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Imogen is a distinguished family law specialist renowned for her expertise in family finance, serving high-net-worth (HNW) divorcing couples. Her practice centres on handling complex financial cases, which include inherited wealth, property portfolios, family businesses, significant pensions, trusts, and pre-nuptial agreements. She is also instructed in cases under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

Imogen stands out for her adept management of international family cases, which frequently involve foreign assets, with recent examples including Nigeria, USA, and Mauritius. Her written documents are persuasive and she produces compelling arguments on her clients’ behalf.

Imogen’s commitment to responsive client care is exemplary. She prioritises her clients’ needs, offering guidance and support throughout the legal process. Imogen is a solutions-focused barrister, she aims to work collaboratively with solicitors and clients to achieve the optimum outcome. Her advocacy skills come to the fore during negotiations and final hearings, where she skilfully and  robustly represents her clients’ best interests. A recent client described her as “absolutely brilliant, both professionally and personally”. She is happy to advise at the commencement of a case and act as a sounding board in the initial stages.

In addition to her core practice, Imogen has a keen interest in non-court dispute resolution. She is an arbitrator, carefully resolving family disputes through the alternative dispute resolution process. She undertakes the role of evaluator in private Financial Dispute Resolutions (pFDR).

Imogen was instructed as appellate counsel to appeal an arbitral award, following the decision in Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369. She achieved a successful outcome.

In private law children cases, Imogen’s work is centred on representing clients in complex and significant cases. These include allegations of coercive and controlling behaviours, domestic abuse, parental alienation and intractable contact disputes, where expert evidence is required from psychologists or other professional experts.  Her cases often have an international and cross-jurisdictional element. Imogen’s work includes both internal and external relocation cases, where permission is sought to take a child to another part of the country or abroad.

Imogen regularly writes and lectures in her field of expertise.

Call: 1991, Inner Temple

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Walking the South Downs, Trustee of The Chilli Children Project, Uganda.