Juliet Allen

Family Finance

Juliet’s practice includes cases involving complex business arrangements, unusual trust structures, analysis of business accounts, farming cases and cases in which there are issues of non-disclosure or dissipation of assets. Juliet has a particular interest in cases in which trusts issues arise within financial remedy proceedings and will accept instructions in relation to cohabitee disputes pursuant to the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and applications for financial provision pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

Notable Cases

Juliet appeared in the Court of Appeal as Junior Counsel for the appellant in Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482  and for the respondent in JE v ZK [2015] EWHC B87.

Other recent cases include:

• C v C: a three-day case involving substantial business assets and arguments as to non-matrimonial property and company valuation. Juliet successfully cross examined a single joint expert accountant over a day of court time and secured a very favourable outcome for her client.
• W v W: a case involving parties who held assets in excess of £5million in their own names and were also beneficiaries of large discretionary family trusts. There was also an issue as to a potential post-separation accrual of several million pounds within a family company.
• Representing a footballer in relation to a Schedule 1 application.
• M v M: defending a Notice to Show Cause in which it was asserted that the parties’ respective solicitors had reached an agreement between themselves in correspondence.
• T v T: representing a husband in relation to a financial remedy application where the vast majority of the family wealth was derived from a Clinical Negligence payment received by the husband after failings by medical staff had led him to suffer life changing injuries.

Education

Appointments and Memberships

Testimonials

“Juliet is a fighter. She is sensible and pragmatic and will argue her case robustly and persuasively.” Legal 500 2024

“Juliet is adept at assimilating complex financial information very fast. She has a fantastic grasp of the issues and is confident when faced with complex calculations. She has no trouble crunching numbers in financial remedy claims and can think fast on her feet.” Legal 500 2023

“Juliet is fully engaged and invested in the case from the outset, is extremely hard-working and responsive. Juliet is a real asset to our team, working collaboratively and strategically to achieve the best possible result for the client.” Chambers & Partners 2023

“Juliet is a very solid practitioner, very well prepared, and her advocacy is very slick. She’s a safe pair of hands.” Chambers & Partners 2023

“She is always well prepared and her attention to detail is fabulous.” Chambers & Partners 2023

“She never lets you down and provides a guaranteed quality service.” Chambers UK 2022

“Juliet is great with clients and puts her position clearly.” Chambers UK 2022

“She’s very well prepared and thorough and clients really like her.” Chambers UK 2022

“Brilliant with clients, sharp and technically excellent in complex matters requiring forensic focus, supportive of team approach, tenacious as required in court. I never hesitate in recommending Juliet for high-value, complex financial matters.” Legal 500 2022

“Always very well-prepared and great with clients.” Legal 500 2020

“She’s great with clients and always has a firm grasp of the case.” Chambers UK

“She’s a very strong advocate.” Chambers UK

“She provides clear, consistent and realistic advice, and fights her client’s corner with grace whilst managing expectations.” Chambers UK

“A rising star. She is exceptionally thorough in her preparation, as well as tenacious in her presentation.” “She has a brilliant manner with clients and is good under pressure.” Chambers UK

“A passionate barrister who is unafraid of a fight.” Legal 500

“She is absolutely excellent and even-handed. Not only does she work incredibly hard, she is an excellent advocate with an eye for detail and complexity.” “She has a brilliant rapport with the clients, nothing is too much trouble for her. She is very sympathetic to the client’s needs.” Chambers UK

“An incisive cross-examiner.” Legal 500

“Extremely easy to work with, a very good advocate and very affable.” “Good with her clients, robust and always clear and realistic with her advice.” Chambers UK

News

Jonathan Nosworthy, Davinia Riley & Juliet Allen appear in successful appeal

St Philips member wins Worcestershire Barrister of the Year award

Juliet Allen Nominated for Barrister of the Year at WLS Awards

Juliet Allen joins St Philips Family Team

Languages

English