What type of cases does Hassan undertake?
Hassan sole area of expertise is financial remedy proceedings on divorce. He is instruct before Judges at circuit judge level, has appeared in appellate proceedings, and drafted prenuptial agreements with pre-existing or inherited assets in excess of £100m. He has had a background of a wide ranging practice including commercial & human rights law, appearing in the High Court and in a large number of appellate cases. This has served him in good stead to appreciate both the financial underpinnings of a resolution in divorce, and understanding the human aspect which is often so important to each client, focusing on their priority in a case.
What is Hassan’s experience?
Hassan has recently been instructed in the following matters:
High value claims
Hassan acted for the wife a high value claim in a short marriage with a number of properties and expert evidence on business assets.
Multi property trust dispute
Acted on behalf of interveners in complex proceedings to establish beneficial interests in 9 properties subject to financial remedy proceedings. Interests were asserted on the basis of resulting and/or constructive trusts.
Sham trust
Succesfully defeated an intervener’s claim at trial in repsect of a purported express trust over the former matrimonial home. Upon demonstrating the trust was a sham, proceedings resolved succesfully for client.
Periodical payments order
Succesfully obtained a lump sum and a periodical payments order for client in factually complex case where their spouse was in receipt of payments from a serious brain injury.
Litigation conduct
In a complex case with assets outside the jurisdiction before a circuit Judge, Hassan proved conduct through non-disclosure at final hearing, resulting in an uplift to his client who was awarded 100% of the disclosed assets.
Favourable Settlement for victom of domestic abuse
Represented a victim of domestic violence at the FDRH stage, obtaining a favourable settlement. Hassan has successfully argued “conduct” in this and other matters where relevant at a final hearing.
How do I instruct Hassan for a case?
Please contact his clerk for advice or representation at a hearing, or use the enquiry form to contact Hassan directly.