Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Alicia Collinson appeared for the applicant local council in A Council v B & Ors [2026] EWFC 164; a case concerning the exceptionally difficult decision whether a medically complex child, who had…
We are delighted to welcome Sam Elliott to Harcourt Chambers. Sam is a highly regarded family law practitioner with a particular expertise in private children proceedings. He is regularly instructed in…
Mavis-Amonoo-Acquah represented the applicant in securing a contested declaration of parentage before Mr Justice Poole in Re YZ (Declaration of Parentage: BATUK: DNA Evidence) [2026] EWHC 1601 (Fam). Mavis was instructed by…
Harcourt Chambers was delighted to welcome delegates to its popular annual Oxford Public Law Conference, this year held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford on Friday 26 June 2026.
The conference…
Victoria Flowers has co-authored an article published in the Summer 2026 edition of the Financial Remedies Journal, ‘Costs and Calderbank Offers: The Current Landscape’ examines current themes in the making…
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce that five members have been recognised in the Spear’s Family Law Indices 2026, a guide to the leading family law practitioners advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth…
Imogen Pitts was instructed by Careys Law Limited for the appellant mother in HH v SS [2026] EWHC 1557 (Fam); a decision in which Mr Justice Peel remitted two allegations of…
Martha Gray, instructed by Dawson Cornwell, acted for the Applicant Mother in MA v FA & Ors (Findings of Fact: Rape, Stranding, and Abuse) [2026] EWHC 1514 (Fam); a highly unusual…
Frances Harris spoke today at the Wiltshire Family Justice Board Conference on the topic of making family proceedings more neuro-inclusive. Frances explored the prevalence of neurodivergence (estimated at approximately 1…
Ruth Cabeza was instructed by Rayden Solicitors for the successful Applicants in G & Anor v An Adoption Agency & Anor [2026] EWFC 29; a case which sits at the intersection…
We are hosting our annual public law seminar on 26th June at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, this year entitled ‘Known Unknowns in Public Law Cases’.
We can offer a limited…
Harcourt Chambers invites applications for a Probationary Tenancy starting in October 2026 at our London premises at 2 Harcourt Buildings, Temple, EC4Y 9DB.
We have one vacancy available and we are interested…