Chris Bryden
Chris has built a busy practice across the range of the common law, with the exception of crime. He is regularly called upon to act in matters that straddle a number of areas of law, having taken the deliberate decision to ‘specialise in general practice’. He appears regularly in the County Court as well as in the High Court and Employment Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level.
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Thwaite – The Jury Remains Out
[2026] 2 FRJ 99. Does the Thwaite jurisdiction still exist? If it does, what is its appropriate scope? The Court of Appeal will be required to decide.
Cross-examination in Financial Remedy Claims
[2026] 2 FRJ 88. Cross-examination can have a material impact on the court’s findings of fact and determination of issues. This article is written for the occasional cross-examiner, as an aide mémoire of the rules, as a guide to doing the job well.
A Fairer End? Gaps in the Government’s Nuptial Agreement Proposals
On 5 June 2026, the Government published A Fairer End to Relationships, proposing comprehensive reform of the financial consequences of both divorce and separation for unmarried couples. This piece focuses on the Government’s plan to introduce binding qualifying nuptial agreements (QNAs).