Eleanor Harris

Practice Areas

Eleanor has a busy practice specialising in complex financial disputes, covering all financial remedy matters, nuptial agreements, Schedule 1 applications and financial relief after an overseas divorce, private law children disputes and matters relating to divorce and jurisdiction all of which frequently have an international dimension. She is regularly instructed in cases involving corporate and trust structures. Eleanor is commended for her pragmatic and commercial advice, thorough case preparation, swift assimilation of information, attention to detail and incisive advocacy; she works as a team with her client and solicitor to achieve the best result, whether that is through negotiation or contested litigation.

Alongside her practice as a barrister, she is an Arbitrator under both the IFLA Children Scheme and Financial Scheme and conducts private FDRs and Early Neutral Evaluation in children matters as the evaluator.

Notable cases:

HD v WB [2023] EWFC 2

DP v EP (Conduct; Economic Abuse; Needs) [2023] EWFC 6

Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13

Co v Co (Ancillary relief: Pre-marriage cohabitation) [2004] EWHC 287 (Fam)

Career

Called 2000.

Eleanor is a Family Financial Scheme Arbitrator (MCIArb) and was appointed as a Recorder (Family - South Eastern Circuit) in 2022.

Professional Memberships

Middle Temple

Family Law Bar Association

Affiliate member of Resolution

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Recorder, Family, South Eastern Circuit

Publications

Author of the chapter on financial relief after an overseas divorce in Rayden & Jackson on Divorce & Family Matters