Harcourt Chambers News

Harcourt Chambers is delighted to welcome Ashika Singh and Iona McNeill as our newest tenants, following the successful completion of their pupillages.

Ashika Singh and Iona McNeill joined Harcourt as pupils in September 2025 and have since gained experience across a broad range of family law matters. Both have impressed throughout pupillage…

We are delighted to announce that Natasha Miller will be returning from a period of maternity leave this month

Natasha is recognised by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as an excellent children law junior. Instructing solicitors note that ‘Natasha consistently performs at a level well beyond her call.…

Harcourt Chambers celebrates success in the Legal 500 2027 rankings

Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce its impressive achievements in the latest edition of the Legal 500. The 2027 rankings highlight Harcourt’s reputation as one of the leading family law…

Alison Williams’ article published in the 2026 COUNSEL Magazine Bar Student & Pupillage Applicant Guide

Alison’s article ‘So, you want to work at the family Bar?’ appears on page 35 of the guide and offers an insight into life and practice at the Family Bar.

Siân Cox joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors’ Navigating Family Law podcast to discuss fabricated or induced illness

Siân Cox joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors’ Navigating Family Law podcast to discuss fabricated or induced illness (FII) and the complex matters that can arise when concerns about a child’s health…

Standish v Standish and the Sharing Principle: A Financial Remedy Guide for Solicitors

Does the sharing principle apply to non-matrimonial property? No. In Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26, the Supreme Court held that the sharing principle applies only to matrimonial property, departing…

Suzanne Syme MCIArb to speak at Family Law ADR webinar

Harcourt Chambers’ Suzanne Syme MCIArb will join Rachel Lemon and Corinne Parke, Partners at Keystone Law, for a live webinar exploring Family Law ADR in Practice: Mediation, Arbitration & Smarter…

Mehvish Chaudhry and Edward Bennett appear in the first child abduction case before the Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands

Mehvish was instructed by Laura Clarke of Waverley Law. Edward was instructed by James Netto of IFLG.

Chambers has extensive experience of cases in the courts of, and involving the overseas…

When can a court refuse to return a child under the Hague Convention even when the child himself wants to return? – Rob George KC in F v M [2026] EWHC 2371 (Fam)

The High Court refused a father’s application for the summary return of his nine-year-old son to Spain, finding that the Article 13(b) grave-risk exception was established despite the child’s clear…

Secure Accommodation and Deprivation of Liberty Orders for Children: a last resort or a national scandal?

How do we keep young people safe by depriving them of their liberty? Usually, these cases involve children who are vulnerable because of involvement in gangs, a risk of child…

School Fees, VAT and Separated Parents: A Guide for the 2026 to 2027 School Year

Who pays school fees after separation? The responsibility for the payment of school fees is decided by agreement or by court order. An order to pay the fees as invoiced…

Can the High Court order the return of a child from a 1980 Hague Convention country under the inherent jurisdiction? – Ben Woolstencroft in T v P [2026] EWHC 2242 (Fam)

The High Court has considered the use of its inherent jurisdiction to seek the return of a child from Russia, a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention, where the Convention…