Introduction
Hassan is an experienced specialist financial remedies barrister. He adopts a robust approach at Court and maintains a friendly manner with clients.
He has successfully appeared in cases on the appellate level, and has a particular interest in matters concerning intervention by third parties and drafting pre-nupital agreements. His practice spans from “needs” cases to multi-million pound disputes.
He values pragmatism in advice to clients, with a focus on securing a positive outcome. Hassan seeks to explain the oft complicated legal concepts surrounding financial remedy proceedings in a straightforward manner, and to guide clients through the stressful nature of court proceedings. He is always willing to have a conference with clients to refine the strategic approach, particularly prior to FDR or final hearing.
He has acted for inter alia high-profile individuals, business owners, professionals, and those with substantial inherited or overseas assets.
Hassan aims to provide a quick turnaround in drafting pre-nupital agreements or any written advice, and for the advice to be put in concise and practical terms. He writes regular articles on developments within financial remedies law.
Family Finance
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 has drafted and advised on high value pre-nupital agreements, where parties have sought to protect substantial wealth.
He is experienced in a wide range of cases including arguments of non-disclosure, s.37 applications, litigation conduct, overseas assets, interveners, ancestral farms, inherited assets, spousal maintenance, business valuations, non-matrimonial property, TOLATA proceedings and pension disputes.
Notable Cases
A v A [2025], a case with net assets of £5.3m, with one of the parties being a high-profile figure in the public domain. Achieved settlement on day 1 of a 3 day final hearing for a figure 62% in excess of the opposing party’s open position.
Z v Z [2025] advised and proposed amendments to a pre-nupital agreement where one party’s family assets were circa £128m.
Y v Y [2025] drafted and advised on a pre-nupital agreement with pre-acquired wealth of circa £13m.
B v B [2025] achieved settlement at a quasi-FDR in TOLATA proceedings, in an unmarried partner’s case, establishing a beneficial interest where the legal title to a property was held in the opposing party’s sole name, with limited evidence of any direct financial contribution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Publications
Family Law Week (Lexis Nexis) “Hadkinson Orders – applicability in financial remedy proceedings” [2024] Fam Law 496
Education
University of Birmingham (LLB)
BPP Law School (BVC)
Testimonials
“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.” – client
“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.” – client
“Can I express my gratitude, Hassan was, once again, brilliant and an absolute pleasure to work with.“ – solicitor
“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.” – solicitor
“A terrific job and I shall certainly be instructing Hassan again.” – solicitor
“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” – client
“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” – client
“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” – solicitor
