Hassan Sarwar

Hassan considers the key to ensuring a positive outcome in financial remedy proceedings is early identification and understanding of a client’s priorities.  The focus is on a swift resolution in line with their goals.  If this cannot be achieved at FDR stage, he enjoys the “cut and thrust” of a final hearing, and will put forward forceful arguments in support of his client’s position.

At final hearings, he has successfully argued litigation conduct, proved non-disclosure of assets through detailed cross examination, and demonstrated trust deeds in relation to beneficial ownership of properties were a sham.

He is experienced in a wide range of cases including trusts, arguments of non-disclosure, s.37 applications, litigation conduct, overseas assets, interveners, ancestral farms, inherited assets, spousal maintenance, business valuations, non-matrimonial property, and pension disputes.

K v A [2022], proved a trust deed purporting to hold the beneficial interest of a property on behalf of a family member was a sham at a preliminary issue hearing, awarded costs. 

K v K + 2 [2023], acted for intervener parents over a 3.5 day preliminary issue hearing to successfully defeat a s.37 application to protect the transfer of shareholding in a successful limited company where shares had been removed from the husband’s name one month following initiation of divorce proceedings. Obtained a costs award for the interveners.

G v G [2023], obtained a clean break on the sharing principle following a long marriage, defeating a claim for spousal maintenance where his client had a gross income in excess of £1m per annum and partner was not in employment.

B v S [2022] in a case marked by non-compliance of one party with overseas assets in a non “needs” case, obtained 90% of the disclosed assets at final hearing with adverse inferences drawn from non-disclosure, and obtained an uplift for litigation conduct. 

B v B [2022], entirely protected his client’s inherited assets of circa £2m in a medium length marriage with a child.

D V D + 2 [2019], protected assets held on behalf of interveners on a resulting & constructive trust basis where properties were held in a party to the marriage’s name, in a case with 11 properties subject to dispute. 

C v C [2024], obtained an outcome over a 3.5 day final hearing where his client retained the farm house and portions of the surrounding land in a factually complicated case with net assets of circa £3m. 

“I couldn’t have wished for better, more professional advice and representation than that offered by Mr. Sarwar. He brought a clarity and confidence that helped not only my case, but the smooth running of proceedings for all concerned.”

“Very good outcome yesterday, very pleased and very impressed with Hassan’s efforts. Very nice man and very professional and reassuring! I don’t think we’d have got anywhere near where we did without him.”

“Can I express my gratitude, Hassan was, once again, brilliant and an absolute pleasure to work with.“

“I wanted to drop you a quick line to thank you for allocating Hassan Sarwar to my case.

Not only did he accept the case at short notice over the Christmas break, and took time to consider all the papers and discuss the case with me(and the client) before today’s hearing but he has achieved the unachievable and managed to persuade the world’s most difficult client to settle.

“A terrific job and I shall certainly be instructing Hassan again.”

“I cannot express how grateful I am for your all your efforts in yesterday’s hearing. I think it’s fair to say we had an amazing result. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome – I am so glad I choose the best barrister to support my case”

“I couldn’t have asked for a more efficient and brilliant barrister. Anything l say would be way short of how wonderful a barrister Mr Hassan Sarwar has been”

“Your preparation was meticulous and your representation was outstanding and some of the best cross-examination and submissions I have ever come across and that is saying something”