Ranking tables
Family: Matrimonial Finance | UK Bar
London (Bar)
Rankings overview for Sets
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
- Harry Oliver KC 1KBW20 Years Ranked
- James Ewins KC Queen Elizabeth Building QEB18 Years Ranked
- Katie Cowton KC Queen Elizabeth Building QEB22 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Yates KC 1 Hare Court14 Years Ranked
- Philip Marshall KC 1KBW22 Years Ranked
- Richard Harrison KC 1KBW23 Years Ranked
- Stewart Leech KC Queen Elizabeth Building QEB21 Years Ranked
- Tim Amos KC Queen Elizabeth Building QEB29 Years Ranked
- Brent Molyneux KC29 Bedford Row Chambers
- Charles Howard KC1KBW
- Christopher Pocock KC1KBW
- Deborah Bangay KC1 Hare Court
- James Turner KC1KBW
- Lucy Stone KCQueen Elizabeth Building QEB
- Patrick Chamberlayne KC29 Bedford Row Chambers
- Simon Webster KC1 Hare Court
Band 2
- Alexander Chandler KC 1KBW13 Years Ranked
- Alexis Campbell KC 29 Bedford Row Chambers21 Years Ranked
- Deepak Nagpal KC 1KBW18 Years Ranked
- James Roberts KC 1KBW22 Years Ranked
- Nichola Gray KC 1 Hare Court22 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Allen KC 29 Bedford Row Chambers19 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Carew Pole KC 1 Hare Court19 Years Ranked
- Stephen Trowell KC 1 Hare Court21 Years Ranked
- Geoffrey Kingscote KC1 Hare Court
- Justin Warshaw KC1 Hare Court
- Michael Glaser KCFourteen
Band 3
- Charles Hale KC 4PB18 Years Ranked
- Christopher Wagstaffe KC 29 Bedford Row Chambers14 Years Ranked
- Peter Mitchell KC 29 Bedford Row Chambers13 Years Ranked
- Ann Hussey KC1 Hare Court
- John Wilson KC1 Hare Court
- Michael Horton KCCoram Chambers
- Philip Cayford KC29 Bedford Row Chambers
Star Individuals
Band 1
- Amber Sheridan 29 Bedford Row Chambers11 Years Ranked
- Amy Kisser Queen Elizabeth Building QEB10 Years Ranked
- Charlotte Hartley 1KBW8 Years Ranked
- Katherine Cook 1 Hare Court8 Years Ranked
- Lily Mottahedan 1 Hare Court7 Years Ranked
- Marina Faggionato Queen Elizabeth Building QEB14 Years Ranked
- Morgan Sirikanda Queen Elizabeth Building QEB13 Years Ranked
- Peter Newman 1KBW10 Years Ranked
- Richard Castle 1KBW17 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Bailey-Harris1 Hare Court
- Tom Carter1 Hare Court
Band 2
- Charanjit Batt Queen Elizabeth Building QEB11 Years Ranked
- David Burles 1GC|Family Law17 Years Ranked
- Emma Sumner 1 Hare Court18 Years Ranked
- Fiona Hay Harcourt Chambers18 Years Ranked
- Hannah Jones 36 Family5 Years Ranked
- Helen Williams 29 Bedford Row Chambers8 Years Ranked
- Joseph Rainer Queen Elizabeth Building QEB4 Years Ranked
- Joshua Viney 1 Hare Court4 Years Ranked
- Jude Allen 1 Hare Court8 Years Ranked
- Katherine Kelsey 1KBW15 Years Ranked
- Laura Heaton 29 Bedford Row Chambers20 Years Ranked
- Marcus Lazarides Queen Elizabeth Building QEB14 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Wilkinson 1 Hare Court10 Years Ranked
- Nicola Fox 1KBW14 Years Ranked
- Niki Langridge 36 Family10 Years Ranked
- Penny Clapham 1GC|Family Law9 Years Ranked
- Petra Teacher 29 Bedford Row Chambers14 Years Ranked
- Phillip Blatchly 1 Hare Court9 Years Ranked
- Rhys Taylor 36 Family5 Years Ranked
- Samantha Singer Queen Elizabeth Building QEB14 Years Ranked
- Sassa-Ann Amaouche 29 Bedford Row Chambers10 Years Ranked
- Thomas Dance 1KBW4 Years Ranked
- Thomas Harvey 1 Hare Court5 Years Ranked
- Eleri Jones1GC|Family Law
- Lynsey Cade Davies29 Bedford Row Chambers
Band 3
- Alex Tatton-Bennett 1KBW4 Years Ranked
- Anthony Geadah 29 Bedford Row Chambers3 Years Ranked
- Ben Fearnley 29 Bedford Row Chambers5 Years Ranked
- Ben Wooldridge 1 Hare Court5 Years Ranked
- Chloe Kenvin 36 Family3 Years Ranked
- Chris Carr 36 Family7 Years Ranked
- Harry Gates 4PB6 Years Ranked
- James Webb 1 Hare Court3 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Palmer 1KBW2 Years Ranked
- Juliet Chapman 1KBW7 Years Ranked
- Kate Ozwell 1KBW3 Years Ranked
- Kelan McHugh 1KBW5 Years Ranked
- Kyra Cornwall 1 Hare Court7 Years Ranked
- Lucy Owens 29 Bedford Row Chambers3 Years Ranked
- Matthew Firth Queen Elizabeth Building QEB18 Years Ranked
- Max Lewis 29 Bedford Row Chambers6 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Anderson 1KBW15 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Bennett 29 Bedford Row Chambers2 Years Ranked
- Rachel Spicer 1 Hare Court7 Years Ranked
- Rosemary Budden Queen Elizabeth Building QEB11 Years Ranked
- Victoria Domenge 29 Bedford Row Chambers13 Years Ranked
- William Tyzack Queen Elizabeth Building QEB10 Years Ranked
- Alex LaingCoram Chambers
- Christian Kenny1 Hare Court
- Ewan MurrayFourteen
- Gillon CameronFourteen
- Greg WilliamsCoram Chambers
- Laura Moys1KBW
- Mandy Tanner1KBW
- Richard Bates29 Bedford Row Chambers
- Sally Max29 Bedford Row Chambers
- Simon Calhaem29 Bedford Row Chambers
Band 4
- Andrew Campbell Queen Elizabeth Building QEB3 Years Ranked
- Annabel Barrons 1GC|Family Law4 Years Ranked
- Caroline Lister 1KBW26 Years Ranked
- Charlotte Trace 29 Bedford Row Chambers5 Years Ranked
- Claire Heppenstall 1GC|Family Law9 Years Ranked
- Eleanor Harris 1 Hare Court3 Years Ranked
- Gavin Lyon 36 Family4 Years Ranked
- Gerald Wilson 36 Family8 Years Ranked
- Hamish Dunlop 3PB Barristers11 Years Ranked
- Helen Jefferson 1GC|Family Law10 Years Ranked
- Helen Pomeroy 1KBW3 Years Ranked
- Janine McGuigan Queen Elizabeth Building QEB1 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Perrins 1KBW7 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Tod 29 Bedford Row Chambers20 Years Ranked
- Joseph Moore 1GC|Family Law1 Years Ranked
- Joseph Switalski 29 Bedford Row Chambers4 Years Ranked
- Katherine Dunseath 1GC|Family Law6 Years Ranked
- Maria Scotland 5 St Andrew's Hill4 Years Ranked
- Max Turnell 1KBW2 Years Ranked
- Miriam Foster 29 Bedford Row Chambers2 Years Ranked
- Philip Perrins 1GC|Family Law3 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Rothwell 36 Family3 Years Ranked
- Rhiannon Lloyd 4PB3 Years Ranked
- Richard Tambling 29 Bedford Row Chambers12 Years Ranked
- Roxane Reiser 1 Hare Court2 Years Ranked
- Sally Jackson New Court Chambers9 Years Ranked
- Samantha Woodham 4PB11 Years Ranked
- Simon Rowbotham 4PB1 Years Ranked
- Simon Sugar 1GC|Family Law2 Years Ranked
- Stephen Jarmain 1KBW13 Years Ranked
- Thomas Haggie Queen Elizabeth Building QEB3 Years Ranked
- Geoffrey KellyPump Court Chambers
- George Gordon1KBW
- Harry Nosworthy4PB
- Henry Clayton4PB
- Julia Townend4PB
- Katherine Van Rol4PB
- Katie Wood4PB
- Kerstin BoydTanfield Chambers
- Madhavi Kabra1 Hare Court
- Matthew RichardsonCoram Chambers
- Michael GleesonHarcourt Chambers
- Millie Benson1KBW
- Nicholas Chapman29 Bedford Row Chambers
- Perican Tahir1KBW
- Rosanne Godfrey-Lockwood4PB
- Sophie Connors4PB
- Sophie HillCoram Chambers
- Stephen Lyon4PB
- Victoria WilsonGoldsmith Chambers
Up and Coming
- Anna Sutcliffe 1KBW1 Years Ranked
- Harry Campbell 29 Bedford Row Chambers1 Years Ranked
- James Cooper 29 Bedford Row Chambers1 Years Ranked
- Marc Samuels 36 Family1 Years Ranked
- Georgina Howitt1 Hare Court
- Victoria Halsall1KBW
All Sets profiles
Band 1
1 1 Hare CourtFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked1 Hare Court is a universally lauded set with distinguished matrimonial finance practitioners. It has seasoned silks and highly commended juniors, who tackle the largest and most challenging and acrimonious financial disputes following the dissolution of relationships. Many of these cases involve issues relating to complex offshore assets, trusts, pensions and concealed wealth. Individuals here have decades of cumulative experience in the handling of multi-jurisdictional disputes and many are fully trained private FDR judges. One recent work highlight for the set was Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs, a large financial remedy case. Its clientele consists of exceptionally high net worth and high-profile individuals, including politicians, royalty and multibillionaires. Sources say that 1 Hare Court is "an incredibly strong set of barristers at every level."1 Queen Elizabeth Building QEBFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedQEB boasts sought-after silks and juniors with valued expertise in matrimonial finance law, who act for a high-profile, high net worth client base in the full gamut of family proceedings. Cases undertaken by the set frequently involve highly complicated issues relating to such matters as jurisdiction disputes, injunctions, Inheritance Act and TOLATA claims, trusts, offshore accounts and prenuptial agreements. Many of them are multinational in nature. Although primarily known for their strength in finance proceedings, some members are also proficient in the handling of children cases. This year, members of the set have appeared in the Supreme Court in Hasan v Ul-Hasan, English financial proceedings related to a foreign divorce.
Band 2
2 1KBWFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked1 King's Bench Walk is a popular choice for high-profile children and matrimonial finance matters. Individuals here have practices that encompass both domestic and cross-border disputes, and expertise in the handling of child abduction, adoption and surrogacy cases. The barristers are sought after by high net worth, often international, clients as well as a host of professionals to handle complex proceedings. The set's money practice, in particular, receives unanimous praise, with practitioners taking on the full gamut of high-value financial disputes before the highest courts in the country. Specific prowess exists in cases involving prenuptial disputes, Schedule 1, offshore trusts, TOLATA, and many other issues. Recently members have acted in Al Maktoum v Al Hussein and Others, a case that involved wardship, Schedule 1 and Part III issues. Solicitors say: "1 King's Bench Walk is an extremely strong set with a wide range of highly skilled barristers."2 29 Bedford Row ChambersFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedA set with demonstrable strength at silk and junior level which assists clients in both children and divorce proceedings. Members here are sought after by high net worth clients for their extensive experience of handling financial cases involving complex business structures, assets, trusts, Schedule 1, TOLATA and tax issues. Many of these are multi-jurisdictional and international in nature. The barristers also have significant expertise in private and public children law work, and are equipped to represent their clients in all manner of care, relocation, and child abduction proceedings. Their diverse clientele consists of people from all levels of society. Important cases handled of late include Villiers v Villiers, a Court of Appeal case on the correct interpretation and application os s27 MCA 1973. One interviewee states: "29 Bedford Row Chambers has a full range of individuals who are leaders across a wide range of family law issues."
Band 3
3 36 FamilyFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedA renowned set of barristers who handle a wide range of public and private family proceedings. Members appear in both matrimonial finance and children cases for clients who include high net worth individuals, celebrities, politicians, and members of the general public. Matters of the greatest complexity are handled including those complicated by the presence of trusts, assets, pensions and tax issues. Individuals here also appear in highly sensitive children proceedings, many of which include serious allegations of abuse, FGM, parental alienation and drug use. The set is further noted for having specialist expertise in disputes involving unmarried couples. Recent standout work includes Unger v Ul-Hasan, a Supreme Court case considering whether claims for divorce and consequential financial remedies can be brought by or against the estate of a deceased person. Commentators note that "36 Family has a great depth of experience of handling complex matrimonial finance cases including those with an international element." Another adds: "They have an excellent set of barristers dealing with complex children matters."3 4PBFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedAn immensely respected set recognised for its immeasurable expertise in private and public children law, as well as its complementary skill in matrimonial finance work. Its venerated silks and juniors regularly appear before the highest courts in the country, handling a broad range of matters including those relating to international child abduction, historical child sex abuse, radicalisation, non-accidental injury, and many more. The set's extensive client base consists of individuals from all walks of life, including household names, businessmen, and some of society's most vulnerable individuals. When it comes to matrimonial finance, the barristers here handle complex, acrimonious, high-value disputes, often involving multiple jurisdictions, offshore accounts and trusts. In recent times, the set has been heavily involved in cases at the forefront of the law relating to fertility, female genital mutilation and transgender rights. The set has been involved in a huge raft of reported cases in recent times. One source comments that "their barristers have excellent knowledge and experience and are able to tackle the most complex issues."
Band 4
4 1GC|Family LawFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedA recognised specialist set for private and public children's law and matrimonial finance proceedings. Barristers here are sought out by those seeking representation across the full spectrum of children law cases. Their areas of expertise extend to inquiries into historic sexual abuse, care proceedings involving FGM, radicalisation, abuse, child death and severe mental health problems, among others. Members are further experienced in private children's work, and frequently deal with the most complex cases concerning relocation, abduction, leave to remove, allegations of domestic abuse, and wardship proceedings. The set is regularly instructed in high-value divorce proceedings, and has an ultra high net worth clientele which includes members of foreign royal families. One source says: "I think they are becoming one of the best sets for a variety of family work, but they still keep their human element." Another adds: "1GC has barristers at all levels of experience with the expertise required to meet a client's needs."4 FourteenFamily: Matrimonial Finance2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedA respected set with substantial strength in both children and matrimonial finance proceedings. Barristers here frequently appear in cases with multi-jurisdictional elements, and regularly handle matters of great complexity involving issues such as trusts, offshore accounts, and allegations of abuse. Both public and private law work is undertaken for a wide range of clients, some of whom are high net worth. Commentators note: "Every member of Fourteen is a stand-alone expert. They often work together sharing ideas and knowledge, so no matter who we instruct we are in safe hands."