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Duncan Brooks KC
- Phone020 7797 7837
- Email[email protected]
Position
Duncan is known as “an excellent lawyer with superb client care skills” who deals with “very complex matrimonial finance proceedings and children law matters”. He is “a calm and authoritative advocate who prepares impeccably” has “brilliant judgment” and is “incredibly good to work with” (Chambers UK). He is “one of the very leading technical lawyers; a smart tactician and persuasive advocate” (Legal 500). Duncan has been a Family Arbitrator (MCIArb) since 2013. He has also acted in arbitrations as a barrister. He regularly represents clients at Private FDRs and also acts as the Private FDR tribunal. He is also available as an early neutral evaluator in child welfare disputes. Duncan is familiar with the financial complexities arising in cases involving high net worth clients, including businesses, trusts, taxation and international forum disputes (both in respect to divorce/financial applications and also relocating with children). He is often instructed where there is a knotty point of law.
Education
St Aidan’s College, University of Durham (Law); Inns of Court School of Law; received the Lord Justice Holker Award from Gray’s Inn, 1999.