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James King-Smith

Call: 1980 

james.king-smith@1cor.com

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James King-Smith has been the Head of One Crown Office Row's Brighton Annexe since October 2002.  He has practised as a general common lawyer and advocate on the South Eastern circuit, in particular, in Sussex for over 22 years.  One of his most high profile cases was to represent the wife of the highest ever UK lottery winner in ancillary relief proceedings.  James was on the Treasury Provincial Panel (Civil) for 10 years and is an ADR accredited civil and commercial mediator.

He is a member of the Family Bar Association and the Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Directories

James King-Smith is an experienced family law expert, whose ability to handle high-value ancillary relief matters garners him particular praise. Sources note that "he has a great manner and is very reliable." (Chambers and Partners 2013)

“James King-Smith is someone one turns to in order to get the right answer or to deal with complex or technical issues” (Legal 500, 2010)

"The knowledgeable and invariably correct James King-Smith" (Chambers & Partners, 2011)

Appointments

Panel member of the Funding Review Committee (South East) Legal Services Commission

Significant cases include the following

Crumpton v Unifox Properties Ltd (CA) 2 EGLR 82

M v M (1993) Fam Law 42 - Matrimonial enforcement

Re: Sybil Pope (a bankrupt) (1997) TLR 24 March Ch.D

Eastbourne Borough Council v Stirling & Another (TLR) 16 November 2000

Public Access

James King-Smith accepts work from lay clients in accordance with our Public Access Scheme in the following areas -

Divorce and Finance

Please refer to our Public Access section for further information.

Other information

VAT Registration No:  365 3581 37

 
 

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