Mr Christopher Birch > Stowe Family Law LLP > Sheffield, England > Lawyer Profile

Mr Christopher Birch

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Work Department

Beverley office (East Riding of Yorkshire)

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Now Managing Partner of the firm’s Beverley office, Christopher initially commenced practice in the South of England.  Since joining the firms Harrogate office in April 2013, Chris has opened, developed and managed two offices, Ilkley in June 2015 and now Beverley.

Christopher specialises in the following areas of relationship breakdown:

• Capitalisation / variation of spousal maintenance
• Civil Partnerships
• Children law practice including internal and external relocation (leave to remove) matters
• Defended divorce and contested applications for Decree Absolute
• Farming matters – inherited wealth, third-party interests and intervenors
• Freezing injunctions
• Pensions
• Pre-acquired and post-separation assets including businesses, trusts, high value, foreign or complex asset structures
• Schedule 1 Children Act 1989

Languages

English

Education

Christopher studied law at the University of Hull, where he developed an early interest in family law, particularly in relation to the financial claims arising out of marriage.

After graduating Christopher undertook the Bar Vocational Course in Leeds and was called to the Bar in 2010 by The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.