Chima Umezuruike is an accomplished, skilled and committed barrister with extensive experience across various legal fields. He frequently travels to London for interlocutory hearings, case and costs management conferences, trials, and appeals. Additionally, he also represents clients remotely from Nigeria in English courts. By utilising technology, Chima provides efficient legal services from anywhere. Clients appreciate his prompt, precise work and his effective communication with clients and solicitors in England, ensuring seamless conferences, instructions, and document drafting.
Chima accepts instructions to represent both Applicants and Respondents in family matters proceedings, covering a wide range of issues from ex parte (without notice) applications to final hearings.
Core Areas Of Practice
Family Law - Child Arrangements and Divorce & Financial Settlement
- Specialising in contested divorce proceedings, financial settlements post-divorce, and child arrangement orders, with particular expertise in international residency and child abduction cases between the UK and Nigeria.
- Proficient in international financial settlements, particularly in cases involving assets held overseas (especially property in Nigeria).
- Offering representation in CMS Tribunal appeals and family law disputes.
