Practice Overview
Jack’s practice focuses both on the financial consequences of relationship breakdown and private law children work. He is ranked as a leading junior for both divorce and financial remedy cases as well as for children and domestic abuse.
Jack has experience representing clients before all levels of the judiciary, up to and including the Court of Appeal. He also appears frequently in private FDRs/early neutral evaluations and arbitrations.
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Family Finance & Property
Jack has been involved in a wide range of financial disputes including those concerning arguments around non-matrimonial property, non-disclosure and submissions as to the status of properties owned by companies. He is regularly instructed to advise on and draft pre-nuptial agreements and has a particular interest in cases involving family businesses, especially farms.
Disputes between unmarried former cohabitants and claims under TLATA also make up a significant proportion of Jack’s work, in particular cases which involve arguments around constructive trusts and/or equitable accounting
Jack recently co-edited Resolution’s new Spousal Maintenance Handbook and wrote the chapter dealing with Maintenance Pending Suit.
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Children (Private Law)
Jack regularly represents and advises clients across the full range of Private Law Children matters. He has particular experience in cases involving allegations of domestic abuse and alienating behaviours.
Jack also has a niche practice appearing before the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in cases relating to the quantification of child maintenance.
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International Family Law
Jack has experience of cases involving multiple jurisdictions within both his financial remedies and his private law children work. He has successfully represented clients in forum disputes and in applications to relocate internationally with their children.
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Domestic Violence & Injunctions
Jack frequently represents clients in applications under the Family Law Act 1996 and is acutely aware of the need to deal with these in a proportionate manner whilst ensuring that his clients’ positions in any parallel proceedings are not prejudiced.
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ENE / Private FDR
Jack is regularly instructed to represent clients at Private FDRs, arbitrations and mediations.
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What the Directories Say
"Jack is very meticulous and sagacious. He has excellent attention to detail, and his advocacy is solid and effective." Tier 6 - Legal 500, 2025
"Jack is very personable with clients and robust in his advocacy. He wins judges around with his approach in court." Tier 4 - Legal 500, 2025
"Jack is a very good advocate. He speaks in a calm and considerate way, which instills confidence in his clients. He is robust without being overly aggressive and is very sensible in negotiations." Legal 500, 2024
"Jack is a thoughtful, well-prepared and persuasive advocate. He is very good at technical argument and gets the best results for his clients." Legal 500, 2024
News
Legal 500
Leading Junior
2024