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Provided by Simon Sugar
Simon primarily practises in disputes about the financial consequences of divorce, separation or death. He also drafts nuptial agreements, mediates, sits as a private FDR judge and acts for claimants and on behalf of insurers in professional negligence claims in a family law context.
Simon spent his early years at the Bar as a chancery practitioner and is consequently at home dealing with complex financial remedy claims involving companies, business assets, farms and trusts, TOLATA claims in respect of cohabiting couples and Inheritance Act claims. Cases of interest include P v Q (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC B9, Landsberg v Minkin [2015] EWCA Civ 152, Mansfield v Mansfield [2017].
FLBA, Chancery Bar, Public Access Bar
Resolution – member of Cohabitation Committee
Civil (CEDR) and family qualified mediator
Unlocking Matrimonial Assets on Divorce (co-author)
Applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act (contributor)
DIY Divorce and Separation (contributor)
Mediation Section – Butterworth’s Civil Court Precedents (editor)
Finance Case Digests for The Review
Lectured at Warwick University as part of their Family Law module
Provided by Chambers
Simon Sugar is noted for his work dealing with complex matrimonial finance cases often for high net worth individuals. He is adept at handling financial remedy disputes involving Chancery and property claims, and has particular experience in TOLATA matters.
Provided by Chambers
A really effective barrister with a great reputation. He's a very good cross- examiner, who's really on top of the chancery side of the law as well as the family matrimonial side.
He's confident and pragmatic in what he does.
A really effective barrister with a great reputation. He's a very good cross- examiner, who's really on top of the chancery side of the law as well as the family matrimonial side.
He's confident and pragmatic in what he does.
