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Chambers of Alexis Campbell QC and Nicholas Allen QC
29 Bedford Row Chambers
29 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
WC1R 4HE
England
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29 Bedford Row Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings

Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 1

With a reputation for being 'a force to be reckoned with at the family Bar', 29 Bedford Row Chambers is a 'first-class set in financial remedy cases' with 'great strength in depth'. The 'outstanding' Philip Cayford QC is 'at the top of his game', and is well known for appearing before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in high-profile cases. Jonathan Southgate QC is a 'phenomenal strategist',  and is sought after for his expertise in handling complex, ultra-high-net worth financial remedy cases. Timothy Scott QC regularly acts in cases with international aspects, including foreign marriages and divorces, and advises on international pre- and post-nuptial agreements. The 'very bright' Harry Campbell 'has a wise head on his shoulders', and is a new entrant in this year's rising stars category.

Rising stars

Harry Campbell - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A very confident, brilliant junior. ’
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Philip Cayford QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A class act. His courtroom skills are superb. A tenacious negotiator who is well prepared and persuasive. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Timothy Scott QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ He is exceptionally calm and collaborative, and a reassuring presence to the most difficult of clients. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Jonathan Southgate QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Jonathan is at the top of his game: a highly intelligent, personable and extremely persuasive advocate who knows his case inside out. Judges listen to him and respect him. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Patrick Chamberlayne QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A razor-sharp, erudite and illustrious silk. Clients adore him. ’
Ranked: Tier 2
Nicholas Allen QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Nicholas assimilates every fact and nuance of a case, and provides clients with clear, helpful advice. He inspires confidence in his instructing solicitors. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Alexis Campbell QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ An outstanding silk. She has an incredible ability to make clients feel at ease and supported, and is a fierce yet charming advocate in the court room. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Howard Shaw QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A razor-sharp litigator, who combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of family law with charm and charisma. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Christopher Wagstaffe QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A shrewd tactician and a force to be reckoned with in court. ’
Ranked: Tier 4

2020 Silks

Peter Mitchell QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A silk at the top of his game. He always prepares meticulously and brings the perfect combination of wit, charm and pure intellect to the table. ’

Leading Juniors

Sally Max - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ She is ferociously intelligent, with unfailing forensic knowledge of the papers and the issues in a case. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Jonathan Tod - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ His advocacy skills are first-class; his client care is superb; his advice is clear and concise. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Helen Williams - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Helen is clever, charming, meticulous, eloquent and persuasive. A first-rate advocate. Clients love her. ’
Ranked: Tier 2
Sassa-Ann Amaouche - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Her strategic skills are invaluable and it is clear that everything she does has the long term aim in sight. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Richard Bates - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Richard is a very experienced practitioner who shows great dedication to his clients. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Simon Calhaem - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A very bright and effective junior, who develops a good rapport with clients and judges. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Nicholas Chapman - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ He is tenacious, direct, and inspires the confidence of clients and solicitors by arming himself with shield and sword when necessary to fight his client’s corner. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Max Lewis - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A dynamic advocate, both on paper and on his feet. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Petra Teacher - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A robust and astute advocate who fights hard for her clients. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Ben Fearnley - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Ben is tactically brilliant, with a forensic mind and eager eye for detail. His preparation is flawless, and he always ensures that the client feels at ease. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Conor Fee - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A strong, pragmatic and extremely user-friendly finance practitioner. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Victoria Francis - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Victoria is solution focused and accessible. Her realistic and pragmatic approach to cases instils confidence in clients, solicitors, and judges alike. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Anthony Geadah - 29 Bedford Row Chambers 'Anthony is a confident barrister, and his advocacy is solid and persuasive.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Laura Heaton - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Laura is well-liked by clients, who admire her clear, efficient and realistic advice. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Lucy Owens - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A compelling advocate. She is incredibly bright and always meticulously prepared. She is wonderful with clients yet firm when providing them with clear, practical and pragmatic advice. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Amber Sheridan - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A tenacious advocate with an eye for detail and excellent judgement. ’
Ranked: Tier 4
Charlotte Trace - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A very polished advocate, who has a fantastic ability to assimilate detail and present it in the best possible way for her client and the case. ’
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

Set 

‘A top set with many stand out individuals.‘

‘Strong throughout on divorce finance work, and clearly one of the leading chambers for such work.‘

‘I always use 29 Bedford Row because of its breadth of knowledge, quality of advice and extent of personalities which means I can always offer my clients the right fit.’

Clerking

‘Well led from the front by James Shortall.’

‘James Shortall and his team are very supportive and constructive.’

‘Absolutely first-class. Senior clerk James Shortall and First Junior Julie Holcombe run a very slick operation. They know their barristers’ diaries like the back of their hands and are in the unique position of being able to give solicitors authoritative advice in relation to their fees and availability.’

‘High quality clerks – super responsive and flexible.‘

‘James Shortall is a natural born organiser.‘

Children law (including public and private law) Tier 3

29 Bedford Row Chambers is a ‘brilliant and first-class set for both finance and children.’ The ‘tactically astute’ Paul Storey QC is highly recommended. Its work spans both private children law and public law proceedings. The set has an ‘amazing team with a good cross section of juniors.’ Christopher Butterfield  is acting for the Metropolitan Police Service in the IICSA, and Indira Ramsahoye  is known for child relocation and abduction cases.

Leading Silks

Paul Storey QC - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ First-class for cases of alleged non-accidental injury. The best there is. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Indira Ramsahoye - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ A consummate children lawyer with a real empathy for the child and where the real-life solution lies. Brilliant with clients and without doubt a star of the specialist children Bar. ’
Ranked: Tier 1
Dafydd Griffiths - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ As an experienced practitioner in both private and public law, Dafydd has an excellent grasp of the law and strategy to assist clients at all levels. He is able to get the client to open up about their problems, so that they can give clear instructions to enable him to advise them yet keeping the client at ease and remain confident in him. ’
Ranked: Tier 2
Lee Arnot - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Absolutely brilliant on children law and so calm and astute. He can make anyone feel so re-assured. A brilliant tactician and great to work with. An amazing advocate reads the court so well. ’
Ranked: Tier 3
Christopher Butterfield - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Christopher takes pride in his preparation, which is always meticulous. He will do all that he can to achieve a settlement without recourse to the court arena, but will fight his clients corner. He is strategic and appears one step, if not two steps, ahead of his opponent. Tenacious once in court. Well capable in any level of court, leaving no stone unturned. ’
Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

Set 

’29 Bedford Row offers a very broad selection of highly competent barristers, across both financial and children work who we instruct regularly. I have always found each barrister to be highly knowledgeable. It also offers excellent free training which is well received across the market.’

‘One of the few sets offering comprehensive money and private client advice/representation across all levels.’

‘It is a fabulous set of chambers. now with a very modern approach.’

’29 Bedford Row has an amazing array of practitioners in all areas of family law. I have used it for a number of years successfully.’

‘I always use 29 Bedford Row because of its breadth of knowledge, quality of advice and extent of personalities which means I can always offer my clients the right fit.’

Clerking

‘The head clerk James Shortall is amazing and extremely accommodating. He thinks outside of the box and tries to meet the solicitor’s demands as well as he can. All of the clerking team is really approachable and will try and be flexible. The clerks really get to know the instructing solicitors so they get to know how they work.‘

‘Strong clerking team ably led by James Shortall.’

‘James Shortall is superb at running his team of clerks.’

‘Excellent, especially James Shortall and Julie Holcombe.’

‘The clerks are some of the best across the chambers we use. They are always very accommodating and very pleasant to deal with. They cannot do enough to help and the service is very good. ‘

Offshore

Leading Juniors

Simon Calhaem - 29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘ Simon's impressive intellect and considerable experience are evident in each instruction, bringing reassurance and inspiring confidence in clients. ’
Ranked: Tier 3

29 Bedford Row Chambers > Set Profile

29 Bedford Row Chambers is committed to providing its clients with an effective and efficient legal service. It operates from three magnificent Grade II listed buildings in the heart of legal London, providing top of the range AV conference suites for consultations and remote or hybrid court hearings.

The set: Bedford Row Chambers comprises of 60 barristers including eleven silks. The Set is rated among the leading family law chambers with more than half of members rated as leaders in their field in the 2020/21 editions of the Bar directories.

Types of work undertaken:  Chambers offers specialist expertise at every level of seniority in all aspects of family law including matrimonial finance, children (both public and private law), child abduction, cohabitation law, domestic violence and representation under the Civil Partnership and Inheritance Acts. Chambers is renowned for providing some of the best advocates at the Bar and tough negotiators. Many members have been appointed to sit as deputy High Court judges, recorders and deputy district judges, have qualified as Family Law Arbitrators or mediators, and/or have trained as collaborative lawyers. Many members of Chambers also chair private FDRs and Early Neutral Evaluation hearings. The Set also offers Direct Access services.

Chambers organises a comprehensive seminar programme for judges, solicitors and trainees. Members of chambers appear in courts around the country and internationally. Chambers has dedicated conference suites, but members will travel to see clients wherever necessary.

Administration: Chambers is served by nine full time clerks and also has two dedicated fees clerks, allowing work to be processed quickly and efficiently. The clerks’ room is open between 8.30 a.m. and 7.00 p.m., but emergency contact is always available outside that time. The clerking is praised for its efficient, friendly and commercial approach.

For information about the work of chambers generally, or the practice of individual members of chambers in particular, please contact the Senior Clerk, James Shortall, or visit the website.

 

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Senior clerk James Shortall
Clerks Julie Holcombe
Clerks Ben Cross
Clerks Jamie Critchell
Clerks Steve Pickin (fees)
Chambers administrator Nicola Kessell
Members of Chambers CAMPBELL QC, Alexis (1990) (QC 2017)
Members of Chambers ALLEN QC, Nicholas (1995) (QC 2018)
Members of Chambers SCOTT QC, Timothy (1975) (QC 1995)
Members of Chambers STOREY QC, Paul (1982) (QC 2001)
Members of Chambers CAYFORD QC, Philip (1975) (QC 2002)
Members of Chambers CHAMBERLAYNE QC, Patrick (1992) (QC 2010)
Members of Chambers SHAW QC, Howard (1973) (QC 2011)
Members of Chambers WAGSTAFFE QC, Christopher (1992) (QC 2011)
Members of Chambers SOUTHGATE QC, Jonathan (1992) (QC 2013)
Members of Chambers MOLYNEUX QC, Brent (1994) (QC 2017)
Members of Chambers MITCHELL QC, Peter (1996) (QC 2020)
Members of Chambers DUCKWORTH, Peter (1971)
Members of Chambers RENTON, The Hon Clare (1972)
Members of Chambers SWIFT, Jonathan (1977)
Members of Chambers RAMSAHOYE, Indira (1980)
Members of Chambers WEHRLE, Jacqueline (1984)
Members of Chambers WALDEN-SMITH, David (1985)
Members of Chambers EMANUEL, Mark (1985)
Members of Chambers REYNOLDS, Stephen (1987)
Members of Chambers STOREY-REA, Alexa (1990)
Members of Chambers CHAPMAN, Nicholas (1990)
Members of Chambers ARNOT, Lee (1990)
Members of Chambers WENTWORTH, Annabel (1990)
Members of Chambers TOD, Jonathan (1990)
Members of Chambers MAX, Sally (1991)
Members of Chambers BATES, Richard (1992)
Members of Chambers DOMENGE, Victoria (1993)
Members of Chambers BUTLER, Judith (1993)
Members of Chambers AMIRAFTABI, Roshi (1993)
Members of Chambers COLLINS, Ken (1996)
Members of Chambers AMAOUCHE, Sassa-Ann (1996)
Members of Chambers GRIFFITHS, Dafydd (1997)
Members of Chambers OWENS, Lucy (1997)
Members of Chambers HEATON, Laura (1998)
Members of Chambers BLACK, Georgina (1999)
Members of Chambers CALHAEM, Simon (1999)
Members of Chambers GEADAH, Anthony (2000)
Members of Chambers FRANCIS, Victoria (2001)
Members of Chambers FEARNLEY, Ben (2001)
Members of Chambers LEWIS, Max (2002)
Members of Chambers BUTTERFIELD, Christopher (2004)
Members of Chambers CADE DAVIES, Lynsey (2005)
Members of Chambers BENNETT, Nicholas (2005)
Members of Chambers TAMBLING, Richard (2005)
Members of Chambers TEACHER, Petra (2006)
Members of Chambers FEE, Conor (2006)
Members of Chambers WILLIAMS, Helen (2007)
Members of Chambers SHERIDAN, Amber (2008)
Members of Chambers ERIERA, Anton (2010)
Members of Chambers FINCH, James (2011)
Members of Chambers LONG, Matthew (2011)
Members of Chambers FOSTER, Miriam (2011)
Members of Chambers PULLEN, James (2012)
Members of Chambers TRACE, Charlotte (2012)
Members of Chambers PAGE, Emily (2012)
Members of Chambers SWITALSKI, Joseph (2014)
Members of Chambers COOPER, James (2014)
Members of Chambers CAMPBELL, Harry (2017)
Members of Chambers TAIT, Philip (2018)
Members of Chambers HUGHES PUGH, Yasmin (2020)

Barrister Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Nicholas Allen photo Nicholas Allen Matrimonial finance, civil partnerships, co-habitation. Reported cases – MT v OT (No… View Profile
Sassa-Ann Amaouche photo Sassa-Ann Amaouche Practice primarily focuses on financial remedy proceedings. A particular expertise in cases… View Profile
Roshi Amiraftabi photo Roshi Amiraftabi Almost exclusively in the field of children law. Private law children involving… View Profile
Lee Arnot photo Lee Arnot All aspects of family law including public and private law applications under… View Profile
Richard Bates photo Richard Bates Matrimonial finance, particularly interested in farming cases. Cases include: Haskell v Haskell… View Profile
Georgina Black photo Georgina Black Family, matrimonial property and finance, private law children and cohabitation disputes.  Tenacious,… View Profile
Judith Butler photo Judith Butler Judith has a significant practice in matrimonial finance and the financial consequences… View Profile
Christopher Butterfield photo Christopher Butterfield Barrister who practises across the full range of family law work with… View Profile
Lynsey Cade Davies photo Lynsey Cade Davies All aspects of family law including financial provision on the breakdown of… View Profile
Simon Calhaem photo Simon Calhaem Simon specialises in complex high value financial work, including matrimonial finance, inheritance… View Profile
Alexis Campbell photo Alexis Campbell Alexis is joint Head of Chambers and a specialist in HNW matrimonial… View Profile
Philip Cayford photo Philip Cayford Family practice, strong bias towards financial remedies. Acted for successful wife in… View Profile
Patrick Chamberlayne photo Patrick Chamberlayne Barrister specialising in Financial Remedy, Private Law Children Applications, Inheritance Act Claims… View Profile
Nick Chapman photo Nick Chapman Principal area of practice is Financial Remedy Applications including Financial Provision for… View Profile
Ken Collins photo Ken Collins Barrister practising in a broad range of private family work and whilst… View Profile
James Cooper photo James Cooper Practice encompasses the full spectrum of financial remedy and private children proceedings,… View Profile
Victoria Domenge photo Victoria Domenge Family Law with particular expertise in matrimonial finance and private law children… View Profile
Peter Duckworth photo Peter Duckworth Peter specialises in ‘heavy duty’ financial claims, particularly those involving businesses, landed… View Profile
Mark Emanuel photo Mark Emanuel All areas of Family Law with particular expertise in high net worth… View Profile
Anton Eriera photo Anton Eriera View Profile
Ben Fearnley photo Ben Fearnley Practice encompasses all of the financial aspects of relationship breakdown, including divorce,… View Profile
Conor Fee photo Conor Fee Specialising in matrimonial finance and related claims on the breakdown of marriage… View Profile
James Finch photo James Finch Instructed across all areas of family law. He advises and represents clients… View Profile
Miriam Foster photo Miriam Foster Iinstructed in all areas of family law work; she represents clients in… View Profile
Victoria Francis photo Victoria Francis Practises in all areas of family law, with a particular emphasis on… View Profile
Anthony Geadah photo Anthony Geadah An experienced specialist in matrimonial finance and related matters. Anthony’s practice encompasses… View Profile
Dafydd Griffiths photo Dafydd Griffiths A child care practitioner with expertise in all areas of both public… View Profile
Laura Heaton photo Laura Heaton Matrimonial finance, Schedule 1 Children Act 1989, cohabitation disputes under Trusts of… View Profile
Yasmin Hughes Pugh photo Yasmin Hughes Pugh Instructed on cases across all areas of family law, with a particular… View Profile
Max Lewis photo Max Lewis Practice covers all issues of Family Law, with a particular emphasis on… View Profile
Matthew Long photo Matthew Long Instructed in all areas of family law work; he represents clients in… View Profile
Sally Max photo Sally Max Family finance, particularly involving financial complexity arising from substantial assets; complex pension… View Profile
Peter Mitchell photo Peter Mitchell All aspects of the law governing financial relationships between family members, including… View Profile
Brent Molyneux photo Brent Molyneux Matrimonal finance. Notable cases include: ABX v SBX [2018] EWFC 81 (Fam);… View Profile
Lucy Owens photo Lucy Owens Lucy specialises in all financial aspects of relationship breakdown. Reported cases include… View Profile
Emily Page photo Emily Page Practice covers all areas of family law, with a particular focus on… View Profile
James Pullen photo James Pullen Instructed across the full spectrum of family law work. He regularly advises… View Profile
Indira Ramsahoye photo Indira Ramsahoye International law relating to children in particular child abduction, jurisdictional disputes, both… View Profile
Clare Renton photo Clare Renton Broad experience and interest. A particular emphasis on family law cases with… View Profile
Stephen Reynolds photo Stephen Reynolds Primarily Family Finance with considerable experience in Financial Remedies, Matrimonial Finance, Financial… View Profile
Timothy Scott photo Timothy Scott Leading specialist in international family law including EU Regulations, jurisdiction and forum… View Profile
Howard Shaw photo Howard Shaw All aspects of family law. Among reported cases are Rapp v Sarre… View Profile
Amber Sheridan photo Amber Sheridan Matrimonial Finance; Financial Provision for Children; Pre and post-nuptial agreements; Civil Partnerships;… View Profile
Jonathan Southgate photo Jonathan Southgate Financial Remedy specialist. Recent cases include : Christoforou -v- Christoforou [2020] EWHC… View Profile
Paul Storey photo Paul Storey Family law: Public Law, all areas including appeals CoA and Supreme Court.… View Profile
Alexa Storey-rea photo Alexa Storey-rea Practises in the field of children law, the majority of public law… View Profile
Jonathan Swift photo Jonathan Swift Barrister specialising in financial remedies, child abduction and leave to remove, child… View Profile
Joseph  Switalski photo Joseph  Switalski Practice covers the full range of family law issues with a particular… View Profile
Philip Tait photo Philip Tait Specialises in matrimonial finance, cohabitation claims, financial provision for children and private… View Profile
Richard Tambling photo Richard Tambling Richard handles all aspects of financial remedies including matrimonial finance and Schedule… View Profile
Petra Teacher photo Petra Teacher All areas of Family Law with a particular emphasis on matrimonial finance,… View Profile
Jonathan Tod photo Jonathan Tod Matrimonial finance and Schedule 1 Children Act Proceedings. Hill v Morgan (Child:… View Profile
Charlotte Trace photo Charlotte Trace Practice covers all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on… View Profile
Christopher Wagstaffe photo Christopher Wagstaffe Family Law especially matrimonial finance, with a particular emphasis on cases featuring… View Profile
David Walden-smith photo David Walden-smith David specialises in financial cases involving substantial assets, complex company valuations and… View Profile
Jacqueline Wehrle photo Jacqueline Wehrle Wide range of expertise in both financial and children matters. In the… View Profile
Annabel Wentworth photo Annabel Wentworth Accepts instructions in all areas of law concerning children including private and… View Profile
Helen Williams photo Helen Williams Primarily financial remedy proceedings, with a particular emphasis on the treatment of… View Profile

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