29 Bedford Row Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
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29 Bedford Row Chambers
29 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
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England
29 Bedford Row Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > 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.
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
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.’
London Bar > 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
Leading Juniors
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.‘
London Bar > Offshore
Leading Juniors
South Eastern Circuit > Family and children law
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family and children law
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 | Telephone | |
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| 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
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| Nicholas Allen | Matrimonial finance, civil partnerships, co-habitation. Reported cases – MT v OT (No… | View Profile |
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| Sassa-Ann Amaouche | Practice primarily focuses on financial remedy proceedings. A particular expertise in cases… | View Profile |
 | Roshi Amiraftabi | Almost exclusively in the field of children law. Private law children involving… | View Profile |
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| Lee Arnot | All aspects of family law including public and private law applications under… | View Profile |
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| Richard Bates | Matrimonial finance, particularly interested in farming cases. Cases include: Haskell v Haskell… | View Profile |
 | Georgina Black | Family, matrimonial property and finance, private law children and cohabitation disputes. Tenacious,… | View Profile |
 | Judith Butler | Judith has a significant practice in matrimonial finance and the financial consequences… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Butterfield | Barrister who practises across the full range of family law work with… | View Profile |
 | Lynsey Cade Davies | All aspects of family law including financial provision on the breakdown of… | View Profile |
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| Simon Calhaem | Simon specialises in complex high value financial work, including matrimonial finance, inheritance… | View Profile |
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| Alexis Campbell | Alexis is joint Head of Chambers and a specialist in HNW matrimonial… | View Profile |
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| Philip Cayford | Family practice, strong bias towards financial remedies. Acted for successful wife in… | View Profile |
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| Patrick Chamberlayne | Barrister specialising in Financial Remedy, Private Law Children Applications, Inheritance Act Claims… | View Profile |
 | Nick Chapman | Principal area of practice is Financial Remedy Applications including Financial Provision for… | View Profile |
 | Ken Collins | Barrister practising in a broad range of private family work and whilst… | View Profile |
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| James Cooper | Practice encompasses the full spectrum of financial remedy and private children proceedings,… | View Profile |
 | Victoria Domenge | Family Law with particular expertise in matrimonial finance and private law children… | View Profile |
 | Peter Duckworth | Peter specialises in ‘heavy duty’ financial claims, particularly those involving businesses, landed… | View Profile |
 | Mark Emanuel | All areas of Family Law with particular expertise in high net worth… | View Profile |
 | Anton Eriera | View Profile | |
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| Ben Fearnley | Practice encompasses all of the financial aspects of relationship breakdown, including divorce,… | View Profile |
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| Conor Fee | Specialising in matrimonial finance and related claims on the breakdown of marriage… | View Profile |
 | James Finch | Instructed across all areas of family law. He advises and represents clients… | View Profile |
 | Miriam Foster | Iinstructed in all areas of family law work; she represents clients in… | View Profile |
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| Victoria Francis | Practises in all areas of family law, with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Anthony Geadah | An experienced specialist in matrimonial finance and related matters. Anthony’s practice encompasses… | View Profile |
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| Dafydd Griffiths | A child care practitioner with expertise in all areas of both public… | View Profile |
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| Laura Heaton | Matrimonial finance, Schedule 1 Children Act 1989, cohabitation disputes under Trusts of… | View Profile |
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| Yasmin Hughes Pugh | Instructed on cases across all areas of family law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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| Max Lewis | Practice covers all issues of Family Law, with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
 | Matthew Long | Instructed in all areas of family law work; he represents clients in… | View Profile |
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| Sally Max | Family finance, particularly involving financial complexity arising from substantial assets; complex pension… | View Profile |
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| Peter Mitchell | All aspects of the law governing financial relationships between family members, including… | View Profile |
 | Brent Molyneux | Matrimonal finance. Notable cases include: ABX v SBX [2018] EWFC 81 (Fam);… | View Profile |
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| Lucy Owens | Lucy specialises in all financial aspects of relationship breakdown. Reported cases include… | View Profile |
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| Emily Page | Practice covers all areas of family law, with a particular focus on… | View Profile |
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| James Pullen | Instructed across the full spectrum of family law work. He regularly advises… | View Profile |
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| Indira Ramsahoye | International law relating to children in particular child abduction, jurisdictional disputes, both… | View Profile |
 | Clare Renton | Broad experience and interest. A particular emphasis on family law cases with… | View Profile |
 | Stephen Reynolds | Primarily Family Finance with considerable experience in Financial Remedies, Matrimonial Finance, Financial… | View Profile |
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| Timothy Scott | Leading specialist in international family law including EU Regulations, jurisdiction and forum… | View Profile |
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| Howard Shaw | All aspects of family law. Among reported cases are Rapp v Sarre… | View Profile |
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| Amber Sheridan | Matrimonial Finance; Financial Provision for Children; Pre and post-nuptial agreements; Civil Partnerships;… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Southgate | Financial Remedy specialist. Recent cases include : Christoforou -v- Christoforou [2020] EWHC… | View Profile |
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| Paul Storey | Family law: Public Law, all areas including appeals CoA and Supreme Court.… | View Profile |
 | Alexa Storey-rea | Practises in the field of children law, the majority of public law… | View Profile |
 | Jonathan Swift | Barrister specialising in financial remedies, child abduction and leave to remove, child… | View Profile |
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| Joseph Switalski | Practice covers the full range of family law issues with a particular… | View Profile |
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| Philip Tait | Specialises in matrimonial finance, cohabitation claims, financial provision for children and private… | View Profile |
 | Richard Tambling | Richard handles all aspects of financial remedies including matrimonial finance and Schedule… | View Profile |
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| Petra Teacher | All areas of Family Law with a particular emphasis on matrimonial finance,… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Tod | Matrimonial finance and Schedule 1 Children Act Proceedings. Hill v Morgan (Child:… | View Profile |
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| Charlotte Trace | Practice covers all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Wagstaffe | Family Law especially matrimonial finance, with a particular emphasis on cases featuring… | View Profile |
 | David Walden-smith | David specialises in financial cases involving substantial assets, complex company valuations and… | View Profile |
 | Jacqueline Wehrle | Wide range of expertise in both financial and children matters. In the… | View Profile |
 | Annabel Wentworth | Accepts instructions in all areas of law concerning children including private and… | View Profile |
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| Helen Williams | Primarily financial remedy proceedings, with a particular emphasis on the treatment of… | View Profile |