Partner
Jo Carr-West is a Partner in the Family & Relationships department at Hunters, specialising in the complex financial aspects of divorce proceedings. She also sits on the firm’s management committee.
Known for her creative and solutions-focused approach, Jo has extensive experience dealing with various issues relating to divorce, including inherited wealth, trust interests and businesses. She regularly advises on wealth protection prior to marriage including pre-nuptial agreements, as well as on claims arising between cohabiting couples.
Jo also advises clients on arrangements for children, including in cases of domestic abuse where safeguarding measures are required and has particular expertise in cases involving children with specific needs, including ASD and ADHD.
Jo advocates for non-court dispute resolution (NCDR). She is a mediator and a trained collaborative lawyer. She is also a successful litigator when court involvement is needed.
Jo is recognised as a ‘Top Recommended’ family lawyer for high net worth individuals in the Spear’s 500 Legal Index. The Legal 500 (2024) describes her as an “excellent family lawyer and mediator” with “combined professionalism, knowledge, experience, sensitivities to our own situation, objectivity, balance and fairness”. Chambers HNW praises her as an “absolutely brilliant lawyer” with exceptional technical abilities, fantastic client care skills and unparalleled drafting experience.
Jo joined Hunters on qualification in 2004, becoming a partner in 2016. She is an active member of Resolution, and in 2022 was appointed Chair of Resolution’s Property, Tax and Financial Remedy Committee.
Directory rankings
Band 4: Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth – London (Firms)
“She’s really impressed me. She really knows her stuff and is really good to deal with.”
– Chambers UK (2026)
Spotlight: Family/Matrimonial: Mediators – London (Firms)
“Jo Carr-West is strategic, responsive and a good listener too.”
– Chambers UK (2026)
Recommended Lawyer: Family – divorce and financial remedy
“Jo Carr-West has a richly deserved reputation for quiet competence. She is not one for showy gestures, but rather lets her reputation for sound judgment and hard work do the talking. And it works; her opponents respect and fear her, and her clients (and colleagues) love her.”
– Legal 500 (2026)
Recommended Lawyer: Family – children
“Jo Carr-West is a star lawyer. Her laser focus and creative thinking allow her to spot novel arguments and to plan strategically right from the start. She has particular expertise with relocation disputes and complex private law children cases.”
– Legal 500 (2026)
Leading Partner: Family – mediation
– Legal 500 (2026)
Band 4: Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth – UK-wide
Spotlight: Family/Matrimonial: Mediators
“Jo Carr-West is strategic, responsive and a good listener, too.”
“She’s really impressed me. She really knows her stuff and is really good to deal with.”
– Chambers HNW (2025)
Band 4: Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth – London (Firms)
Spotlight: Family/Matrimonial: Mediators – London (Firms)
“Jo is a very good mediator.”
“Jo is good at decreasing confrontation and is very supportive of her client. She goes above and beyond for them, and takes pressure off the client.”
“Both vision and sophistication are what Jo does best. She handles firmness with class and never loses composure even under tremendous pressure.”
– Chambers UK (2025)
Key Lawyer
“Jo Carr-West is brilliant at both children and financial cases. An unerring ability to get to the nub of a case with a thoughtful and holistic approach to clients and their problems.”
– Legal 500 (2025)
Awards
“Jo Carr-West is brilliant at both children and financial cases. An unerring ability to get to the nub of a case with a thoughtful and holistic approach to clients and their problems.”
“Jo is good at decreasing confrontation and is very supportive of her client. She goes above and beyond for them, and takes pressure off the client.”
“Both vision and sophistication are what Jo does best. She handles firmness with class and never loses composure even under tremendous pressure.”
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