Christian Gape

Barrister

cgape@kbgchambers.co.uk
01752 221551

Call year | 2005

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Practice overview

Christian specialises, and has extensive knowledge and experience, in family finance cases. He advises and acts in all types of financial remedy claims, including disputes over jurisdiction and cases involving farms, inherited assets, pensions and third-party claims. He is recognised for his formidable skill as an advocate and his ability to assist his clients to resolve difficult and emotionally charged cases by agreement.

Christian is experienced in all areas of financial remedy applications, from pre-proceedings negotiations, onwards through to final hearings. He has also worked on pre-nuptial agreements as well as on drafting and advisory work. Christian has an eye for detail with a pragmatic approach in advising clients.

With a strong grasp of both the technical and emotional complexities of family financial disputes, Christian provides clear, tactical guidance designed to secure robust, fair, and pragmatic resolutions for his clients.

Expertise

Matrimonial Finance

Christian has experience in dealing with high-net-worth divorces and advises on, and drafts, pre-nuptial, cohabitation and separation agreements.

He regularly represents spouses, cohabitants, and third-party interveners in mid-to-high value financial remedy proceedings following divorce or relationship breakdown.

Christian is able to advise and represent clients who have the following areas to consider in divorce proceedings

  • Multiple property
  • Farm land and assets incorporating inheritance of farm land and assets
  • Investments including offshore
  • High net worth individuals
  • Third party interests
  • Third party including family lending
  • Pensions including via expert actuarial reporting
  • Complex income and bonus income including restricted stock units
  • Retirement
  • Inheritance
  • Rehousing
  • Businesses / Companies including partnerships
  • Trusts

Christian also acts in property disputes between unmarried couples and other family members including claims involving constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel and in claims brought for financial provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

TOLATA

Christian regularly acts in disputes over the beneficial ownership of property and related orders for sale. Christian has a particular expertise in cases involving unmarried couples and family homes following the breakdown of relationships.

Christian is frequently instructed in disputes over ownership of the family home between unmarried cohabitants. He has a dual practise incorporating both Family Law and the Law of Property and Trusts and is ideally placed to represent clients at Court in these disputes and offer advice before proceedings as to the strength of a potential claim.

He routinely advises and represents clients in disputes between spouses and third parties (often family members) concerning the ownership of the matrimonial home or other family property.

 

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