Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Mr Justice Cobb has allowed an application brought by Rob’s client to change the names of two children so that their identities are not known to their father, and to…
James Dove responded successfully to an appeal of an interim care order in BJ (a child) [2017] CA (Civ Div) before Lord Justices McFarlane, Moylan and Peter Jackson on behalf…
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce it has been top ranked by both Chambers UK Bar 2018 and Legal 500 UK Bar 2017.
Our rankings in Chambers UK Bar 2018…
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce that Rob George has been recognised by the Young Barristers Committee for his contribution to pro bono work.
Rob will be awarded a certificate…
Nick Goodwin QC, Aidan Vine QC and Edward Bennett appeared in the Court of Appeal in GP (a child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1677.
The judgment can be found here.
At the same awards Rob George has been nominated for International Family Lawyer of the year and our clerks for “Clerking Team of the Year”, which latter category is open…
James Dove took a brief departure from family law when he recently appeared in Dove v Iberia, a civil case that is generating a lot of media attention.
In allowing…
Julia Shillingford appeared in the Family Court in the matter of C (A Child: Involvement in Jehovah’s Witness Religion), a case of particular importance and relevance to separated parents where…
Julia has acted for the Respondent husband in all proceedings since 2010. The case considers what are the correct principles to be applied when varying/setting aside the terms of a…
Edward Devereux QC appeared as sole counsel for the United Kingdom before the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of C-111/17 PPU which was heard by…
Dr Fenton-Glynn is a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, and a member of the Cambridge Law Faculty. Her research lies in the field of human rights and the protection of…
The judgment can be found here.