Gerald Wilson
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
Band 4
About
Provided by Gerald Wilson
Practice Areas
Gerald Wilson specialises in family and property law, focusing on matrimonial finance, with a particular emphasis on cases involving third parties, creditors and business interests. He also has extensive experience in civil partnership, trusts of land, probate and Inheritance Act claims, claims under Sch.1 of the Children Act, residence disputes and surrogacy.
Gerald regularly appears in both family and civil courts and is happy to guide solicitors unfamiliar with either procedure. He also has significant experience of acting for persons under a disability.
Gerald is recommended as a leading junior in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.
Career
Call: 1989
Professional Memberships
FLBA, Resolution, UK Family Law Institute
Publications
Co-author: Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships: the New Law (Jordan 2014)
Contributor: The International Family Law Practice (Jordan 2021).
Personal
Languages: Italian (conversational)
Education: MA Oxon, Dip Law (City)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Gerald Wilson focuses his practice on family and property law, and is a true expert in the financial aspects of relationship dissolution. His practice covers cases which have tax, asset and jurisdictional angles to them. Wilson is particularly highly regarded for his expertise in matters involving same-sex couples.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Incredibly clever and experienced, he really gets to grips with the legal issues and finds solutions in a very forensic way."
"Calm and unflappable in court, he's a really good cross-examiner."
"Gerald is a conscientious and skilled advocate."
"Incredibly clever and experienced, he really gets to grips with the legal issues and finds solutions in a very forensic way."
"Calm and unflappable in court, he's a really good cross-examiner."
"Gerald is a conscientious and skilled advocate."