Ranking tables
Family: Children | UK Bar
North Eastern (Bar)
Rankings overview for Sets
Park Square Barristers 5 Years Ranked- Parklane Plowden
- Broadway House
- Dere Street Barristers
- Spire Barristers
St John's Buildings 3 Years Ranked- Trinity Chambers
- Jacqueline Thomas KCSpire Barristers
- Nicholas Stonor KC7BR
- Taryn Lee KCSpire Barristers
Charlotte Worsley KC Park Square Barristers7 Years Ranked- June Venters KCKBW
- Naomi Madderson KCCrown Chambers
Emily Ward Broadway House9 Years Ranked
James Hargan Park Square Barristers12 Years Ranked
Karen Lennon Park Square Barristers11 Years Ranked
Marisa Allman 36 Family14 Years Ranked- Clare GarnhamParklane Plowden
- Guy SwiffenBroadway House
- Louise McCallumParklane Plowden
- Sara AnningParklane Plowden
Anna Sutcliffe Broadway House3 Years Ranked
Dornier Whittaker Broadway House10 Years Ranked
Huw Lippiatt Park Square Barristers4 Years Ranked- Penelope Stanistreet St John's Buildings14 Years Ranked
- Alex TaylorParklane Plowden
- David RowlandsDere Street Barristers
- Elizabeth M CallaghanDere Street Barristers
- Iain HutchinsonParklane Plowden
- Justin GrayTrinity Chambers
- Pauline MoulderDere Street Barristers
- Reagan PersaudSpire Barristers
- Simon WilkinsonParklane Plowden
Helen Hendry Park Square Barristers3 Years Ranked- Kate Spence St John's Buildings5 Years Ranked
- Natalia Levine St John's Buildings7 Years Ranked
- Ashley LordSpire Barristers
- Elizabeth ShawSpire Barristers
- Julia NelsonParklane Plowden
- Maxine BestParklane Plowden
- Nathaniel GarnerParklane Plowden
- Timothy DonnellyDere Street Barristers
All Sets profiles
Band 1

1 Park Square BarristersFamily: Children2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedPark Square Barristers has a reputation as a strong family law offering with excellence in children matters. Its members regularly appear in complex public law proceedings involving sexual and physical abuse, induced illnesses and child fatalities. The set acts for children, parents and local authorities across different court levels. A commentator says the set houses "a great range of advocates with the ability to handle the most complex of matters."
Band 2
Band 3

3 St John's BuildingsFamily: Children2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedSt John's Buildings houses several notable barristers, demonstrating prominence both in private and public law proceedings related to children. Its members frequently act for local authorities as well as individuals in connection with abuse claims and injury-related mandates, as well as having experience in parental alienation allegations and cases involving complex medical evidence. Commentators note that St John's Buildings has ''a large team of experienced Counsel and can be relied upon to deliver a high level of service and skill."
Tim Booth is the senior clerk.