Carrie Gill

Carrie is a Partner and Co-Head of the Family and Divorce Practice Group. She has over 20 years of experience in this area and has represented high net worth families and individuals in a wide range of matrimonial and family law related disputes as lead counsel in matters heard before the Singapore Family Court, the High Court of Singapore, the Appellate Division of the High Court and to the Court of Appeal.

Carrie regularly acts as lead counsel for cases involving complex custody and cross border transnational matters and in matters involving the division of high net worth assets. Carrie also regularly advises on family matters involving contentious divorces, disputes over the custody of children, the relocation of children, maintenance, family violence/protection orders and maintenance claims. Carrie is also proficient in Syariah Court matters involving Muslim divorces, custody disputes and assets division.

Carrie's notable cases include the seminal Court of Appeal decision in the landmark case of ANJ v ANK – [2015] 4 SLR 1043, that prescribed the structured approach that is adopted in almost all subsequent cases dealing with the division of matrimonial assets, the Court of Appeal decision in USB v USA and another appeal – [2020] 2 SLR 588M, the High Court decisions in URU v URV – [2019] 3 SLR 1045 UFU (M.W.) v UFV – [2017] SGHCF 23, TZG v TZH – [2017] SGHCF 9, ACY v ACZ – [2014] 2 SLR 1320, BND v BNE – [2014] SGHC 30 and BJV v BJW – [2013] SGHC 140, amongst other noteworthy cases.

Carrie brings equal skills to courtroom advocacy and mediation, offering clients a flexible approach to dispute resolution. She is committed on empathy towards her clients and to advocating persuasively for her clients before the Courts.