Duncan Brooks KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Family/Matrimonial: ADR

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

Band 3

Family: Matrimonial Finance

London (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Duncan Brooks KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Duncan is a KC specialising in complex matrimonial finance proceedings, and also acts as an arbitrator and private FDR evaluator in financial cases. He has a wealth of expertise in complex financial cases involving high and ultra-high net worth clients, including issues relating to businesses, trusts, taxation and international forum disputes. He is adept at dealing with knotty points of law and acting for third parties who are intervening in proceedings. Duncan has been a family arbitrator (MCIArb) since 2013 and has delivered awards in over 30 arbitrations. He has also conducted over100 private FDRs as evaluator.

Professional Memberships

Family Arbitrator (MCIArb) since 2013

Deputy District Judge since 2010, sitting in the Family and County Courts

Collaborative Lawyer since 2009 - advises in writing and in five-way meetings

Member of Resolution

Member of the Centre for Child and Family Law Reform

Member of the Family Law Bar Association

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Family/Matrimonial: ADR - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Duncan Brooks KC routinely acts as a private FDR adjudicator and arbitrator on complex matrimonial finance proceedings. The matters that come before him often involve domestic and offshore properties and trusts.

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Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Duncan Brooks KC is a family barrister offering deep expertise in significant financial remedy cases, who is also widely regarded for his arbitration, FDR and wider dispute resolution practice. He has expertise in jurisdictional disputes and matters involving trusts and third parties.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Duncan does a lot of international work, so has a really detailed understanding of the international issues that affect our clients. He is reasoned, fair and detailed in his preparation.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

He is very clever and picks up the issues quickly.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

He's innovative and hard-working.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

Duncan is superb and is of very high intellect. He gets across information very readily to the court or the tribunal and has a lovely manner with clients.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

He is able to astutely focus on the relevant issues in a matter and provide sensible ways forward. Clients love him.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Brilliant and has the ear of the judges. He's very calm and measured in his submissions and he doesn't take bad points.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Duncan does a lot of international work, so has a really detailed understanding of the international issues that affect our clients. He is reasoned, fair and detailed in his preparation.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

He is very clever and picks up the issues quickly.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

He's innovative and hard-working.

Family/Matrimonial: ADR respondent
UK-Bar

Duncan is superb and is of very high intellect. He gets across information very readily to the court or the tribunal and has a lovely manner with clients.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

He is able to astutely focus on the relevant issues in a matter and provide sensible ways forward. Clients love him.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Brilliant and has the ear of the judges. He's very calm and measured in his submissions and he doesn't take bad points.

Family: Matrimonial Finance respondent
UK-Bar

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Duncan Brooks KC

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Duncan Brooks KC

UK Bar Guide 2025

Family/Matrimonial: ADR + 1 more ranking

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Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

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