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Provided by James Ewins KC
Practice Areas
James specialises in financial provision cases of all kinds and has considerable experience including: complex asset/income structures, including domestic and off-shore personal and commercial wealth and trust structures; expert valuations; inherited wealth; farming cases; complex pension arrangements; bankruptcy related issues; international forum shopping; variation cases; Schedule 1 cases; and international and domestic enforcement issues.
He typically represents clients in mid to high level and/or particularly complex cases including at an appellate level and through arbitration. James also has considerable experience advising upon, drafting and enforcing nuptial agreements.
Expertise
James has acted in numerous complex and big money cases, both reported and not, including several leading cases. He appears frequently in the Family Court at the Royal Courts of Justice and the Central Family Court, and elsewhere around the country. James has represented clients in several cases in the Court of Appeal as well as at private FDRs, round-table meetings and in arbitrations.
James was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2016 and is instructed both alone and with juniors from QEB and other chambers.
James is an accredited IFLA Arbitrator (MCIArb). He also conducts private FDRs. He is also qualified to accept Public Access work. James has been consistently ranked in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.
Professional Memberships
Member of the FLBA
Accredited IFLA Arbitrator (MCIArb)
Appointed as a specialist legal advisor to the Joint Select Committee on the Modern Slavery Bill (2014) and in 2015 commissioned by the Government to write an independent report for Parliament on Overseas Domestic Workers
Chambers Review
UK Bar
James Ewins KC specialises in large-scale financial remedy proceedings concerning complex domestic and international wealth and trust structures, including pensions and trusts. He is also experienced in jurisdictional disputes and international enforcement matters, and is trained as a private FDR evaluator and arbitrator.
James Ewins KC is recognised for presiding over complex private FDR hearings. He has additional experience of acting in arbitrations and handling round-table meetings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James Ewins is one of the very best financial KCs. He's extremely numerate, a real fighter and an all-round excellent silk."
"James always gets it right. He is one of the most persuasive oral advocates in the family courts in London and is also exceptional with clients."
"Incredibly numerate, devastatingly clear in his advice and 100% committed to his client's cause."
"A thoroughly lovely chap to work with and someone who always goes the extra mile. His ability, even when handling the most complex financial remedy work, is truly the best you'll find at the Bar."
"Provides a caramel-smooth presentation for clients and is highly persuasive before judges. James is always on top of the detail and adopts a highly strategic approach."
"James is in control of the whole case and has absolute authority. He is a great lawyer, who is legally sharp and someone with a real magisterial feel to him."
"He's very professional and displays a great deal of acuity. Clients love him."
"James Ewins is one of the very best financial KCs. He's extremely numerate, a real fighter and an all-round excellent silk."
"James always gets it right. He is one of the most persuasive oral advocates in the family courts in London and is also exceptional with clients."
"Incredibly numerate, devastatingly clear in his advice and 100% committed to his client's cause."
"A thoroughly lovely chap to work with and someone who always goes the extra mile. His ability, even when handling the most complex financial remedy work, is truly the best you'll find at the Bar."
"Provides a caramel-smooth presentation for clients and is highly persuasive before judges. James is always on top of the detail and adopts a highly strategic approach."
"James is in control of the whole case and has absolute authority. He is a great lawyer, who is legally sharp and someone with a real magisterial feel to him."
"He's very professional and displays a great deal of acuity. Clients love him."
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