Michael Horton

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Michael Horton

Tel: 020 70923700 | mh@coramchambers.co.uk
Coram Chambers
9-11 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HG

Mike Horton is a barrister specialising in family law and family property law.  He qualified as an arbitrator in 2013.  He has almost 20 years’ experience in family law, has appeared in leading cases, and regularly writes and lectures on family law issues.
Mike is willing to undertake arbitrations on paper, via video conference or skype, as well as by way of the conventional hearings which can take place in his chambers or at any location of the parties’ choosing.  He particularly welcomes instructions to arbitrate property law disputes under the Trusts of Land Act, and more modest value financial remedy cases where the parties have had an FDR which has not reached settlement.  With growing demands and fewer resources available to the family justice system, Mike is keen to provide the benefits of arbitration to those who would otherwise face protracted and expensive litigation.


Qualifications

Barrister, Collaborative Lawyer

Geographic Region

Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, International (outside the UK), Isle of Man, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber

Alexander Chandler KC FCIArb

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Alexander Chandler KC FCIArb

Tel: 020 7936 1500 | AChandler@1kbw.co.uk
1 King’s Bench Walk
Temple
London EC4Y 7DB

Alexander Chandler KC FCIArb has heard a dozen financial remedy claims as an arbitrator. In practice, he is a specialist in high-value matrimonial finance and claims for financial provision under Schedule 1 to the Children Act. Maintains a broad practice including Trusts of Land claims. Regularly instructed in intervener claims and cases that involve an overlap between family and civil law and procedure. Represents individuals, trustees and companies, has advised in international cases before the courts in Jersey, Gibraltar and Bermuda. Accepts instructions on a direct access basis.

In September 2023, Alex became the first family specialist and member of IFLA to qualify for the grade of Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, which is the highest grade of CIArb membership.

Alex sits as a family Recorder in the Central Family Court and the Financial Remedies Court, and in the Crown Court. He is an experienced private FDR judge and arbitrator. King’s Counsel, Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Member of the FLBA, Chancery Bar Association and Resolution. Formerly panel member of Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service

What the directories say:

“Very well respected in the profession as an academic and intelligent barrister who is at the cutting edge of the law.” “An extremely gifted and talented advocate who has the ear of the judges and displays impeccable judgement.”
Chambers & Partners, 2020

Alex is a rising star whose intellect, advocacy and communication skills are excellent. Meticulous in his preparation, he responds quickly to instructions and is pragmatic and sensible in his advice.” Chambers & Partners (2015)

I think of him when an exceptional level of attention to detail is required. His stellar preparation shows in the courtroom. He thinks about it all in advance and so he’s a reassuring advocate to have.” Chambers & Partners (2016)

“…expert in matrimonial finance and TOLATA matters, as well as Schedule 1 issues and intervener cases. “He is very, very good, and a go-to barrister.” – Chambers & Partners (2014)

Reported cases:

BT v CU [2021] EWFC 87  View case notes

FN v AC (Financial Remedy – Agreement) [2019] EWHC 3806 (Fam). View case notes

R v R (Divorce: Interim Maintenance: Circumvention of Sanctions Regime” [2015] EWCA Civ 796; [2016] Fam 153; [2016] 2 WLR 127 . View case notes

R v B and Capita Trustees [2017] EWFC 33 [2017] 3 FCR 519 View case notes

AB v CD (Jurisdiction: Global Maintenance Orders) [2017] EWHC 3164 (Fam) [2018] 2 FLR 150; View case notes

BC v BG (Financial Remedies) [2019] EWFC 7; [2019] 2 FLR 337, View case notes

Shokrollah-Babaee v Shokrollah-Babae [2019] 1 WLR 6517 view case notes 

Publications

Publications include the Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Act Claims, Halsbury’s Law of England, Vol. 5(4), Butterworths’ Civil Court Precedents and Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law. Alexander regularly lectures on financial remedies and contributes articles to publications such as Family Law and the Financial Remedies Journal. Blogs at www.familybrief.org.


Qualifications

Barrister, Part-time Judge

Geographic Region

Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, International (outside the UK), Isle of Man, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber

Susan Clark

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Susan Clark

Tel: 01444 454530 | susan@susanclarksolicitor.co.uk
6 Pondtail Farm
Coolham Road
West Grinstead RH13 8LN

Susan Clark is a sole practitioner and has specialised in Family Law since 1992.  She deals with many types of cases in her practice from financial issues involving low income to high net worth cases to Schedule 1 of the Children Act applications and TOLATA applications. She  has also acted in several civil partnership breakdowns. She is skilled in dealing with people and providing solutions.
Susan is happy to accept instructions from litigants in person as well as those who are represented. She is a member of Resolution and subscribes to their code of practice.
Susan can offer flexibility to those wishes to appoint her as an arbitrator as well as a fast and efficient service.  She is happy to conduct arbitrations on paper and to deal with part or all of the issues in dispute. Arbitration offers a cost effective and real alternative to lengthy court proceedings.  A fixed cost arbitration can be offered and fees are negotiable.


Qualifications

Solicitor

Geographic Region

London, South East

Katie McColgan

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Katie McColgan

Tel: 01656 645 525 | kmccolgan@berrysmith.com
Berry Smith
Brackla House
Brackla Street
Bridgend CF31 1BZ

Katie has been a partner at Berry Smith since 1998 and was one of the original members when the firm first opened in 1986. Katie has considerable experience and expertise in working with families having been practising as a family lawyer for over 25 years.

Since qualifying in 1986, she has quickly become a leading authority in her field, qualifying in 1992 as the first family mediator in Wales (being in the top 100 finalists of the Cosmopolitan Young Women of Achievement that year) and being the Chair of Family Mediators (South Wales) Limited from 1996 to date.

She is an accredited member of Resolution, and in 2007, qualified as only the third collaborative family lawyer in Wales. In November 2012, Katie qualified as the first solicitor Family Arbitrator in Wales and is a member of IFLA and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Katie is a trustee of the new Contact Centre charity and is a regular contributor to the press, radio and television and for years ran a column in the Glamorgan Gazette and subsequently in the magazine Kids Come First.

She is a member of the Vale Business Women’s Club and Business Network Wales and currently undertakes voluntary work as the Vice President of a regional youth organisation for South East Wales. Katie is listed as “recommended” and “well respected” in the independent Legal 500 for Cardiff and South Wales


Qualifications

Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator, Solicitor

Geographic Region

Wales

Karin Walker

Expertise
  • • Financial provision after a foreign divorce (Part III MFPA 1984)
  • Big Money Assets
  • Child Maintenance
  • Children Financial Disputes
  • Civil Partnership
  • Cohabitation Claims
  • Family or Small Business
  • Farming Cases
  • Finances and Foreign Divorce
  • Foreign Pensions Schemes
  • Inheritance Act Claims
  • Middle Range Assets
  • Modest Assets
  • Offshore Assets
  • Offshore Trusts
  • Trusts
  • UK Pensions

Karin Walker

Tel: 01483 375788 | karinwalker@kgwfamilylaw.com
KGW Family Law
Morris House
34 Commercial Way
Woking
Surrey GU21 6EN

I have practised solely as a family lawyer since 1988, as a mediator since 1997 and as a collaborative lawyer since 2004. I first qualified as an arbitrator in 2012 (finance) and qualified to arbitrate on child related issues in 2016.

Having previously been a partner in a large Surrey firm, I set up KGW Family Law in 2012. My objective is to assist separating couples resolve their disputes through constructive communication.

I have handled a number of arbitrations since qualification which has involved a range of circumstances and included couples represented by Counsel and also litigants in person.

I am an active member of Resolution both locally and nationally. I was a member of Resolution National Committee from 2014 – 2017 inclusive during which period I held the position of National Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee.

I am also a member of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators.

I am able to undertake all forms of family arbitration including private FDRs.


Qualifications

Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator, Solicitor

Geographic Region

London, South East