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Leading set in UK Bar 2026

Top figures

47

Lawyers

1

Offices

9

Company Size

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12 Articles, Press releases, highlights

Overview

Provided by 1 Hare Court

1 Hare Court is proud to be the pre-eminent matrimonial finance set with unrivalled expertise in relationship generated disputes. We are the leading set for Financial Remedies and also for Non Court Dispute Resolution, private FDRs, arbitrations and mediations. Members of Chambers have played their part in shaping the current law of financial remedies by appearing in the vast majority of all landmark cases.

Industry sectors (3)

  • Family Law
  • Financial Remedies
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Key people

Provided by 1 Hare Court

  • Steve McCrone

    Senior Clerk

  • Robert Andrews

    Head of Finance and Operations

  • Michael Lay

    Joint First Junior Clerk

  • Daniel Barnett

    Joint First Junior Clerk

Work & experience

Provided by 1 Hare Court

1 Hare Court is the leading set for Financial Remedies and also for private FDRs and arbitrations with the greatest concentration of specialist matrimonial finance KCs in the country Involved in almost all of the leading and newsworthy cases, including several groundbreaking Supreme Court cases, we offer top-level advice and representation around the world including Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, BVI and Gibraltar and are the first stop for the majority of blue-chip matrimonial finance firms.

Notable work

Provided by 1 Hare Court

Standish v Standish

2025CompletedSupreme Court

In a unanimous decision, the Justices dismissed the appellant wife’s appeal.

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UK - Head office

Greater London

1 Hare Court Temple , London, Greater London, UK, EC4Y 7BE, London

www.1hc.com

(020) 7797 7070

Ranked Practice Areas at 1 Hare Court (1)

London (Bar)

Ranked Barristers at 1 Hare Court (46)

All Circuits

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    Geoffrey Kingscote KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Nichola Gray KC
    Nichola Gray KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Nigel Dyer KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Peter Mitchell KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Rebecca Carew Pole KC
    Rebecca Carew Pole KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Simon Webster KC
    Simon Webster KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Nicholas Yates KC
    Nicholas Yates KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Richard Sear KC
    Richard Sear KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Eleanor Harris
    Eleanor Harris

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Gavin Smith

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Jude Allen

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Rachel Spicer
    Rachel Spicer

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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  • Profile image of Tom Carter
    Tom Carter

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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London (Bar)

Members

Provided by 1 Hare Court

  • Nicholas Yates KC (1996) (KC-2018)
  • Nichola Gray KC (1991) (KC- 2021)
  • Deborah Bangay KC (1981) (KC-2006) *
  • Nigel Dyer KC (1982) (KC-2006)
  • Ann Hussey KC (1981) (KC-2009)
  • Richard Todd KC (1988) (KC-2009)
  • John Wilson KC (1981) (KC-2011)
  • Timothy Bishop KC (1991) (KC-2011)
  • Justin Warshaw KC (1995) (KC-2015)
  • Geoffrey Kingscote KC (1993) (KC-2017) •
  • Simon Webster KC (1997) (KC-2020)
  • Rebecca Carew Pole KC (1999) (KC-2020)•
  • Peter Mitchell KC (1996) (KC-2020)
  • Richard Sear (2005) (KC 2024)* •
  • Gavin Smith (1981)* •
  • Christopher Wood (1986) •
  • Emma Sumner (1999)
  • Rebecca Bailey-Harris (2000) •
  • Eleanor Harris (2001) •
  • Tom Carter (2001)* •
  • Rachel Spicer (2002) •
  • Christian Kenny (2003) •
  • Jude Allen (2004) •
  • Nicholas Wilkinson (2006) •
  • Katherine Cook (2007) •
  • Madhavi Kabra (2008)
  • Phillip Blatchly (2008)
  • Amber Sheridan (2008)
  • Kyra Cornwall (2011)
  • Lily Mottahedan (2011)
  • Joshua Viney (2013)
  • Thomas Harvey (2013)
  • Ben Wooldridge (2013)
  • James Webb (2015)
  • Georgina Howitt (2016)
  • Kate Strange (2018)
  • Florence Jones (2018)
  • Henrietta Boyle (2019)
  • Edward Benson (2019)
  • Henry Pritchard (2020)
  • Lydia Newman-Saville (2020)
  • Mia Purdy (2021)
  • Anastasia Gilfillan (2021)
  • Calum Smith (2021)
  • Christie O’Connell (2022)
  • Sophia Paraskeva (2023)
  • Emily Lennon (2024)
  • Olivia Currie (2024)
  • Sir Philip Moor (1982)
  • Sir Matthew Thorpe + * •
  • Michael Horowitz KC + * •
  • Bruce Blair KC + * •
  • Nicholas Cusworth KC (1986) (KC-2009) *
  • Stephen Trowell KC (1995) (KC-2015)

Top figures

47

Lawyers

1

Offices

9

Company Size

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