Archna Dawar
St John’s BuildingsFamily: divorce and financial remedy
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Charles Eastwood
St John’s Buildings 'Charles is a go-to financial remedy counsel in Manchester. He is extremely knowledgeable, always well prepared, gives the case 110%, his negotiation and advocacy skills are excellent, and clients love him.'
Judith Fordham
Exchange Chambers 'Judith is massively experienced and good with clients, opponents, and judges. She is much appreciated by solicitors as she is very user friendly and very accessible.'
Grant Lazarus
7 Harrington Street
Neil Montaldo
St John’s Buildings 'Neil is a gifted advocate, his judgement is spot on, and he is tactically strong. His bedside manner with the lay client is first rate and he makes himself available to his instructing solicitor, making him an excellent all-round family law talent and one of the leading juniors at the family bar in the north.'
Stephen Murray
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Stephen is a go-to financial remedy barrister in the north. Robust, strategic and someone that fights your corner, he is well known for his tenacious grip on a case and one who gets to the very root of the issues expeditiously.’
Frances De Navarro
St John’s Buildings 'Frances remains calm in a storm and has a wonderful way of putting clients at ease notwithstanding the pressures of the day. Even when faced with a 'losing' argument, she remains tenacious and thorough until the end, and she has a keen eye for detail and her client care is second-to-none.'
Ashley Murray
Ashley Murray Chambers 'Ashley is the absolute best barrister in the north for dealing with high-net-worth cases. His knowledge and expertise is second-to-none, his paper work is thorough and easy to understand, and he always puts the client at ease.'
Michelle Burley
St John’s Buildings'A brilliant all-rounder, Michelle is strong with both children and finance cases. She works incredibly hard and her prep work is immaculate, she knows cases inside out, and she is brilliant with clients and a delight to instruct.'
Simon Charles
St John’s Buildings 'Simon has the very rare ability of taking highly technical legal points and turning them into straightforward and persuasive arguments. He masters complex issues with ease and gives commercially minded advice, and his advocacy is also highly effective.'
Elisabeth Cooper
St John’s Buildings 'Elisabeth is lovely to work with; very approachable, incredibly detailed, and really focussed in her approach. She goes above and beyond in terms of preparation and gets brilliant results for the client in difficult cases.'
Hannah Wood
St John’s Buildings'Hannah is always at the end of an email or a phone call, and nothing is too much trouble for her. She puts clients at ease within minutes of her meeting them and goes the extra mile for clients, she leaves no stone unturned, and she is a calm and extremely competent advocate.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years' call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Liam Kelly
Deans Court ChambersIt is extremely rare to find a relatively junior family barrister tackling complicated financial remedy work, and Liam embraces that work. He is a sensible and robust advocate, his preparation is second-to-none, and he also is extremely pro-active.'