Geoffrey Kingscote KC

Practice Areas

Geoffrey specialises in complicated and difficult financial remedy cases, including those involving pre-nuptial agreements, offshore trusts, complex businesses and, more recently, conduct.

He is also a leading FDR tribunal having conducted more than 120 private FDRs/early neutral evaluations and has conducted a substantial number of private FDRs/early neutral evaluations.

He has appeared in a number of key cases on pre-nuptial agreements, (Radmacher), non-matrimonial assets (K v L and Jones), special contribution (Cooper-Hohn) and conduct (N v J).

Career

Call 1993

Silk 2007

Recorder in 2019

Deputy High Court Judge in 2021

Work Highlights

N v J [2024] EWFC 184

CB v KB [2019] EWHC 78

Cooper-Hohn v Hohn [2014] EWHC 4122

Vince v Wyatt [2013] EWCA Civ

K v L [2011] EWCA Civ 550 and Jones v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 41

Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42

Industry Sector Expertise

Financial remedy work as counsel and tribunal.

Clients

HNW individuals, captains of industry, leading figures.

Experience

A matrimonial practitioner with extensive experience of complex financial remedy proceedings who regularly assists clients with multi-jurisdictional matters. He is also noted for his representation of high net worth individuals in cases involving offshore trusts. His contentious work is bolstered by an active mediation practice.