Fatima joined 1KBW as a tenant in October 2024, following successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Peter Newman, Jennifer Perrins, George Gordon and Katy Chokowry.

Fatima accepts instructions across the full spectrum of family law and has been instructed on a range of matrimonial finance, private law children, public law children and international matters.

Prior to joining 1KBW, Fatima worked as a paralegal at a Band 1 litigation law firm, specialising in complex high-net worth matrimonial finance matters. Given Fatima’s ability to speak Arabic fluently, she also assisted with document review as part of ongoing commercial litigation on behalf of a large public entity operating in the Middle East.

Fatima also worked as a Judicial Assistant in the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. She assisted Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Mrs Justice Theis, and Mrs Justice Judd in matters involving matrimonial finance, schedule 1 proceedings and children work, often with cross-border and complex trust issues. Fatima’s role included producing legal analysis, providing commentary and opinions on cases, and drafting segments of judgments. Fatima also spent time at the UK Supreme Court with Lord Lloyd-Jones, on the Bridging the Bar internship.

Fatima has extensive voluntary experience with organisation such as Bridging the Bar, Advocate (the Bar’s pro-bono charity)and the Citizen’s Advice Bureau. During pupillage, she was awarded the Pupil Pledge for her dedication to pro-bono work. Fatima also contributes to case summaries in the Financial Remedies Journal.

Alex is a Partner in Hunters’ family department. He is experienced in all aspects of private Family Law and is known for his tireless and conscientious approach in all of his work. He was listed in eprivateclient’s Top 35 under 35 for 2022/23 as a ‘rising star’ and upon joining Hunters in February 2024 he became the Firm’s youngest partner.

Prior to joining Hunters, Alex worked in the London office of a pre-eminent Tier 1 Firm where he managed a varied caseload ranging from the straight-forward to the highly complex and sensitive, typically acting for high and ultra-high net worth individuals often with significant overseas ties. He has been involved in a number of the country’s most significant recent cases (both publicised and un-publicised), and regularly works with other professional advisors to ensure an holistic approach that meets each client’s discrete needs. Alex’s reported cases include: Estrada v Al-Juffali [2016] EWHC 213 (Fam); FW v FH [2019] EWHC 1338 (Fam); C v C [2019] UKPC 40; R v R [2021] EWHC 195 (Fam); and RN v DA (divorce – rescission of decree nisi) [2023] EWFC 255.

Alex represents clients of all backgrounds and with a variety of challenging circumstances. Whilst he is experienced litigating at all levels of the court pyramid, his cases are frequently resolved out of Court and he applies the same commercial and strategic approach to settlement negotiations and alternative dispute resolution as to court proceedings.

Alex’s practice covers a broad range of areas, including:

Divorce/dissolution of civil partnership proceedings, including those contested on technical grounds.

Financial disputes arising upon divorce/dissolution and provision for unmarried parents – involving jurisdictional issues, offshore asset/ trust structures, urgent injunctive applications, non-disclosure, expert evidence, legal funding and cost issues, and enforcement.

Private law children matters relating to child contact arrangements, holidays, schooling, and relocation (both in England and overseas).

Pre and post-nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements.

Urgent protective measures in relation to home rights, home occupation and anti-harassment (non-molestation orders).

He has also previously acted for clients in the Court of Protection and in relation to claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Beyond his regular work, Alex is involved in pro-bono initiatives around open justice. Previously he helped manage the Pink Law programme, a legal advice service for the LGBTQI community run with Queen Mary’s University. More recently, he has worked with JUSTICE, the legal reform charity, conducting research for their working party ‘Improving Access to justice for Separating Families’. The working party’s full report was published in autumn 2022, and in February 2024 the Ministry of Justice announced that it will be adopting several of the working party’s recommendations in a series of planned reforms to the court process for children cases.

Alex regularly writes and gives seminars about Family Law matters. He has been published in Family Law Report in relation to Daniels v Walker applications for the introduction of competing expert evidence.

Karen Barham, Consultant Moore Barlow LLP, mediator, parenting coordinator, solicitor

Karen practises exclusively out of court as a mediator and parenting coordinator.  A Leading Individual in the directories, a member of Resolution's DR Committee and the Family Procedure Rule Committee Working Group tasked with strengthening solutions away from the court 

I am an Associate in Moore Barlow’s family team. I have experience in assisting high net worth clients with divorce and separation, financial matters including those with an international element, children issues and cohabitee disputes.

I work on my own matters and also support the senior members of the team on more complex matters. I have also supported clients through alternate dispute resolution processes such as mediation and arbitration as well as through Court proceedings.

I graduated from Sheffield Hallam university in 2017 and began working at the firm as a paralegal. I completed my LPC LLM at the University of Law in Guildford part time, at the weekends and graduated with a distinction in 2020. I qualified as a solicitor in September 2022 after completing my training contract.

In my spare time I enjoy walking in the Surrey Hills and spending time with my friends and family.