1 King’s Bench Walk is lauded as ‘the best set to provide a mixture of finance and children counsel’, and is home to Alexander Chandler KC, whose ‘judgement is second-to-none’; he is skilled in financial remedy and co-habitee matters, and frequently acts as a PFDR evaluator and arbitrator. Joint head of chambers Christopher Pocock KC is sought after as a PFDR judge on account of his expertise in high-value matrimonial finance cases, especially those involving corporate and business assets, as well as those with cross-border elements. Chair of the Family Law Bar Association and joint head of chambers James Roberts KC is another notable silk at the set as an early proponent of family-related alternative dispute resolution, and ‘is outstanding in the role of PFDR judge’. Turning to the juniors, ‘sound and effective PFDR judge’ Richard Castle boasts expertise in cases surrounding complex corporate and tax dimensions, while deputy district judge and ‘one of the best PFDR judges on the circuit’ Nicola Fox is well-equipped to handle arbitrations engaging both finance and children law, either separately or concurrently.
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Profile
Work Department
Family finance, family children, deputy district judge (family and civil). Arbitrator
Position
Nicola maintains a high calibre practice in private children law and financial work. Her financial work encompasses matrimonial finance, Schedule One, international issues and complex substantial asset cases. Her children work includes international relocation, complex disputes involving allegations of harm, mental health issues and parental alienation. A qualified Arbitrator in children cases and sits as a Deputy District Judge in family (CFC and South Eastern circuit) and civil cases.
Career
Called 1996; Middle Temple.
Deputy District Judge since 2010 (CFC and South Eastern Circuit - family and civil)
CIArb (Aribitrator) since 2016
Memberships
Member of the Family Law Bar Association
Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children
Member of Resolution
Member of South Eastern Circuit
Member of the Bar Pro Bono Unit Panel
Education
University College London
Institute of Psychiatry/Maudsley Hospital
City University
Inns of Court School of Law
MCI Arb (Arbitrator)
Prior to coming to the bar, Nicola was a clinical psychologist working with children and a lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry.
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