The Legal 500

London Bar

Set overviews: England and Wales

The ‘remarkable’ 4 Paper Buildings is ‘simply the best stable’ of barristers who are ‘committed and passionate’ to children law, both domestic and international. With ‘a wide spread of barristers who excel in the field’, chambers offers ‘accomplished, expert counsel at every level of call and covering all particular niches’. Many of the set’s ‘stellar’ counsel are ‘absolute leaders in the field’ and there is also ‘a seemingly endless raft of very capable juniors’ coming through. Chambers’ matrimonial finance barristers are also ‘excellent’ and of the ‘highest quality’. The set is very approachable, inviting solicitors to share knowledge and welcoming in their dealings with clients, as well as being very accommodating from ‘fixing conferences in the evening to being agreeable when it comes to price’. ‘Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and reliable’, the clerks ‘understand the importance of client relationships and go out of their way to assist solicitors provide the best possible service to clients’. ‘Excellent’ senior clerk Michael Reeves and first junior Paul Hennessey are ‘particular stars’ able to ‘assist with any last minute instruction you may require and recommending the best counsel for that particular case’. Second junior Kenny Martin has been ‘particularly helpful on some urgent international cases, and considered the cost position for the clients’. Overall, the clerk’s room is ‘a second-to-none team of likeable people, and you always feel supported; I trust their judgement to make suggestions for who is right for a certain case’. Or as another solicitor put it: ‘I have lost track of all the times they have gone above and beyond. As the saying goes, "if Carlsberg made clerks…" it’d be 4PB without doubt.’ Offices in: London

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London Bar

Children law (including public and private law)

Children law (including public and private law) – Leading sets - ranked: tier 1

4 Paper Buildings

4 Paper Buildings ‘is the standout set of choice for all children work. It offers accomplished, expert counsel at every level of call from exceptional silks right down to new tenants’. The ‘remarkable set’ advises on all areas, such as celebrity children disputes through to child abduction. It is also leading set for appellate advocacy – in the recent seminal Supreme Court case of Re C regarding ‘wrongful retention’, all seven counsel involved were from this set.

Children law (including public and private law) – Leading silks

Children law (including public and private law) – 2018 silks

Children Law (including public and private law) – Leading juniors

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Family law (including divorce and financial remedy)

Family law (including divorce and financial remedy) – Leading sets - ranked: tier 2

4 Paper Buildings

4 Paper Buildings has ‘great strength in depth’ and ‘there is usually no difficulty in getting cover as the quality throughout chambers is high’. Members are strong in cases involving financial orders for unmarried parents, as well as complex international divorces and arbitration.

Family law (including divorce and financial remedy) – Leading silks

Family law (including divorce and financial remedy) – Leading juniors

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Set overviews: England and Wales

The ‘remarkable’ 4 Paper Buildings is ‘simply the best stable’ of barristers who are ‘committed and passionate’ to children law, both domestic and international. With ‘a wide spread of barristers who excel in the field’, chambers offers ‘accomplished, expert counsel at every level of call and covering all particular niches’. Many of the set’s ‘stellar’ counsel are ‘absolute leaders in the field’ and there is also ‘a seemingly endless raft of very capable juniors’ coming through. Chambers’ matrimonial finance barristers are also ‘excellent’ and of the ‘highest quality’. The set is very approachable, inviting solicitors to share knowledge and welcoming in their dealings with clients, as well as being very accommodating from ‘fixing conferences in the evening to being agreeable when it comes to price’. ‘Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and reliable’, the clerks ‘understand the importance of client relationships and go out of their way to assist solicitors provide the best possible service to clients’. ‘Excellent’ senior clerk Michael Reeves and first junior Paul Hennessey are ‘particular stars’ able to ‘assist with any last minute instruction you may require and recommending the best counsel for that particular case’. Second junior Kenny Martin has been ‘particularly helpful on some urgent international cases, and considered the cost position for the clients’. Overall, the clerk’s room is ‘a second-to-none team of likeable people, and you always feel supported; I trust their judgement to make suggestions for who is right for a certain case’. Or as another solicitor put it: ‘I have lost track of all the times they have gone above and beyond. As the saying goes, "if Carlsberg made clerks…" it’d be 4PB without doubt.’ Offices in: London

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