“Jude is excellent across the board, but what sets her out in my view is her client care. Her bedside manner is exemplary, probably the best of any money practitioner I have experienced.”
“Jude Allen’s advocacy is incredibly strong, incredibly focused and very clear”
“Jude is very emotionally intelligent and in tune with what is required”
“Jude is a phenomenal advocate, she has impeccable judgment, and her down-to-earth style enables her to bring clients along with her. She works hard to find constructive, real-world solutions that result in settlements being achieved.”
Non-Court Dispute Resolution
“Jude Allen is excellent in all respects. She is great with the parties, and both forensic and forthright in her approach.”
“A go-to private FDR judge, Jude is extremely sensible, pragmatic and also very hard working. Her indications are always spot-on, and the clients trust everything she says, and she has a skill of making complex topics seem straightforward.”
Jude is a highly regarded senior junior. Her court practice centres around high value complex financial remedies cases but she also has a strong following for her work in Schedule 1 claims, particularly where there are the connected elements of TOLATA and/or private law children.
Jude is known for her excellent judgment and is a qualified Arbitrator. She is also one of the go-to private FDR judges, delivering clear and helpful analysis by way of early neutral evaluation. As a barrister, Jude brings that clarity of thinking and rapport with clients to assist them in attaining excellent results as quickly and efficiently as possible. She fights hard when necessary but is equally adept at working collaboratively in order to achieve settlements, even in the most intransigent of cases.
Jude is the author of the chapter on financial provision for children in Rayden & Jackson on Family Matters (the leading practitioner’s text) and has been ranked as a leading matrimonial finance junior and as a leading NCDR practitioner in both legal directories for many years.
She is described as “superb on every front… one of our go to barristers for tricky financial cases” and “a fantastic advocate who has an ability to take very complex matters and turn them into more simple terms. She explains why the argument is the way it is. She is one of the most client-friendly barristers I know” and “a tough but fair opponent, who is honest and the consummate professional.”
Jude is committed to NCDR and as well as being an Arbitrator and pFDR Judge, she is also an all-issues Resolution trained mediator. Although she is not currently undertaking mediation work, those skills and that experience are invaluable in assisting her to connect with clients.
