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Leading Partner Ranked – Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth (Chambers UK 2026)

Michael Allum

Partner · Partner

The International Family Law Group

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About Michael

Michael Allum is a Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP (iFLG), where he has developed a practice with decades of experience spanning both domestic and complex international family finance matters. He specialises in financial provision on divorce or separation, financial provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, financial provision following an overseas divorce (Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984), nuptial agreements, overseas pension sharing, and jurisdictional forum disputes — acting frequently for high-net-worth individuals and international families with multi-jurisdictional assets. Ranked as a Leading Partner in the Legal 500 UK and featured in the Chambers & Partners Family/Matrimonial Finance: HNW guide, Michael is also a member of the editorial board of the Financial Remedies Journal, a member of the Duxbury Working Party, and a contributor to Resolution’s Pensions, Tax & Financial Remedies and International Committees; he won the IAFL European Chapter Young Lawyers’ Award in 2023 and was shortlisted for Financial Remedies Solicitor of the Year at the Financial Remedies Awards 2025.

Areas of expertise

Financial Remedy
Divorce
Financial Provision on Divorce or Separation
Financial Provision for Children (Schedule 1)
Financial Provision after Foreign Divorce (Part III)
Nuptial Agreements
Jurisdiction and Forum Disputes
International Family Law
Overseas Pension Sharing

Awards & recognition

Legal 500 Leading Partner 2026
IAFL European Chapter Young Lawyers' Award 2023
Shortlisted – Financial Remedies Solicitor of the Year, Financial Remedies Awards 2025

Professional background

Languages
English

Regulatory information

SRA Regulated SRA ID: 45617
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Last updated: 3 April 2026

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