Harcourt is a leading specialist family law chambers.

Our barristers have reached the highest levels in the profession; we are home to some of the leading silks in the country, and former members now occupy some of the highest levels of the judiciary. Our barristers have accumulated a wealth of experience appearing in all courts and have appeared in many of the leading and most important family law decisions of recent years in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Many of our team bring their experience of sitting as part-time judges (Deputy District Judges, Recorders and Deputy High Court Judges) to their advocacy.

We were highly commended as “Family Law Chambers of the Year – London” in 2021 at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards, this follows on from being recognised as “Family Law Chambers of the Year – London” at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2018 and “Family Set of the Year” at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2016. Harcourt has been ranked as a leading set in both Chambers UK Bar, which says “the set is full of talent, from top to bottom” and Legal 500 UK Bar which describes us as having “very intelligent, knowledgeable, articulate and eloquent barristers.”

Our reputation is built not only on our skills as advocates, but also on our ability to provide an efficient and approachable service to our professional and lay clients. Alongside legal expertise, Harcourt provides a highly responsive, friendly clerking service, ensuring that instructing solicitors and clients have early access to the most appropriate representation.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality, most cost efficient, and easily accessible legal advice, representation and service to individuals, organisations and our professional clients.

Our History

Harcourt is amongst the longest established Chambers in the Temple.

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Our Standards

Our aim is to provide the highest quality of service at all times.

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Equality & Diversity

Harcourt is committed to the principle of equality without discrimination

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Awards and Directories

In recognition of our commitment to providing the highest standards of advocacy and service to our clients we have received a number of important industry awards in recent years

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Complaints

Our aim is to give you the highest quality service at all times. We welcome feedback and if we receive a complaint we take it very seriously.

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Transparency & Fees

Our barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.

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Harcourt Chambers is a standout set with operations in London and Oxford… A source comments that the set is “a truly wonderful set to deal with. They are always accommodating, helpful and very good at what they do.”

Harcourt Chambers is widely regarded as ‘a brilliant chambers with an extraordinary variety of talented barristers’ based in London and Oxford and operating on the Midlands circuit in the field of family and children law.’

“The clerks and in particular Matt Molloy are amazingly efficient and good.”

“The clerks are amazing. They bend over backwards to secure the counsel you are seeking and are prepared to facilitate negotiations to agree a fee when needed.”

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