1GC|Family Law

We are one of the foremost family law barristers' Chambers in London and this year are celebrating our 35th anniversary read more here

In ‘a class of its own’, 1GC Family Law is ‘renowned for its expertise in child care law work’, but the size of the set, and its ‘well-rounded barristers’, means it has ‘an extensive knowledge base in all aspects of family law’, including finance matters.

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We are one of the foremost family law barristers' Chambers in London and this year are celebrating our 35th anniversary read more here

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24 October 2024

Celebrating 35 Years of Excellence at 1GC Family Law (formerly 1 Garden Court)

This year represents a remarkable milestone in 1GC’s history – 35 years of dedication to excellence in family law. This is an anniversary that we share with the Children Act 1989, an Act which paved the way for the innovative concept of a specialist family law set.

20 November 2024

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children v Braqi & Ors [2024] EWHC 2910

Malcolm Chisholm acted for the child through his Guardian in the recent case of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust v Neriman Braqi & Anor [2024] EWHC 2901.

15 November 2024

N (Children: Fact Finding - Perplexing Presentation/Fabricated or Induced Illness), Re [2024] EWFC 326

In this case, Andrew Bagchi KC and Fareha Choudhury acted for the father and Sally Stone KC acted for the guardian.

15 November 2024

Re T (Fresh Evidence on Appeal) (2014) EWCA Civ 1384

Louise MacLynn KC and Edward Flood appeared for the local authority and mother respectively in the important decision in the Court of Appeal regarding the test for the admission of fresh evidence on appeal.

13 November 2024