Set Profile > Chambers of Nick Goodwin QC > Oxford, England
Chambers of Nick Goodwin QC Offices
Harcourt Chambers
CHURCHILL HOUSE, 3 ST ALDATE'S COURTYARD
OXFORD
OX1 1BN
England
Chambers of Nick Goodwin QC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Children law (including public and private law) Tier 3
Harcourt Chambers has a ‘very solid and dependable range of barristers' who are all considered by clients to be 'talented and hardworking.’ Chambers is recognised for its work on severe cases of physical as well as sexual abuse and child abduction/Hague Convention cases thanks to having a ‘number of excellent cross-border children specialists’. Frances Judd QC has recently been assigned to the Family Division of the High Court.
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Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 4
Jane Campbell - Harcourt Chambers ‘ Is excellent at addressing difficult situations with finesse and sensitivity. ’Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 4
Michael Gleeson - Harcourt Chambers ‘ Prepares meticulously and works incredibly hard – he is a thorough and effective advocate. ’Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 4
Fiona Hay - Harcourt Chambers ‘ Gets to the heart of the issue and presents it in a way that charms judges. ’Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 4
Suzanne Syme - Harcourt Chambers ‘ An excellent negotiator and fierce litigator when needed. ’Family and children law
Specialist family set Harcourt Chambers is well-known for its wide range of 'formidable advocates' at all levels of call. The set covers every aspect of family work, but is particularly formidable in high-value matrimonial finance and complex public law children work. Members have recently appeared in high-profile cases concerning fabricated/induced injury, sexual abuse, international abduction and undisclosed assets, among many others. Previously the head of chambers, Francis Judd QC has been elevated to the Family Division of the High Court.
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Set overviews: England and Wales
Harcourt Chambers is ‘the number 1 set for children work, both domestic and international’, which offers ‘a wide choice of very high-calibre advocates providing clear and accurate advice and great advocacy’. When it comes to family law, the set has ‘a number of first-class barristers whose rates are more reasonable than some chambers which are better known for finance work’. Chambers has a ‘very organised and approachable’ Oxford office. In recent news, Francis Judd QC has been elevated to the Family Division of the High Court and Victoria Flowers has joined from Field Court Chambers. The clerks are seen as ‘friendly, hardworking, and go out of their way to assist instructing solicitors’. Simon Boutwood is the chambers director, Judith Partington the senior practice manager in Oxford, and Matthew Molloy the senior practice manager in London. Offices in: London and Oxford
Chambers of Nick Goodwin QC > Firm Profile
The set: Harcourt Chambers is one of the leading specialist family law sets in the country. It is recommended for its expertise in both children law and family finance.
Based in the Temple and in Oxford, it is home to seven well-known family silks Nick Goodwin QC, Frances Judd QC, John Vater QC, Karl Rowley QC, Damian Garrido QC, Aidan Vine QC & Edward Devereux QC and over 55 junior barristers, many of whom are acknowledged as leading practitioners in their fields.
Over the past decade, Harcourt Chambers has established itself as one of the very top “across the range” family law sets and won “Family Set of the Year” at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2016 and “Family Law Chambers of the year – London” at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2018.
It has grown significantly in size and prominence and its members are regularly to be found in high profile and leading cases at first instance, appellate level and in the Supreme Court. Harcourt Chambers is particularly known for the high quality of its advocacy, advice and client care and for its modern and approachable style.
Chambers’ highly regarded family finance practitioners undertake the full range of matrimonial, cohabitee and partnership litigation and have extensive expertise in cases of high value including those where complex issues involving pensions, private companies, farms and overseas assets exist.
Its reputation in the field of children law is well-established and widely recognised in both private and public law. In private law, Harcourt Chambers has renowned expertise in all forms of parental dispute including international relocation and child abduction. Our public law work encompasses care, placement and adoption proceedings, often involving the most complex and severe cases of physical & sexual abuse.
Other offices: Oxford
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers director | Simon Boutwood | sboutwood@harcourtchambers.co.uk | 0207 353 6961 |
| Practice manager | Judith Partington | jpartington@harcourtchambers.co.uk | 0207 353 6961 |
| Practice Manager | Matt Molloy | mmolloy@harcourtchambers.co.uk | 0207 353 6961 |
| Members of Chambers | VATER QC, John (1995) | ||
| Head of Chambers | GOODWIN QC, Nick (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GARRIDO QC, Damian (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VINE QC, Aidan (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEVEREUX QC, Edward (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS, Roger (1970) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RODGERS, June (1971) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLINSON, Alicia (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRETT, Matthew (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAY, Fiona (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Jane (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRANSHAW, Sara (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POTTER, Louise (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALLEN, Douglas (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLER, Simon (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAMPSON, Jonathan (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROOKES-BAKER, Matthew (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARRETT, Cecilia (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WRAIGHT, Oliver (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEONG, Andrew (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KIRKWOOD, Edward (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LITTLE, Helen (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STYLES, Margaret (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JEAKINGS, Craig (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURNER, James (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN, Jason (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHILLINGFORD, Julia (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORBES, Alex (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SYME, Suzanne (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLEESON, Michael (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Alison (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRIS, Frances (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FIRBANK, Kit (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILKINS, Chloe (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOVE, James (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PERRY, Alex (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COX, Sian (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CRISPIN, Stephen (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHAUDHRY, Mehvish (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REYNOLDS, Vicky (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAYNER, Emily (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MARUSZA, David (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FLOWERS, Victoria (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAYERS, Annie (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAMSDEN, Justine (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SCOTT-WITTENBORN, Maria (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOWARD, Eleanor (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAY, Martha (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YARDE, Anna (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GATLAND, Dr Emma (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POWELL, Oliver (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GEORGE, Dr Rob (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AMONOO-ACQUAH, Mavis (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BENNETT, Edward (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SCARANO, Naomi (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BALL, Curtis (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WINDMILL, Hannah (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FERGUSON, Kate (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLER, Natasha (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CONNOR, Ethan (2017) |
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