Dom Christophers

Dom is a Managing Associate in the Family team, with a practice that encompasses all aspects of family law, particularly advising clients in the creative industries.

Before entering family law, Dom spent eight years in the music industry, collaborating with major artists, labels, and live events. He trained at a media and entertainment firm in London's West End, before working at a boutique specialising in their work with HNW clients. This background equips him with a unique perspective and understanding of the challenges faced by HNW clients and those in the public eye.

His work on the influential case of CB v KB significantly shaped current practices in valuing music-related income streams during divorce proceedings and he has written for the Financial Remedies Journal about the treatment of music-related assets upon divorce.

He also authored a practical calculator to assist with child maintenance calculations according to current court guidelines, a topic upon which Dom has appeared on panel discussions to the wider family law industry and provided commentary to The Times and other media outlets.

Dom is the winner of Young Family Law Solicitor of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2023 and has been listed as a "Rising Star" in the Doyle's Guide for three years running (2024, 2025 and 2026).

Key Experience

• Acting for the Husband, a musician in a well-known band, in the case of CB v KB [2019] EWFC 78, a High Court case that remains the leading authority for the treatment of music-related income streams
• Acting for the Father in successfully resisting the mother's application to relocate to the United States with their child
• advising the fiancée of a well-known musician on the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement
•  Acting for the Husband, a successful French musician, in complex financial remedy proceedings including the valuation of a 50 year-old catalogue of work, arguments about the matrimonial share of the assets, and the relevance of a French pre-nuptial agreement
•  Acting for the Mother in complex child arrangements proceedings involving significant issues of domestic abuse and criminal behaviour perpetrated by the Father
• Acting for the Mother in Schedule 1 proceedings, seeking financial provision for the benefit of the children to cover extensive expenses across multiple jurisdictions (US, UK, Bahrain), resolved by arbitration
• Advising the Wife on the legal issues in this jurisdiction relating to divorce and financial remedy proceedings in California, USA
• Advising the Husband, a senior figure in a Private Equity Fund, in financial remedy proceedings involving complex valuations and calculations of carried interest, co-investment and the matrimonial element thereof
• Advising a Premier League and International footballer on the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement

Career History

Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate Solicitor, Ribet Myles LLP
Associate Solicitor, Clintons
Trainee Solicitor, Clintons
University of Law, GDL/LPC
Royal Holloway University of London, Media Arts

Articles and Publications

•  The Approach of the Family Court to Musicians' Proprietary Interests, Financial Remedies Journal
• James v Seymour: The Calculator, Financial Remedies Journal