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Blackfords LLP

Family/Matrimonial

UK Guide 2026 : The South

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Blackfords LLP

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Family/Matrimonial - The South

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Blackfords has a strong team focusing on public law children matters, including those that concern serious criminal conduct, non-accidental injuries and mental illness. The team is vastly experienced in cases involving complex medical evidence and child witnesses and has expertise in international as well as domestic matters. It regularly handles care proceedings acting both for parents and for intervenors, as well as offering a wide variety of private children law services. The firm has offices in Croydon and Woking.

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Strengths

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  • Blackfords provides realistic advice and handles complex and nuanced cases with vulnerable clients in a personable but professional way.

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  • Blackfords offers clients robust and realistic advice. It is a caring and compassionate firm which goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that its clients get the very best outcomes in their cases.

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  • They go the extra mile for their clients and are able to work very complex cases with ease.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Helen Worden
    Helen Worden

    Helen Worden

    Helen Worden is an experienced family law solicitor who focuses her practice on public law children matters.

    • Helen Worden is very dedicated and offers a really good service to very vulnerable clients facing serious allegations.

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    • Helen is a joy to work with. She's thorough, detailed and reflective.

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    • I think she is brilliant. She works like an absolute trojan and is always available day and night. She knows the cases inside and out because she is so experienced and forensic in her approach.

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  • Nicola Chamberlain
    Nicola Chamberlain

    Nicola Chamberlain

    Nicola Chamberlain represents clients in both matrimonial finance cases and children-related matters. She has notable experience in matters where serious criminal conduct is alleged, including public child care proceedings.

    • Nicola is great to work with. She provides an excellent level of client care even in difficult cases where there may be no obvious way forward.

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    • Nicola Chamberlain is very personable, strong and knowledgeable.

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    • She is a great lawyer. She is very sensible, works efficiently and in a very collaborative way and is incredibly good at that.

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