
Pro Bono Connect recognises us with ‘most cases taken on by a chambers’ award
At Pro Bono Connect's 10th anniversary celebration yesterday, we were very proud to have won the 'most cases taken on by a chambers' award.

At Pro Bono Connect's 10th anniversary celebration yesterday, we were very proud to have won the 'most cases taken on by a chambers' award.

We are delighted to have been nominated in 2 categories for this year's Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. We have been shortlisted for Court of Protection 'set of the year' and 'marketing team of the year'.

Seven of our barristers are named in the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition list of England and Wales, published today. Francis Hoar, Keith Chipato, Ryan Anderson, Aristide Hoang-Brown, Joanna Thom, Madeleine Southey and Harrison Engler appear on the list.

We are pleased to support this year's annual SHLA conference which takes place on Thursday 12 March in London at The Law Society in Chancery Lane. We are the session sponsor for the discussion on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – A Review And Look To The Future.
In Legal 500 2026, 19 of our barristers have been ranked (with 26 individual rankings overall). We continue to be recognised as a set for our expertise in Court of Protection and community care law, social housing law and for children law. Thank you to all our clients for your support and particular thanks to everyone who gave feedback on our barristers and clerks.
Aristide Hoang-Brown represented a mother who had been the victim of domestic abuse in various applications concerning her 2 children. He secured an order for the children to have no contact with the father, a s.91(14) order preventing the father making further applications without court permission and a specific issue order permitting the mother to exercise parental responsibility unilaterally.
We are delighted to have been nominated in 2 categories for this year's Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. We have been shortlisted for Court of Protection 'set of the year' and Tony Harrop-Griffiths has been shortlisted for Court of Protection 'junior of the year'.
For the 2nd year running, our family law barristers are on the Child Abduction Lawyers’ Association pro bono duty advocate rota. The CALA duty advocates scheme aims to advise and assist litigants in person in international cases in the High Court (which generally involve child abduction).