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About
Provided by Rhys Taylor
Practice Areas
Rhys Taylor specialises in money and property disputes following family relationship breakdown.
Rhys is an experienced and able advocate. His work often involves complex structures and the interaction of family law with other areas of law such as trusts, property and pensions.
Rhys has a busy dispute resolution practice, with a combination of private FDRs, arbitrations and mediations. He regularly acts as the tribunal/mediator in such settings, but is equally at home advocating in this context. Rhys sits as a Recorder in the Family Court on the South-Eastern Circuit.
Career
Call: 1996
Professional Memberships
• Family Procedure Rule Committee
• FLBA
• Pension Advisory Group
• Resolution
• Chancery Bar Association
• Bar Council ADR panel
Publications
Rhys is a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee and the sub-committee of the Online Procedure Rule Committee. He is a contributing editor to the Family Court Practice (money and property sections). He is also the editor of the Financial Remedies Journal (Class). He is a co-author of the forthcoming fourth edition of “Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook” and a member of the Pension Advisory Group. Rhys lectures regularly on his areas of interest, including at the Judicial College on the subject of pensions on divorce.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Rhys Taylor routinely acts as an arbitrator and evaluator in Private FDRs and neutral evaluations. He is highly regarded for presiding over high-value financial remedy and TOLATA matters involving domestic and cross-border assets.
Rhys Taylor routinely acts as an FDR evaluator. He is highly regarded for presiding over high-value financial remedy and TOLATA matters involving domestic and cross-border assets. He is also highly sought after for his expertise in neutral evaluations and arbitrations.
Rhys Taylor is a family barrister who receives praise from commentators particularly for his pensions knowledge. He has additional expertise in TOLATA disputes, and is adept at assisting with cases which have international elements. He is also frequently instructed in cases with complex company and trust structures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A tremendously knowledgeable and powerful advocate."
"Rhys Taylor is totally excellent. He's a Recorder and brings all of that knowledge and experience to bear, dealing with cases in a very mature, knowing way. He knows the law backwards."
"He is articulate and produces excellent written work. Clients adore working with him."
"A very affable and pleasant person who knows a lot about property law and matrimonial finance issues. He's always on top of the brief."
"He's an intellectual and a driving force in the financial remedy scene."
"He's very concise, he gives good explanations and takes the client with him."
"A tremendously knowledgeable and powerful advocate."
"Rhys Taylor is totally excellent. He's a Recorder and brings all of that knowledge and experience to bear, dealing with cases in a very mature, knowing way. He knows the law backwards."
"He is articulate and produces excellent written work. Clients adore working with him."
"A very affable and pleasant person who knows a lot about property law and matrimonial finance issues. He's always on top of the brief."
"He's an intellectual and a driving force in the financial remedy scene."
"He's very concise, he gives good explanations and takes the client with him."