Marcus Dearle is Senior Partner at Miles Preston, Immediate Past Chair of the International Bar Association Family Law Committee, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He is described as “one of the most experienced trusts and matrimonial solicitors in the country” in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, UK-wide 2024. He is a 26-year veteran of Withers in London and Hong Kong and has over 35 years of experience acting in complex domestic and international family law cases. Marcus has specialist expertise, in particular, acting for trustees in high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) divorce and trust cases, advising on HNW and UHNW pre- and postnuptial agreements (PNAs) and dealing with international divorce litigation involving PNAs and trusts. He also has recognised pioneering expertise in international surrogacy law and medico-legal/fertility law issues. In addition to being admitted in England and Wales, he uniquely practises Hong Kong family law from London. He is also admitted, but not practising in, the British Virgin Islands. Marcus is recognised as a leading trusts and divorce litigation practitioner, advising UHNW clients in Law.Com’s Private Client Global Elite directory: the directory is entirely reliant on peer nominations. He represented the trustee, HSBC International Limited, in the landmark Otto Poon Court of Final Appeal case and for the financially stronger husband in LCYP v. JEK, which is one of the leading prenuptial agreement cases: both are Hong Kong cases. He represented Sir Frederick Barclay in his divorce — successfully defending him in complex committal proceedings involving international trusts. He took over the case just after the family remedy trial judgment on 31 March 2021: see the reported judgments Barclay v. Barclay [2021] EWFC 40, 5 July 2021, Barclay v. Barclay [2022] EWHC 2026 (Fam), 28 July 2022 and Barclay v. Barclay [2023] EWFC 164, 17 August 2023.
Marcus Dearle is Senior Partner at Miles Preston, Immediate Past Chair of the International Bar Association Family Law Committee, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He is described as “one of the most experienced trusts and matrimonial solicitors in the country” in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, UK-wide 2024. He is a 26-year veteran of Withers in London and Hong Kong and has over 35 years of experience acting in complex domestic and international family law cases. Marcus has specialist expertise, in particular, acting for trustees in high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra...
