4PB

Head of Chambers: Charles Hale KC and Barbara Mills KC

Senior Clerk: Michael Reeves

Chambers Manager: Furhana Mallick

Tenants: 93

THE CHAMBERS 4PB has a long history as an approachable team of specialist barristers providing excellent expert yet common sense and practical advice and advocacy, in all areas of family law. Many of the most serious, sensitive and significant family cases are undertaken by the barristers of 4PB and instructions are received from a diverse array of clients including media organisations, the rich and/or famous, government departments, LGBTQ parents, surrogacy parents, parents seeking to prevent children from being removed into care and children’s guardians. Many members appear in inquiries and have international practices, appearing both in Europe and the Caribbean and advising on English Family law in many countries. Chambers also provides an array of award winning services by way of family dispute resolution, whether by arbitration, mediation, Private FDRs, or Early Neutral Evaluation. With dedicated facilities and an unrivalled clerking team a bespoke, tailor made solution can always be found.

WORK UNDERTAKEN

Family Law: Divorce and civil partnership dissolution, jurisdiction disputes, financial remedies on matrimonial and civil partnership breakdown, disputes between former cohabitants, marital, civil partnership and cohabitation agreements, financial arrangements for children, protection from domestic abuse, international family relocation disputes, child abduction, forced marriage, public children law, radicalism cases, public inquiries, private children’s arrangements, surrogacy (national and international), assisted conception, medical cases, court of protection work and professional negligence arising from family proceedings.