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We are one of the foremost
family law barristers’ Chambers in London.

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.

 
Meet our barristers

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.

Legal 500
Meet our barristers

In the News

24 November 2022

1GC Family Law are recruiting for Practice Managers to join our clerking team

Our clerking team is currently made up of ten clerks with varying years of experience. Due to recent growth in members and their increasingly busy diaries, we are now looking to strengthen our practice management team. We are seeking experienced family law clerks who wish to further their career within our established and successful set.

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23 November 2022

Sharon Segal has been elected as Co-Chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children and door tenant Lorraine Cavanagh KC has been appointed Co-Vice Chair

Chambers would like to congratulate Sharon Segal who has been elected as Co-Chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) and door tenant Lorraine Cavanagh KC who has been appointed Co-Vice Chair.

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21 November 2022

X, Re (Catastrophic Injury: Collection and Storage of Sperm) [2022] EWCOP 48

Richard Jones and Melissa Elsworth were involved in this case regarding posthumous fertility treatment in the Court of Protection in front of Mr Justice Poole.

17 November 2022

Laura Briggs KC to speak on covert recording at the ALC Annual Conference

Date: 17 November 2022

Location: Bristol

Venue: Marriott City Centre

Time: 17th-19th November 2022

16 November 2022

Re C (A Child) (Parental Order & Child Arrangements Order)

Tom Wilson appeared in the long-running case of Re C (A Child) (Parental Order & Child Arrangements Order), in which two further judgments have now been published.

04 November 2022

A (Children) (Pool of Perpetrators), Re [2022] EWCA Civ 1348

Tom Wilson acted for the children in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Re A (Children) (Pool of Perpetrators).

04 November 2022

Boughajdim v Hayoukane (Validity of Foreign Marriage) [2022] EWHC 2673

Philip Perrins acted for the respondent in a recent decision of Mr Justice MacDonald concerning an English divorce petition which relied on a decision of the Moroccan courts pursuant to the operation of law designed to provide retrospective recognition of marriage in that jurisdiction.

26 October 2022

Eleri Jones has been appointed as a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)

Our congratulations go to Eleri Jones who has been appointed as a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).

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Our Practice Areas

Legal 500 describes 1GC Family Law as a “centre of excellence” with “an abundance of talent with its strong and reliable barristers”.

Our Practice Areas include:

Awards & Recognition

Legal 500

Top Tier Set

2023

Chambers and Partners

Top Ranked Set

2023

Family Law Awards

Family Law Chambers of the Year

2021

Chambers UK Bar Awards

Family Set of the Year

2020

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