Millie Benson
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
Band 3
About
Provided by Millie Benson
Practice Areas
Millie deals with complex financial remedy proceedings and is regularly instructed in high-net-worth cases, both as a junior to leading silks and in her own right. She has a particular interest and specialism in cases involving intervenors and trust assets, and has been instructed by private client teams in cases involving trust or property disputes in the family court. Millie’s financial cases commonly involve non-matrimonial assets, high-profile clients, pre-nuptial agreements, substantial wealth or international elements.
Reported Cases:
VW v VWS & Ors [2021] EWFC 128
KA v MA (Prenuptial agreement: Needs) [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam)
Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 4
Career
Magdalene College, University of Cambridge: MA (Cantab) Law (First Class);
Bundy Scholarship for performance in university exams;
Orlando Bridgman Prize for Law - awarded by Magdalene College, Cambridge. City University Bar Course (Outstanding);
Inner Temple award for performance on the BPTC. Shortlisted for Young Family Law Barrister of the Year 2018 – Family Law Awards. Member of the Family Law Bar Association.
Publications
Benson, M. Equal Shared Parenting Arrangements: A Research Digest – [2015] Aug Family Law 940
Harrison QC, R and Benson, M. Illegitimate claims? Schedule 1 claims for periodical payments by parents of adult children – [2019] May Family Law Journal
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Millie Benson is a rapidly rising junior with experience of handling complex, high net worth cases. Her experience encompasses multi-jurisdictional cases, as well as those concerning complex trust and company structures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A brilliant junior who is fearless in court and a champion for her clients."
"Millie is a composed presence in court and her drafting is exceptional. She is able to distil the case down to its key points in a highly persuasive manner."
"Millie is very practical and knowledgeable. She's good with clients and approachable."
"Millie is a great advocate, who is extremely level-headed."
"A brilliant junior who is fearless in court and a champion for her clients."
"Millie is a composed presence in court and her drafting is exceptional. She is able to distil the case down to its key points in a highly persuasive manner."
"Millie is very practical and knowledgeable. She's good with clients and approachable."
"Millie is a great advocate, who is extremely level-headed."
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