Clerks Details
- Clerk Name: Robert Leonard
- Clerk Telephone: 01202 292102
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
- Clerk Name: David Sadler
- Clerk Telephone: 020 7583 8055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Family
Family Finance and Wealth Protection
Patrick Goodings has significant experience in financial remedy proceedings, particularly those involving international assets, trusts, and complex wealth structures. He regularly advises on strategic approaches to family wealth in the context of divorce, separation, and nuptial planning, drawing on his background in high-value and contested financial disputes.
His expertise includes:
- Hidden assets and asset tracing
- Business assets and valuations
- Imerman and improperly obtained evidence
- Reviewable dispositions of matrimonial property
- Pension funds
- Non-matrimonial assets and matrimonialisation issues
- Pre- and post-nuptial agreements
- Maintenance and periodical payment claims
- Offshore trusts and asset protection structures
- Forum non conveniens
Private Law Children
Patrick represents parents in highly sensitive and complex disputes, including cases involving domestic abuse, alienating behaviours, and international relocation. His Master’s thesis on cross-border child abduction underpins his expertise in Hague and non-Hague Convention proceedings. His practice includes:
- International and internal relocation
- Child abduction and Hague Convention applications
- Domestic abuse and coercive control
- Allegations of physical or sexual abuse
- Financial provision for children
- s.91(14) applications under the Children Act 1989
- Vulnerable witnesses and abuse-related cases under PD 12J & PD 3AA
- Forum disputes
Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR)
Non-court dispute resolution forms an established part of Patrick’s practice in both financial and children matters.
His expertise includes:
- Acting as an Arbitrator under the Financial Remedy and Children Schemes
- Hearing and appearing in private Financial Dispute Resolution hearings (pFDRs)
- Providing early neutral evaluation in complex family finance and children disputes
- Representing clients in mediation and round table negotiations
Notable cases
Patrick has had cases featured in the popular ‘Transparency Project’ blog, notably the reporting of a successful appeal in which he represented the Appellant Mother.
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Recommendations "Patrick is a great advocate. He builds very good rapport with clients: they feel he is fighting their corner.” Legal 500, 2025
"A highly skilled, level-headed advocate, who is approachable and well-prepared.” Legal 500, 2024
"Patrick is a confident and committed advocate—efficient and incisive. He is empathetic and very personable, with very sound judgement.” Legal 500, 2023
“Patrick has an excellent capacity for putting parties and witnesses at ease. He always strives to ensure that fairness is achieved for vulnerable parties. He always demonstrates willingness to go the extra mile for his clients and represents them fearlessly and with endless energy.” Legal 500, 2022
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