Ian Cook—Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell has appointed family and divorce barrister Ian Cook as a partner in its London office.

Ian has been qualified for over 20 years and is a specialist finance practitioner within family law, with vast experience of all aspects of divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships and financial provision for the children of unmarried parents.

He has regularly been instructed in cases involving family trusts and complex wealth holding structures situated in the UK and offshore including in Switzerland, Jersey, Isle of Man and Liechtenstein. Ian is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

He joins from 1 Kings Bench Walk Chambers and will be part of Irwin Mitchell’s large private client team which has grown rapidly with the acquisition of Berkeley Law and merger with Thomas Eggar. The firm also launched its specialist private wealth offer for high net worth clients earlier this year.

Elizabeth Hicks, head of Irwin Mitchell’s family law team in London, said: “Ian’s addition to the team will strengthen our offering significantly with his ability to advise clients on complex family and divorce matters both in the UK and abroad. Our award-winning private client team is going from strength to strength and this appointment is further proof of our commitment to providing clients with a first class service.

“The complexity and profile of the cases we are dealing with as a group of family lawyers is why we are able to attract a partner of Ian’s calibre and he will provide us with even more flexibility in how we can advise clients.”

Ian said: “This is an exciting time to join the firm as the private client teams at Irwin Mitchell continue to grow and expand. The firm has been at the forefront of family law in recent years, with expert lawyers from Irwin Mitchell successfully taking cases to the highest courts in the land and delivering victories at the Supreme Court, and I can’t wait to become a part of that.”