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About
Provided by Nicholas Allen KC
Practice Areas
Matrimonial finance, civil partnerships, co-habitation. Reported cases - MT v OT (No 2) [2018] EWHC 2003 (Fam); MT v OT (Schedule 1 Order) [2019] 1 FLR 93; Sharland v Sharland [2015] 2 FLR 1367; M v W (Application after New Zealand Financial Agreement) [2015] 1 FLR 465; Sharland v Sharland [2014] 2 FLR 89; SK v TK [2013] EWHC 834 (Fam); S v S (Non-Disclosure) [2013] 2 FLR 1598; Marinos v Marinos [2007] 2 FLR 108.
Career
Called to the Bar 1995. Admitted to the New York Bar 1998. Pupil Supervisor 2004. Trained as Collaborative Counsel 2009. Appointed Recorder (Family) in London and on the South Eastern Circuit 2015. Appointed Arbitrator 2016. Appointed Queen's Counsel 2018. Elected Joint Head of Chambers 2021. Elected Bencher of Middle Temple 2021. Appointed Deputy High Court Judge 2021. Door Tenancy, St Ives Chambers, Birmingham 2018.
Professional Memberships
Joint Chair of the Bar Council Services Appointment Panel (2021 - 2024); Member - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2016 - date); Committee member - Resolution Dispute Resolution Committee (2011- 2015); Committee member - Complaints Committee of the Bar Standards Board (2005-07). Chair of the UK Association of LGBTQ+ Judges (2024 – date).
Personal
Education - Leeds Grammar School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MA, LLM); Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass, USA (Visiting Scholar 1995-96).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nicholas Allen KC is an evaluator who specialises in Private FDRs concerning HNW financial remedy disputes. He is well known for the depth and breadth of his expertise in arbitrations.
Nicholas Allen KC is a high-value financial specialist who regularly handles cases using the collaborative process, having trained as collaborative counsel. He is commended for his attention to detail and his sympathetic manner with clients. Allen is also a trained arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's always got his eye on enabling his clients to reach a pragmatic, sensible and child-focused outcome."
"Nick is truly outstanding. His advocacy appears effortless, yet it is built upon the fact that he knows every detail in his papers."
"Nick is a very reliable arbitrator, who takes a pragmatic approach to cases. Clients draw great confidence from his decisions."
"He is a very able arbitrator, who brings his experience as a deputy High Court judge to the table. Clients value him a lot."
"If you want someone who is going to give clients the real confidence that he has listened to them, and both read and understood the issues, he's right up there with the best of them."
"He's really human in the way he deals with people - just very compassionate. You know he has read absolutely everything. and that he's given everything his absolute attention."
"He's always got his eye on enabling his clients to reach a pragmatic, sensible and child-focused outcome."
"Nick is truly outstanding. His advocacy appears effortless, yet it is built upon the fact that he knows every detail in his papers."
"Nick is a very reliable arbitrator, who takes a pragmatic approach to cases. Clients draw great confidence from his decisions."
"He is a very able arbitrator, who brings his experience as a deputy High Court judge to the table. Clients value him a lot."
"If you want someone who is going to give clients the real confidence that he has listened to them, and both read and understood the issues, he's right up there with the best of them."
"He's really human in the way he deals with people - just very compassionate. You know he has read absolutely everything. and that he's given everything his absolute attention."