Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution
All Circuits
1 year ranked
Provided by 29 Bedford Row Chambers
Financial remedies.
Schedule 1, financial provision for children.
Pre and post-nuptial agreements.
Civil partnerships.
Cohabitation.
Divorce proceedings and jurisdiction.
Domestic violence.
Arbitration.
Private FDR / ENE.
Lucy specialises in all financial aspects of relationship breakdown including claims for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act. Lucy has appeared at all levels of court up to the Court of Appeal and she is often instructed against silks. Lucy takes a pragmatic, solution-focused approach at all times. She is a persistent and persuasive advocate in court and has been credited as “someone who gets the ear of the judge” and is “ready to fight for her clients.” Lucy is a qualified as a financial arbitrator and sits as a private FDR judge. Lucy was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2022.
Deputy District Judge with complex financial remedies ticket
FLBA
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
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Lucy Owens is an IFLA financial arbitrator who is regularly sought out to act as tribunal in Private FDRs. She is very well versed in highly complex financial matters involving such issues as housing needs and childcare arrangements.
Lucy Owens is a recognised family practitioner who routinely acts in multi-jurisdictional financial disputes. She acts on cross-border Schedule 1 and maintenance orders at all levels of court. She has further experience in cases involving the forensic tracing of assets.
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Her judgement is sound and you can trust her with tricky issues.
What sets Lucy apart is her control of every part of the Private FDR and her ability to make both parties eat out of her hand, even when she is telling them something they don’t want to hear.
Lucy Owens is really very clear as to why she's made her decisions, and is very organised.
Lucy Owens is collaborative and fabulous with clients, putting them at ease.
Lucy always knows every page of her brief and inspires confidence in the client and the judge. She gets great results.
Lucy Owens never fails to impress.
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