At the ‘superb’ St Ives Chambers, the divorce and financial remedy group is regularly instructed in high-net-worth cases concerning pensions, offshore assets, trusts and farms, to name a few areas. Nicholas Starks leads the family finance team, and has an excellent track record in advising on financial provision matters brought under TOLATA, Schedule 1 claims, and civil partnership proceedings. Andrew Day is ‘a strong financial remedy practitioner’ with a core focus on property and financial disputes between unmarried and married couples, as well as advising on cases involving alleged non-disclosure of assets. Ben Chapman brings expertise in advising on applications made under s37 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
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Nicholas Starks
He is excellent on matrimonial finance cases.'
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