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1GC Family Law

“One of the top family law chambers offering tremendous experience in a wide range of child issues”
Chambers UK 2018
“Paul Harris ‘has done a magnificent job since taking over as senior clerk’, leading ‘an exceptional team’, which is ‘engaging’ and ‘hardworking’, making it ‘one of the best clerks’ rooms’.”
Legal 500 2017
“one of the leading sets for children work and gaining a strong foothold in the family finance arena”
Legal 500 2017

One of the foremost family law barristers’ chambers in London.

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Our barristers are consistently recognised as leading family law specialists in the legal directories. Find the right one for you.


Access our expertise directly via Public Access

We believe that a thriving public access team is an essential part of our commitment to promote efficient access to justice.

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Court of Protection

We recognise that all welfare disputes in the Court of Protection are highly sensitive family matters, and we bring to bear our long experience and expertise in these difficult cases.

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Alternative dispute resolution

We offer a complete service of alternative methods of resolving family related disputes outside the traditional court arena.

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Latest News & Events

09 July 2018

Families Need Fathers Annual Conference

On the 25th June Francesca Wiley QC chaired the AGM for Families Need Fathers.

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05 July 2018

SGO seminar on Re P-S

Date: 05 July 2018

Location: London

Venue: 10 Lincoln's Inn Fields

Time: 5:30pm

03 July 2018

Junior Clerk Vacancy

Following a period of expansion, during which time Chambers has grown to over 81 members including 11 silks, an additional Junior Clerking post has been created in order to assist the Clerks’ Room.

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29 June 2018

Court of Appeal sets out approach when considering SGOs in care proceedings (P-S (Children) (care orders))

Family analysis: What factors should parties take into consideration in identifying realistic placement options for a child at the start of care proceedings?

29 June 2018

The inquest into the death of Alexander Monson in Kenya returned a verdict of unlawful killing

Francesca Wiley QC and Iain Daniels from Ely Place have assisted the family in Kenya for the last 3 years of proceedings.

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28 June 2018

Care proceedings where there are serious allegations of non-accidental injury (A Local Authority v US and Others)

Gemma Kelly and Nina Hansen, partner at Freemans Solicitors, examine the decision in A Local Authority v US and Others (in which
they represented the mother) and its practical implications.

27 June 2018

P-S (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 1407

Deirdre Fottrell QC and Laura Briggs acted for the Appellant, the children’s guardian, and Sam Momtaz QC and Sharon Segal acted on behalf of the Association of Lawyers for Children who were given permission to intervene, in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Re P-S

25 June 2018

AB v CD [2018] EWHC 1590 (Fam)

Richard Jones and Tom Wilson appeared in a child arrangements dispute on behalf of a mother and step-father of children born through an international surrogacy arrangement. 
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Legal 500 Awards

Family & Children Set of the Year

2018

Chambers UK Bar

Leading Set

2018

Legal 500

Leading Set

2017

Family Law Awards

London Chambers of the Year

2016

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