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).
Aristide Hoang-Brown secured a Mesher Order on behalf of the applicant wife in financial remedy proceedings, along with periodical payments from the husband, ensuring that she could remain living in the former matrimonial home with their child.
Aristide acted pro bono for a mother who successfully resisted an application by her abusive ex-husband to spend time with their vulnerable child with additional health needs. The case was referred to Aristide by Advocate.
We are proud we will be an exhibitor at Family Law Week's public and private children law conference on Thursday 24 October. The conference will be held at Cavendish Conference Centre in London.
Our family law barristers have joined the Child Abduction Lawyers’ Association pro bono duty advocate rota. Accordingly during the month of September, the scheme’s volunteer duty solicitors will be able to refer relevant cases to us. The CALA duty advocates scheme aims to advise and assist litigants in person in international cases in the High Court. Generally cases involve child abduction.