Family: Children | UK Bar

Birmingham-based 3PB Barristers is a well-regarded set with a formidable reputation in matrimonial finance and children cases, encompassing both public and private mandates. Its members act for private individuals and local authorities in children matters concerning non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, religious indoctrination, parental alienation and placement orders. Practitioners offer expertise in a range of matrimonial finance mandates, including financial remedies featuring complex portfolios and cross-border assets. One source says of the set that "its barristers offer not only a wealth of knowledge and expertise in each field, but on a personal level are compassionate, driven and easy to work with."

No5 Barristers' Chambers, based in Birmingham, is a leading set for family matters. Its practitioners offer expertise across the full spectrum of matrimonial finance and children mandates. The advocates handle both private and public children matters, such as abduction and relocation, in addition to sensitive mandates concerning non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse and fabricated illnesses. The set's matrimonial finance expertise encompasses financial remedy matters featuring inherited wealth disputes, estoppels, complex pensions and corporate interests. The barristers regularly take on multi-jurisdictional as well as domestic mandates. A source notes that the set contains "first rate silks and excellent junior barristers in all the disciplines of family law."

St Ives Chambers is a well-established and highly regarded family set. Its expansive bench offers expertise across the full range of matrimonial finance and children cases. Its barristers act for parents, children and local authorities in both public and private children matters, from complex adoption and placement matters involving asylum seekers, to sensitive issues concerning sexual abuse and non-accidental injuries. Members handle an array of matrimonial finance matters, including prenuptial agreements in addition to financial remedy cases featuring complex asset structures, pensions and maintenance orders. One source notes that "St Ives Chambers has real quality at every level of the team."

St Philips Chambers is a well-established set for matters concerning children and matrimonial finance in the Midlands. It boasts a strong portfolio of barristers whose expertise is valued by private individuals, parents, children and local authorities. Practitioners are regularly instructed to act in the most serious public children cases, including non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse and child deaths, as well as private matters concerning cross-border abductions, placements and parental alienation. The set has a breadth of experience representing high net worth clients in financial remedies involving non-disclosure of assets, pensions and trusts. Sources state that "St Philips has a number of highly skilled counsel who go above and beyond."

Harcourt Chambers is home to a stable of highly regarded family law barristers. Its members are regularly instructed in complex, high severity cases, including those involving non-accidental injury, death and sexual abuse claims. Clients also rely on the set for matters involving adoption and The Hague Convention.Sources highlight that the group is "renowned for its breadth of talent. For every matter there is an expert at Harcourt."

KCH Garden Square is a well-established and highly regarded set for the full spectrum of family law matters. The Nottingham-based set has a wealth of experience in children law cases, with capacity to act on public and private children matters of a highly sensitive nature including sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries, placement and care proceedings. Commentators in the space state that "the set has a wide range of experience within it, meaning there is always an appropriate advocate for each case."