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B.A. Economics / Government U.W.I.
LLB (Hons.) Buckingham
[Called Gray’s Inn 1990]
Additional language: Spanish
Direct Access: Trinidad and Tobago W.I.
Areas of Practice - Family and Matrimonial Law
Specialist Area - Personal Injuries
Member of these Practice Teams
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Mrs Fordham is known for her thorough preparation and analysis in ancillary relief. She has substantial commercial banking experience in consumer/corporate and bridging finance loans, having worked as Assistant Manger in a commercial bank in Trinidad and Tobago W.I. for seven years prior to being called to the bar.
Mrs Fordham has substantial experience in all aspects of ancillary relief including high value and multi asset cases involving assets abroad, freezing injunctions, preservation of assets, pension attachment and sharing orders. Pre and post divorce agreements and enforcement in the UK and abroad. Pre-nuptial agreements, applications under TLATA and co-habitation agreements.
Cases of interest
• Instructed on behalf of the applicant in £5million ancillary relief. Case involved assets including 36 acres of farmland with future development plans, real estate and pension fund. Highly complex matter involving issues of trusts, conveyancing and tax. Advised on client’s future housing needs, educational trusts for children of the marriage, maintenance, future income and tax implications.
• Instructed on behalf of the applicant in £3million case involving family business. Obtaining disclosure of finances and preservation of assets.
• Instructed by applicant in high value ancillary relief. Freezing injunction and pension sharing.
• Represented applicant in long running divorce, contested in High Court. Obtained divorce. Case widely reported in national press.
• Intervened as Queen’s Proctor in Divorce.
• Children Act Proceedings / Abduction
• Experience in public and private law Children Act cases, child abduction Convention and non Convention counties.
• Instructed in complex and difficult contact case. Following successful contact order, father abducted child taking her to Brussels. The case was subject to national newspaper coverage following which mother and daughter were re-united.
• Nullity/Judicial separation in cases where there have been judicial separation on proceedings for nullity by reason of non-consummation due to willful refusal or incapacity.
• Instructed by the local authority in case cases.
Article featuring work:
"That’s the way to do it" District Judge Gerlis. 1994 Family Law 275
Allison Fordham has extensive expertise in Personal Injuries/CICB/CICA/CICAP claims, acting predominantly for Claimants. Of particular relevance is settlement of claims, calculations of damages in road traffic accidents, children, neck, spine and back injuries, stress and psychological trauma.
Court of Protection
Local authority / NHS Trusts
CICB/CICA/CICAP mainly through Trade Unions
Memberships:
Family Law Bar Association (FLBA)
Association of Personal Injuries Lawyers (APIL)
Cost Committee of the Legal Services Commission
Funding Review Appeals Committee of the Legal Services Commission