Jeremy Posnansky QC

Partner

'He continues to be instructed in some of the most high-profile and complex matrimonial finance cases around.'

Chambers & Partners, 2012

Jeremy has undertaken cases at all levels, up to the House of Lords. His practice has embraced cases of the greatest complexity, frequently with an international dimension. He has expertise in all areas of family law and continues to deal with all aspects of divorce, financial proceedings, matters relating to children, and pre-nuptial agreements.

For many years, Jeremy has been rated one of the leading family law QCs in London in both Chambers & Partners UK Guide to the Legal Profession and The Legal 500.

Extracts include:

  • "He undertakes challenging matrimonial finance disputes and is described as 'an attractive courtroom advocate with a good sense of humour.'" (Chambers & Partners, 2011)
  • "After a long and successful career at the independent bar, Jeremy Posnansky QC has now re-qualified as a solicitor and handles much of the firm's advocacy in this area. "The wise man of family law," he concentrates on complex financial and children matters frequently with an international dimension." (Chambers & Partners, 2010)
  • "Turns his hand to both financial and children’s work, but has a higher profile for the former. An all-rounder, he is a highly commercial, tough operator who tells you how it is. He is extremely thorough and careful, as well as deeply experienced." (Chambers & Partners, 2007)
  • "A dab hand at both children and money and famed for his penetrating analysis of the issues in cases of the greatest magnitude, many of them international in scope. His is a quiet but deadly approach." (Chambers & Partners, 2006)
  • "First class ... superb attention to detail and negotiating skills" (Chambers & Partners, 2002)

Reported cases

24 May 2006McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] UKHL 24a landmark case heard in the House of Lords in 2006 with Miller v Miller.
24 November 2006NA v MA [2006] EWHC 2900 (Fam)a rare case about a post-nuptial agreement.
03 December 2004Blunkett v Quinn [2004] EWHC 2816 (Fam)a high profile case involving a child of unmarried parents.
20 August 2008W v H [2008] EWHC 2038 (Fam)A "big money" case concerning practice and procedure where one party seeks to shorten the litigation on the basis that an agreement has already been concluded (and the other party disputes that). Jeremy acted as solicitor advocate
27 March 2002Wells v Wells [2002] EWCA Civ 476 a key decision of the Court of Appeal establishing principles of how assets of different types should be divided on divorce.
09 November 2001X v X, Y & Z intervening [2001] EWHC 11 (Fam)a case analysing the way the courts treat agreements between divorcing parties.
01 November 2000A v A [2001] 1 FLR 377a landmark decision in which the principle was established that one spouse could be ordered to pay interim maintenance to the other for the purpose of meeting legal fees for the divorce and related proceedings.
27 March 1997S v S [1997] 2 FLR 100the first important decision concerning a pre-nuptial agreement in an international forum dispute.
Jeremy Posnansky QC

Contact details

Tel:  +44 (0)20 3375 7000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7430 1865
Email:  
jeremy.posnansky@farrer.co.uk
Secretary: 
kim.horner@farrer.co.uk

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Accreditations

  • Chambers & Partners 2011

Career

Jeremy was called to the Bar in 1972, and was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 1994. He was authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge (Family Division) in 1997. He is a Bencher of Gray’s Inn. In 2007, Jeremy qualified as a solicitor, and was made a Partner in Farrer & Co. Jeremy is also a qualified family mediator.

Education

College of Law, London.

Memberships

Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member of the Family Law Bar Association. Member of Resolution.

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