About Jack
Practice Overview Jack maintains a deliberate balance between financial remedy proceedings, cohabitation disputes and private law children work. He is ranked as a leading junior for both divorce and financial remedy cases as well as children and domestic abuse. Jack has experience representing clients before all levels of the judiciary, up to and including the Court of Appeal. He is qualified to accept instructions under the Direct Public Access Scheme.
Family Finance & Property Jack has been involved in a wide range of financial disputes including those concerning arguments around non-matrimonial property, non-disclosure and submissions as to the status of properties owned by companies. He is regularly instructed to advise on and draft pre-nuptial agreements and has a particular interest in cases involving family businesses, especially farms. Disputes between unmarried former cohabitants and claims under TOLATA also make up a significant proportion of Jack’s work, in particular cases which involve arguments around constructive trusts and/or equitable accounting.
Children (Private Law) Jack maintains a deliberate balance between financial remedy proceedings, cohabitation disputes and private law children work and is frequently instructed by those looking for continuity of counsel across proceedings.
International Family Law Jack has experience of cases involving multiple jurisdictions within both his financial remedies and his private law children work. He has successfully represented clients in forum disputes and in applications to relocate internationally with their children.
Domestic Violence & Injunctions Jack frequently represents clients in applications under the Family Law Act 1996 and is acutely aware of the need to deal with these in a proportionate manner whilst ensuring that his clients’ positions in any parallel proceedings are not prejudiced.
ENE / Private FDR Jack is regularly instructed to represent clients at Private FDRs, arbitrations and mediations.
What the Directories Say "Jack is very meticulous and sagacious. He has excellent attention to detail, and his advocacy is solid and effective." Tier 6 - Legal 500, 2025 "Jack is very personable with clients and robust in his advocacy. He wins judges around with his approach in court." Tier 4 - Legal 500, 2025 "Jack is a very good advocate. He speaks in a calm and considerate way, which instills confidence in his clients. He is robust without being overly aggressive and is very sensible in negotiations." Legal 500, 2024 "Jack is a thoughtful, well-prepared and persuasive advocate. He is very good at technical argument and gets the best results for his clients." Legal 500, 2024
Education The College of Law: Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding), 2011 The College of Law: Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation), 2010 The University of Edinburgh: MA (Hons) Politics and Social Anthropology, 2009
Awards Lord Brougham Scholarship (GDL award) Lord Denning Scholarships (Major BPTC award) Buchanan Prize from Lincoln’s Inn for outstanding performance on the BPTC Memberships & Associations Family Law Bar Association Jack is a member of Resolution and sits on their Publications Panel
Personal Jack’s young family means that these days his principal hobby at home is dispute resolution. He also enjoys art and architecture, food and drink and justifying the above by occasionally running. He is, very slowly, restoring an old MG.
