1GC Family Law is pleased to announce that we have been included as a Top Tier set in Family: Children and Domestic Abuse in the 2026 edition of Legal 500, with 60 barristers ranked in this category.

Chambers is described as 'a consistently impressive set of talented barristers'.

Chambers would particularly like to congratulate Andrew Norton KC, Sally Stone KC, Janet Bazley KC, Charles Geekie KC, Nkumbe Ekaney KC, Andrew Bagchi KC, Sam Momtaz KC, Denise Gilling KC, Laura Briggs KC and Louise MacLynn KC on being ranked as Leading Silks. And Sharon Segal KC, Emily James KC and Richard Jones KC who are all included as New Silks.

When it comes to Juniors Pamela Warner, Rachel Gillman, Becky Littlewood, Malcolm Chisholm, Susan George, Claire Heppenstall, Catherine Jenkins, Doushka Krish, Alison Moore, Siobhan F Kelly, Fareha Choudhury, Julia Gasparro, Daisy Hughes, Helen Jefferson, Jessica Lee, Rebecca Mitchell, Karen Kabweru-Namulemu, Tahmina Rahman, Edward Flood, John Thornton, Matthew Fletcher, Emily Verity, Henry Lamb, Olivia Magennis, Elizabeth Hartnett, Steven Ashworth, Sophie Prolingheuer, Nasstassia Hylton, Gemma Kelly, Katherine Dunseath, Lucy Sprinz, Eleri Jones, Joseph Moore, Jack Rundall, Oliver Woolley, Marlene Cayoun, Patrick Paisley, Tom Wilson, Luke Eaton, Melissa Elsworth, Lucy Maxwell, Liz Andrews, Annabel Barrons, Kiran Channa, and Anna Lavelle who are all listed as Leading Juniors. Our congratulations go to each of them. 

Legal 500 have also identified two members as rising stars, Niamh Daly and Costanza Bertoni.

We are also delighted to congratulate Marlene Cayoun who, following her involvement in several important Inquests and Inquiries including the current Covid-19 Inquiry, has been included as a Leading Junior in the rankings for this practice area.

We would like to sincerely thank all our professional clients who took the time to provide their feedback, upon which these rankings are based.