Jane Carter
Jane has substantial experience of providing expert advice and representation to clients dealing with divorce and relationship breakdown at the Independent Bar in London and more recently at the Employed Bar. She joined Chambers in 2018, after several years as an Employed Barrister in a busy Family Law Specialist firm, and a short career break to focus on her own family.
Prior to taking up her career at the Bar, Jane was a paralegal in the family law department of a highly regarded family law practice, dealing directly with client’s in financial remedy and private law children proceedings.
Jane specialises in financial remedy matters, and has particular experience in dealing with complex cases involving high net worth individuals, family businesses and pensions. Jane also has experience of and a good understanding of the difficulties of small to medium net worth cases.
Her experience as an in-house barrister, gives her an excellent understanding of solicitors’ needs, enabling her to work particularly effectively with them and their clients. She has both an ability to build strong relationships with clients, and an excellent understanding of the more commercial aspects of legal work.
Reassuring and empathic, Jane takes a pragmatic and problem-solving approach to her cases, but at the same time she fully understands the difficult situations in which her clients may find themselves, and she is a strong advocate prepared to fight her client’s corner when necessary.
She is a clear thinker, and her forensic attention to detail, and excellent communication skills aid her in successfully representing her clients in and outside of court, where she is a robust and effective negotiator.
Her experience includes representing parties in high conflict situations and dealing with the intractable disputes which can ensue. She is skilled in dealing in a non-aggressive way with the aggressive tactics that such cases often present, helping clients to resolve difficult and emotionally charged disputes by agreement.
