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Family: Matrimonial Finance

London (Bar)

21 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Nicholas Allen KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Matrimonial finance, civil partnerships, co-habitation. Reported cases - MT v OT (No. 2) [2018] EWHC 2003 (Fam); MT v OT (Schedule 1 Order) [2019] 1 FLR 93; Sharland v Sharland [2015] 2 FLR 1367; M v W (Application after New Zealand Financial Agreement) [2015] 1 FLR 465; Sharland v Sharland [2014] 2 FLR 89; SK v TK [2013] EWHC 834 (Fam); S v S (Non-Disclosure) [2013] 2 FLR 1598; Marinos v Marinos [2007] 2 FLR 108.

Career

Called to the Bar 1995. Admitted to the New York Bar 1998. Pupil Supervisor 2004. Collaborative Counsel 2009. Appointed Recorder (Family) - London/South Eastern Circuit 2015. Appointed Arbitrator 2016. Appointed Queen's Counsel 2018. Joint Head of Chambers 2021. Elected Bencher of Middle Temple 2021. Appointed Deputy High Court Judge 2021. Door Tenancy, St Ives Chambers, Birmingham 2018.

Professional Memberships

Joint Chair of the Bar Council Services Appointment Panel (2021 - 2024); Member - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2016 - date); Committee member - Resolution DR Committee (2011- 2015); Committee member - Bar Standards Board Complaints Committee (2005-07). Chair - UK Association of LGBTQ+ Judges (2024 – date).

Personal

Education - Leeds Grammar School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MA, LLM); Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass, USA (Visiting Scholar 1995-96).

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Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution - All Circuits

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Nicholas Allen KC is an evaluator who specialises in Private FDRs concerning HNW financial remedy disputes. He is well known for the depth and breadth of his expertise in arbitrations.


Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

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Nicholas Allen KC is a high-value financial specialist who regularly handles cases using the collaborative process, having trained as collaborative counsel. He is commended for his attention to detail and his sympathetic manner with clients. Allen is also a trained arbitrator.

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