Contact Details
QEB Chambers
Queen Elizabeth Building
Temple
London
EC4Y 9BS
England
- + 44 20 7797 7837
- + 44 20 7353 5422
- t.amos@qeb.co.uk
- http://www.qeb.co.uk
Profile
Born 1964, educated Canterbury and Oxford; called to the Bar 1987. Appointed Queen's Counsel (QC or “silk”) 2008, now KC since death of Queen Elizabeth II. Family Law specialist. Expert in HNW "big money" family finance, especially interested in Anglo-German cases and those with a foreign or international element; has work experience in German courts and law offices and has sat with French judges (JAF and cour d’appel). Ranked in Band One of the Chambers UK Bar Directory for Matrimonial Finance and described as "one of London's 'go-to silks on jurisdiction and complex international issues' " and "rated extremely highly by the market for his abilities in international family law and international family finance." Standing Counsel to the Queen's Proctor (2001-8): this is an appointment to advise the Government Treasury Solicitor on all matters of family law with a public interest element, including the validity of foreign marriages and divorces. Invited to the biennial UK-German Judicial Family Law Conferences since 1998. Resolution Mediator and qualified Collaborative Lawyer. Family Recorder (part-time judge).Languages Spoken: English (mother-tongue), German (fluent, including legal German), French (good professional)
Practice Areas: Appeals, Cohabitation, Collaborative Law, Divorce, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Property Issues, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony
