Chris Carr
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
Band 2
About
Provided by Chris Carr
Practice Areas
Chris Carr specialises in financial disputes when relationships end, whether through divorce or separation. His cases will typically involve complex financial and legal issues, and those which require excellent client care and witness handling skills. He is generally instructed in cases in which there are substantial assets and income, complex company structures, partnerships, trusts, hidden assets and income, parties with a high profile, or an international dimension.
Chris lectures on family finance to fellow barristers and solicitors, and is a contributing author to the Practical Law Company website on family law.
Specialist in
• Financial remedies
• Cohabitation claims
• Schedule 1 Children Act applications
Chris is a member of the Family Law Bar Association and Resolution.
Career
Call 2002
Professional Memberships
Member of the Family Law Bar Association
Affiliate member of Resolution
Publications
Contributing author to the Practical Law Company website on family law.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Chris Carr specialises in the financial aspects of relationship breakdown, and has experience of dealing with tricky, technical issues such as pension and company assets, trusts, and international complications. He is also instructed to handle cases concerning Schedule 1 applications.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The legal equivalent of James Bond. Cool and calm in his demeanour yet deadly effective in a private FDR, arbitration or trial setting. He has all the hallmarks of a future finance KC."
"A favourite with the clients, who has a reassuring manner in conference."
"He is very good at the technical side of things and comes up with creative solutions."
"The legal equivalent of James Bond. Cool and calm in his demeanour yet deadly effective in a private FDR, arbitration or trial setting. He has all the hallmarks of a future finance KC."
"A favourite with the clients, who has a reassuring manner in conference."
"He is very good at the technical side of things and comes up with creative solutions."
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