Ranking tables

Family/Matrimonial | UK Bar

Wales & Chester (Bar)

This section encompasses the handling of matters relating to children in the context of both public and private law, as well as issues surrounding the inception and breakdown of personal relationships.

Rankings overview for Sets

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. 30 Park Place
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    30 Park Place
    Family/Matrimonial
    2026 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked

    30 Park Place remains a pre-eminent set in Wales, known for its established expertise in matrimonial finance and children matters. It has an impressive roster of counsel handling financial remedy mandates featuring agricultural and corporate elements. Members also have a strong capacity to act on public and private children matters of a highly sensitive nature, including sexual abuse, factitious illnesses, trafficking and Hague Convention cases. A source comments that 30 Park Place is "an exceptional set with barristers who are all very experienced and thorough in their knowledge and approach."

    James Dowse is the lead family clerk.

  2. 9 Park Place
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    9 Park Place
    Family/Matrimonial
    2026 | Band 1 | 11 Years Ranked

    9 Park Place is a well-established and highly regarded set that offers expertise across the spectrum of family law. Members act on financial remedy proceedings that involve share dissipation, property portfolios, corporate structures and agricultural assets. Barristers are frequently instructed on public and private children matters of the utmost severity, including sexual abuse, incest, placements and care proceedings. A source reports that the set has "a very impressive set of counsel." Another interviewee adds: "This set has a well-earned reputation for its ability to handle highly complex and demanding matters with confidence and precision. The barristers bring strong analytical skills, strategic insight and exceptional advocacy to each case, ensuring that even the most challenging matters are approached with clarity and rigour."

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Band 2

  1. Linenhall Chambers
    Family/Matrimonial
    2026 | Band 2