“Chris Salter is really bright and thoughtful. More experienced and intuitive than his years might indicate”
Legal 500 UK, 2024
About
Chris trained at Burges Salmon and is an associate in the firm’s Family Law and Divorce team. He has experience in all areas of family law, including divorce, marital agreements (pre and post-nuptial) and financial settlements, including those with complex assets, corporate issues and matters involving farms.
He also has experience in a wide range of children arrangement cases, including those with Children Act court proceedings.
Chris is an active member of YRes and Resolution, and is a magistrate sitting in the South and West Devon Magistrates’ courts, allowing him to share a vital insight into the working of the court.
Experience
- HNW individuals: Acting for high net worth individuals with complex business assets, where liquidity is often an issue and advising on settlement outside of the court process, and within court proceedings at all levels.
- Private clients: Acting for clients at private FDRs, assisting and advising on practical solutions.
- Private clients: Preparing and advising clients on pre-marital agreements, including to protect pre-acquires wealth of c.£8 million and a likely inheritance in excess of c.£40 million.
- Farming clients: Acting for farming clients, assisting and advising on the options to prevent the break-up of multi-generations farms.
- Private clients: Acting for clients in respect of arrangements for their children, with experience in cases allegations of abuse, Fact-Finding hearings and all private law children work.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2020)