Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Family: Matrimonial Finance

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Nicholas Yates KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Nicholas specialises in complex financial remedy cases (including Civil Partnership and Schedule 1 claims) involving substantial assets, company valuations, trusts, tax issues and international dimensions. He also drafts nuptial agreements and advises on their enforceability, as well as representing clients in jurisdiction matters, non-marriage cases and Inheritance Act claims. He also conducts private FDRs.

Career

Nicholas is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge and was called to the Bar in 1996. He is highly regarded by his peers and the professionals with whom he works. His domestic practice is based in London, mainly in the High Court and Court of Appeal, while his international practice has included work in Jersey, France, Macau, BVI and he often appears in The Cayman Islands, including in their Court of Appeal, where he has been called (ad hoc) to the Bar. He has represented a number of well-known celebrities, FTSE 100 CEOs, royalty and others in the public eye.

Recent reported cases include: THR v WAT [2025] EWHC 1125 (Fam); ES v SS (No.2) [2024] EWFC 59; ES v SS [2023] EWFC 177; Nicolaisen v Nicolaisen [2023] 1 FLR 1163; CG v SG [2023] EWHC 942 (Fam); FRB v DCA (No. 2) [2020] EWHC 754 (Fam); DJ v BJ (The Cayman Islands) 2019; Al-Baker v Al-Baker (No 2) [2016] EWHC 2510 (Fam); AB v CD [2016] EWHC 10 (Fam) & [2016] EWHC 2482 (Fam).

Professional Memberships

The Family Law Bar Association

Publications

Articles for Family Law

Personal

Classical music, singing (tenor) and cycling

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Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Nicholas Yates KC focuses on the financial side of relationship dissolution, handling complex cases relating to significant assets and jurisdictional disputes. He often handles financial remedy proceedings involving complex trust and business structures. Yates also leads negotiations in high-value postnuptial agreements.


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

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Band 2
Individual Editorial

Nicholas Yates KC is a highly sought-after Private FDR judge. He regularly delivers complex evaluations in an easy-to-understand way and handles matters involving a wide range of issues such as company shares, property and trusts.

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