About

We are

The centre of specialist divorce advice and representation in England and Wales with highly ranked barristers with unrivalled academic and professional credentials
Involved in top-level advice and representation around the world including Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, BVI and Gibraltar
The greatest concentration of specialist matrimonial finance KCs in the country
The first stop for the majority of blue-chip matrimonial finance firms
Centrally involved in almost all of the leading and newsworthy cases, to include several groundbreaking Supreme Court cases
The seat of the leading practitioner textbooks Rayden & Jackson on Matrimonial Finance and the birthplace of At A Glance
Several members are contributors to Financial Remedies Practice
Regularly noted for excellence in leading guides, such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500
Leaders and pioneers in Alternative Dispute Resolution, particularly private FDRs and Arbitrations
The former home of a number of Family Division High Court Judges to include but not limited to Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Sir Philip Moor and Mr Justice Cusworth
Supported by high-quality clerking and administration

Financial remedies applications on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership, from the straight-forward to the highly complex
Drafting and advising on nuptial agreements
Jurisdiction and forum disputes in cross-border matters
Financial claims after foreign divorce (Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984)
Financial claims relating to children (Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989)
Financial claims relating to cohabitees
Other claims with a family law aspect (disputes about the divorce suit, private law children disputes, Inheritance Act claims, professional negligence, etc)

In accessibility
In providing the best skills and legal expertise in the field, an unequalled professional service
In forming strong and lasting partnerships with our fantastic instructing solicitors
In integrity
In fair and transparent pricing
In equality, diversity and inclusivity. Please see attached for our equality and diversity statement.

Barristers in chambers act in privately and publicly funded cases. In private cases, Chambers operates a flexible and transparent fee policy.

Two former Presidents of the Family Division
Three former members of the Court of Appeal
Several former and current High Court Judges in the Family Division
Counsel in all the landmark cases: White v White, Miller v Miller, McFarlane v McFarlane, Radmacher v Granatino, Petrodel v Prest, Agbaje v Agbaje, McCartney v Mills-McCartney, Charman v Charman, Cooper Hohn v Hohn, Potanina v Potanin, Standish v Standish
Our barristers have appeared in more reported cases than any other set by a huge margin
We have won Chambers and Partners Family Law Set of the Year several times, Family Silk of the Year (Richard Todd KC in 2011 and 2014), and Family Law Junior of the Year (Simon Webster in 2016, Richard Sear in 2022 and Lily Mottahedan in 2023)
Our barristers are regularly shortlisted for accolades by Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and LexisNexis amongst others