Nicholas Bennett
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
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Band 3
About
Provided by Nicholas Bennett
Practice Areas
Nick specialises in advising on complex divorce disputes, particularly involving companies, trusts and issues of foreign law; and on drafting the pre- and post-nuptial agreements which can avoid those disputes.
The nature of Nick’s drafting practice means that the identity of the bulk of his clients is strictly confidential; but he acts for a wide range of business leaders, celebrities, aristocratic and landed families and other wealthy individuals. He is also instructed on behalf of businesses and trustees wanting to put in place common guidelines for nuptial agreements for their staff or beneficiaries.
Whether drafting or litigating, he is one of the few English practitioners completely comfortable with work involving input from multiple jurisdictions. This means that he is frequently asked to lead a team of lawyers in different countries and navigate the complex issues which result.
Career
Called to the Bar, as a Prince of Wales Scholar of Gray’s Inn, in 2005.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Personal
Educated at Bolton School; Lincoln College, Oxford; and City University.
Lives in London; married with two children.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Having spent ten years working in top London family law firms, Nick Bennett returned to the Bar in 2021. An expert in pre- and postnuptial agreements, he is the only barrister in England to have such agreements as the core specialism of his practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nick has become the go-to barrister for prenuptial agreements. He is accessible, his advice is clear and measured, and he is a real authority in this area."
"Nick is an excellent barrister. He is imaginative, responsive, highly intelligent and someone who thinks outside the box."
"He's exactly who you want on your side. He has a razor-sharp intellect and is on top of all the details without getting lost in them."
"Nick has become the go-to barrister for prenuptial agreements. He is accessible, his advice is clear and measured, and he is a real authority in this area."
"Nick is an excellent barrister. He is imaginative, responsive, highly intelligent and someone who thinks outside the box."
"He's exactly who you want on your side. He has a razor-sharp intellect and is on top of all the details without getting lost in them."