Financial Remedies Practice (2024-2025)

Sir Nicholas Mostyn was a barrister for 30 years specialising in “big money” cases, appearing in the foundational decisions of White, Miller and Granatino v Radmacher. He became a High Court judge in 2010 and sat in the Family Division, where he gave many judgments of major importance in the financial remedy field.

He was a founder editor of At A Glance in 1992 (now in its 33rd edition) and of Financial Remedies Practice in 2011 (now in its 13th edition) and continues as editor-in-chief of both publications.

He was also a judge of the Court of Protection and of the Administrative Court of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court where he heard many judicial reviews of government decisions. Renowned for his independent, outspoken style, he frequently challenged the received wisdom of the law in favour of justice.

He retired from the Bench in July 2023, three years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, since when he has become an acclaimed podcaster. In February 2023 he co-founded the award-winning podcast Movers and Shakers with five other well-known people living with Parkinson’s, including Jeremy Paxman and Rory Cellan-Jones, and in January 2024 with Lord Charlie Falconer and Baroness Helena Kennedy KC DT he formed the podcast Law and Disorder.

Lewis Marks QC is a barrister at QEB Chambers. He practises in family law, in particular in the sphere of "big money ancillary relief" (financial provision following divorce), and has appeared in many of the leading cases. He drafted the FLBA's response to the European Commission's Green Paper ("Rome III") on the applicable law and jurisdiction on international divorce matters.

He has been a long time co-author of the FLBA publication At A Glance and is a member of the team responsible for @eGlance.

Lewis is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Richard practises in all areas of private family law and tends to be instructed in complex financial cases and jurisdiction disputes, both with and against leading counsel. He was shortlisted in 2014 for the award of Chambers and Partners family law junior barrister of the year.

Gavin Smith is a family law barrister at 1 Hare Court. He specialises in financial disputes resulting from all forms of relationship breakdown, especially those with an international dimension.

Gavin also has an expanding private dispute resolution practice. He is a Resolution-trained mediator and collaborative lawyer, and in February 2012 was trained and accredited as an arbitrator (MCIArb) under the new family arbitration scheme established by the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators. With fellow arbitrators Sir Peter Singer and Rhys Taylor (30 Park Place Chambers, Cardiff) he was voted 'Most Innovative Family Lawyer of the Year 2012' at the Jordans Award Ceremony in October 2012, for their 'pioneering approach' to the cause of arbitration in developing their website FamilyArbitrator.com and managing its parallel LinkedIn discussion group of the same name. Together these resources comprise the most up-to-date and comprehensive information and research platform available for arbitration in family financial cases.

Gavin is a co-editor of At A Glance and @eGlance and co-author of Financial Remedies under the Family Procedure Rules, published by Class Legal as a companion to @eGlance, now in its second edition. He also writes Class Legal's monthly Finance Cases Round-Up. Gavin is a co-author of Smith & Bishop, Enforcing Financial Orders in Family Proceedings, and wrote the chapters on domestic and international enforcement of financial orders for the current edition of Rayden & Jackson.

Phillip is consistently ranked as a leading matrimonial finance junior by both of the legal directories, Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. He is described as being “exceptional”, “charming yet ferocious”, able to “change his line of attack very easily” whilst also “being willing to take a judge on”. He is said to have “a brain like a calculator” and is a “skilled advocate with an impressive technical grasp of the law”.

Joshua is a Family Law Barrister at 1 Hare Court.

Following his undergraduate degree at Durham University, Joshua was awarded the Durham Post-Graduate Research Scholarship to research the reform of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.

During his Masters Joshua taught undergraduate law to third year students and subsequently worked briefly in politics and consulting.

Joshua lectures on Family Law and frequently presents seminars and articles. Joshua is a contributor to Rayden & Jackson

Henrietta is a family law barrister at 1 Hare Court, specialising in financial remedy cases. She has had over 50 articles and case summaries published across various family law platforms. Henrietta has also worked as a Judicial Assistant in the Family Division of the High Court.

Henry Pritchard is a family law barrister at 1 Hare Court, specialising in financial remedy cases.