Set Profile > Harcourt Chambers > Oxford, England

Clerks

I believe them to be the best clerks in London. They are exceptionally quick to respond, even out of hours. Their commitment to solicitors is unparalleled. The peerless Simon Boutwood, accompanied by the equally committed Matt Molloy and Laurie Amron, run a tight ship providing high quality, reliable clerking.

The clerking is very good. Simon Boutwood will always be in touch on matters if there are any issues or if you require a suggested counsel for a case.

All the clerks are efficient, friendly, and very helpful. It is difficult to single out individuals as they are all good but Simon Boutwood and Matt Molloy have been particularly helpful.

Quite simply the best there is! Matt and Laurie are outstanding clerks, and a joy to work with. They always go the extra mile, and the service they provide means I am always reticent to instruct anyone from elsewhere.

The clerks are very good and always helpful and approachable. Judith Partington stands out for special mention.

All the clerks are particularly helpful and develop an understanding of the instructing solicitors’ needs to ensure their service meets the needs of the clients.

The clerks are personable, helpful, and always try to assist when we call.

I think the clerks are first class. I have every confidence in Simon Boutwood and his team.

The service from the clerks is really excellent. They are always very responsive and understand what they need to do to make our lives easier including liaising with courts, etc. This has been particularly evident during the pandemic and lockdown.

The clerks provide a great service. In particular, Matthew Malloy and Laurie Amron go above and beyond to find appropriate counsel for each case, no matter how late in the day the request comes in. They are personable, friendly, and hard-working, always responding to calls and emails quickly. They take the time to listen to what is required and take pride in knowing their counsel well and finding the right counsel for each case.

Matthew Molloy and Laurie Amron are conscientious and ensure that service delivery is attended to at all times and where an unavoidable change of Counsel is required they go beyond the call of duty to ensure that appropriate Counsel is made available.

Set

Harcourt is, without doubt, one of the high flyers in international family law. They have quickly risen to form a strong identity, commanding respect, and oozing experience. Experienced counsel are almost always on hand for new matters, and their commitment to publicly funded work, in particular, is beyond admirable.

I have instructed a number of the team at Harcourt and have always found the quality of barristers to be very high. They appear to have a number of highly skilled barristers across various areas.

I love using Harcourt Chambers. Their counsel are all friendly but also extremely intelligent, capable lawyers who fight hard for their clients.

There is a wide range of barristers for any family law need both in terms of experience, fees, and expertise.

They’re an excellent set of Chambers and bend over backward to accommodate if the barrister you specifically want to instruct is unavailable. They often host brilliant updating seminars locally.

Very strong family set, good spread of experience amongst the set.

Very well regarded in litigation concerning children. Acknowledged expertise in public law disputes and increasingly in international disputes.

Clerks

All the clerks are efficient, friendly and very helpful. It is difficult to single out individuals as they are all good but Simon Boutwood and Matt Molloy have been particularly helpful.

The clerks are very good and always helpful and approachable. Judith Partington stands out for special mention.

All the clerks are particularly helpful and develop an understanding of the instructing solicitors needs to ensure their service meets the needs of the clients.

The clerks are personable, helpful and always try to assist when we call.

Set

I have instructed a number of the team at Harcourt and have always found the quality of barristers to be very high. They appear to have a number of highly skilled barristers across various areas.

I love using Harcourt Chambers. Their counsel are all friendly but also extremely intelligent, capable lawyers who fight hard for their clients.

There is a wide range of barristers for any family law need both in terms of experience, fees and expertise.

They’re an excellent set of Chambers and bend over backwards to accommodate if the barrister you specifically want to instruct is unavailable. They often host brilliant updating seminars locally.

Very strong family set, good spread of experience amongst the set.

Very well regarded in litigation concerning children. Acknowledged expertise in public law disputes and increasingly in international disputes.