Harcourt Chambers is delighted to have been ranked as a top tier set by the Legal 500
We are delighted to have been ranked as a top tier set in The Legal 500 where Harcourt is described as “a formidable set armed with fantastic advocates.” Each of…
Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
We are delighted to have been ranked as a top tier set in The Legal 500 where Harcourt is described as “a formidable set armed with fantastic advocates.” Each of…
Congratulations to Alison Williams who has been offered a part time position as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Law. Alison will take up this position whilst also continuing…
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in G (A Child), a groundbreaking decision concerning the complex interplay of asylum law & international child abduction.
Edward Devereux QC appeared…
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for “Family Law Set of the Year – London” at this year’s Family Law Awards, which will be announced…
We are delighted to announce that Fazeela Ishmael and Paige Campbell have accepted invitations to join Chambers. Their tenancies will commence on 2nd October 2020 on the successful completion of…
James Dove has co-authored an article which explores a current lacuna in our law, which means that the state is unable to assume parental responsibility for such an orphan unless…
Jonathan Sampson QC and Matthew Brookes-Baker appeared in Re: GC (A Child) (withdrawal of care proceedings) [2020] EWCA Civ 848 in the Court of Appeal remotely on behalf of the…
We are delighted to announce that Mavis Amonoo-Acquah has been appointed to the Family Justice Council, the announcement being made on 7th July 2020.
The role of the council, which…
Martha Gray has published an article on the coronavirus guidance for local authorities on children’s social care in the June 2020 edition of the Family Law Journal.
To read the…
Martha Gray has published an article on the ethics of remote hearings in the May 2020 edition of counsel magazine.
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Edward Bennett secured the summary return of a child to Spain in unusual circumstances where the child returned to the care of her non-primary carer father leaving her pregnant primary…
Rob George successfully represented the applicant father in Re E (A Child: Burial Arrangements) [2019] EWHC 3639 (Fam) in obtaining grant of sole letters of administration for his murdered daughter.
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