in complex high net worth cases.
He was appointed Deputy High Court Judge in February 2024.
Specialist in
All matters concerning divorce and the breakdown of family relationships.
Types of Cases as pFDR Judge:
Case involving a matrimonial estate worth in excess of £100m with complex arguments about valuation and the impact of a pre-nuptial agreement
Cases relating to the division of a matrimonial estate and the extent pre and post marital acquest detracts from an equal split
Matters relating to how to treat complex hedge fund interests
Notable Cases as Counsel:
KV v KV [2024] EWFC 165 – Wife's application for maintenance pending suit and a legal services payment order.
YC v ZC [2022] EWFC 137 (B) - Financial remedies proceedings
XO and YO and AA limited [2022] EWFC 114 - Division of assets in international divorce proceedings influenced by husband’s litigation misconduct
VV v VV [2022] EWFC 46 - Costs order
VV v VV [2022] EWFC 41 (13 May 2022) ([2022] 2 FCR 681, [2022] EWFC 41, [2023] 1 FLR 170; - Pre-marital cohabitation, misconduct and party needs
Traharne v Limb [2022] EWFC 27 (31 March 2022) – Post nuptial agreement
CW v CH (MFPA 1984 Part III: Interim Applications) [2022] EWFC B1 (10 January 2022) - MFPA 1984 Part III: Interim Applications
LS v PS (Rev1) [2021] EWFC 108 (23 December 2021) ([2021] EWFC 108, [2022] 1 FCR 691, [2022] 4 WLR 19, [2022] WLR(D) 38 - Application by an intervenor for disclosure of privileged material from a PFDR
Siddiqui v Siddiqui & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1572 (02 November 2021) ([2021] EWCA Civ 1572, [2022] 1 All ER 860 - ECHR-based appeal against the High Court's refusal to grant an adult man financial relief against his parents
Crowther v Crowther & Ors (Financial Remedies) (Rev1) [2021] EWFC 88 (27 October 2021) - Extreme and unusual example of an acrimonious family law case
AG v VD [2021] EWFC 9 (04 February 2021) – Jurisdictional issues
FS v RS and JS [2021] 2 FLR 641 – Human Rights and provision for adult children
AG v VD [2020] 2 FLR 1248 – Privilege in financial remedies
Re YM and NM [2020] 1 FLR 1246 – Maintenance, injunctions and non-disclosure
AJ v DM [2019] 2 FCR 1 – Maintenance Regulation and divorce jurisdiction
NN v AS and Others [2019] 1 FLR 1397 – Financial Orders after Egyptian Divorce
AAZ v BBZ (no 3) [2017] 2 FCR 461 – Legal Professional Privilege
AAZ v BBZ (no 2) [2017] 2 FCR 450 – Discovery against solicitor asserting privilege
TJB v RJB [2017] 1 FLR 1497 – Enforcing English order in Switzerland
Juffali v Juffali [2017] 1 FLR 729 – Big need in big money
Briers v Briers [2017] 1 FCR 309 (CA) – Post separation accrual
WA v The Estate of HA (Deceased) and Others [2015] 1 FLR 1360 – Barder events
ABC v PM and another [2015] All ER (D) 122 (Apr) – Setting aside a solicitor’s charge
Chapman v Kawash [2015] All ER (D) 67 (Jan) – Setting aside consent orders
Seagrove v Sullivan – [2015] 2 FLR 602 – Tolata Claims and bundles
MET v HAT (No 2) [2015] 1 FLR 602 – Interim Maintenance
Mann v Mann [2014] 2 FLR 928 – Enforcement and mediation
MET v HAT [2014] 2 FLR 692 – Interim maintenance
Sharbatly v Shagroon [2013] 1 FLR 1493 (CA) – non marriage case
L v L [2012] 1 FLR 776 – Re-trial of financial remedies after appeal
Traversa v Freddi [2011] 2 FLR 272 (CA) – financial relief after an overseas divorce
Marano v Marano [2010] 1 FLR 1903 (CA) – business valuations during the financial crisis
Myerson v Myerson (No 2) [2009] 2 FLR 197 (CA) – share price collapse after a final order
MacLeod v MacLeod [2009] 1 FLR 641 (PC) – Pre-nuptial and marital agreements
S v S [2009] 1 FLR 254 – trusts, tax and notice to show cause why agreement should not be upheld
MB v KB [2007] 2 FLR 586 – financial provision for a child after and in addition to divorce settlement
S v S [2007] 1 FLR 1496 – effect of conduct on award, definition of non-matrimonial property
M v M [2005] 2 FLR 533 – big money, short marriage
GW v RW [2003] 2 FLR 108 – matrimonial property, length of marriage provision for children
F v F [2003] 1 FLR 847 – family company, illiquidity , clean break
Re G [2003] 1 FLR 870 – divorce procedure
G v G [2003] 2 FLR 71 – maintenance for legal fees
H v H [2002] 2 FLR 1021 – professional partnership, separate property, inheritances
Ranson v Ranson [2002] 1 FCR 261 (CA)
V v V [2001] 2 FLR 299
Varma v Varma and Acanthus Ltd [2002] Fam Law 503
Mubarak v Mubarak [2001] 1FLR 673
Re Dianoor Jewels Ltd [2001] BPIR 234
Career
Called 1995. Silk 2015
Deputy High Court Judge - February 2024.
Memberships
FLBA
Education
Christ Church, Oxford.
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