Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
London (Firms)
2 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Charmaine Hast
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Collyer Bristow LLP
UK
Practice Areas
Charmaine is a Consultant in Collyer Bristow’s Family team.
Charmaine is a well-known and highly regarded name in Family Law with particular experience and expertise in advising on complex, high-value and high-profile family matters, often with a cross-border element. She has represented a significant number of public figures including pop stars, actors and actresses, members of parliament, well known sportspeople, TV personalities, and entrepreneurs.
She has a degree in Psychology as well as Law, and is highly skilled at negotiating extremely favourable settlements and securing exceptional judgements for clients. She is also a qualified South African Attorney and has a number of reported cases, including The Supreme Court.
Career
Charmaine established the Family department at Wedlake Bell in 2011 and previously established and headed the Family team of South-East firm, TWM Solicitors.
Professional Memberships
Charmaine is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and, as one of only a small number of Family Solicitor finance Arbitrators (CIArb), is able to hand down binding judgments in family law financial matters.
She is also a member of Resolution (formerly Solicitors Family Law Association) where she was one of the first accredited specialists in high-net-worth financial matters and child abductions.
Chambers Review
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth - London (Firms)
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Charmaine Hast is a consultant at Collyer Bristow and an experienced family lawyer.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Charmaine is really good. She has a very good reputation; she has done a lot of big cases.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net WorthChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionCharmaine Hast is a veteran. She is excellent.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net WorthChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
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