Set Profile > Chambers of Christopher Pocock QC and James Roberts QC > London, England
Chambers of Christopher Pocock QC and James Roberts QC Offices
1 King's Bench Walk
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LONDON
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Chambers of Christopher Pocock QC and James Roberts QC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 1
1 KING'S BENCH WALK is strong in both matrimonial finance and children law matters and is routinely involved in the largest finance cases with complex multi-jurisdictional issues. Christopher Pocock QC acted for the husband in a jurisdiction dispute which necessitated an appeal to the Court of Appeal about the meaning and effect of Article 16 of the Brussels II Revised Regulation (2201/2003). The set is praised by clients for its ‘collegiate atmosphere’.
Leading Silks
Philip Marshall QC - 1 KING'S BENCH WALK ‘ An iron fist in a velvet glove – he is utterly charming, but is a tenacious and formidable cross-examiner too. ’
2019 Silks
Leading Juniors
Children law (including public and private law) Tier 2
1 KING'S BENCH WALK has, according to one source, ‘rather unusually, many silks and juniors who specialise in both finance and complex children work which gives the set an added dimension in many cases’. Or, as another puts it, chambers is a ‘strong set for children work’ and has an 'excellent team of juniors who leave no stone unturned'. Anthony Kirk QC represented the father in a complicated case involving an application for a care order in respect of a baby who had suffered catastrophic brain injuries. Also of note, Deborah Eaton QC is a hugely respected silk and is described as 'a force of nature in private children proceedings' and 'the advocate whom her peers least want to find themselves against'.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Set overviews: England and Wales
1 KING'S BENCH WALK ‘nail it for being the set that best combines top-quality money and children practitioners’ as well as those who ‘scale the heights in the intellectually highbrow family law/human rights jurisdictional disputes’. ‘One of the strongest children law chambers’ and ‘a major player’ for complex financial matters, 1KBW offers ‘strength in depth’ and ‘high-calibre’ barristers who ‘look after solicitors very well’. In recent chambers news, Philip J Marshall QC, immediate past chair of the Family Law Bar Association, was elected an honorary life vice-president of the association, and James Roberts QC took silk in 2019. Also of note, juniors Katherine Kelsey and Juliet Chapman have returned from their respective maternity leaves. Led by senior clerk Chris Gittins and deputy senior clerk Mark Betts, the ‘user-friendly’ clerking team is ‘better than any other set by a long way’. Nicola Cade, Tim Madden, and Chris Young are other clerks to note for delivering ‘excellent client service’. Offices in: London
Chambers of Christopher Pocock QC and James Roberts QC > Firm Profile
1KBW is a leading Chambers specialising in family law, with a pre-eminent reputation in this field, both nationally and internationally. 1KBW is consistently ranked by the legal directories in the top tiers of leading sets for family law. 1KBW barristers have been at the cutting edge of the development of family law and have been in most of the ground-breaking cases over the last two decades. 1KBW also has one of the most innovative and experienced Dispute Resolution teams in the country.
1KBW has a dedicated and professional clerking team, led by its Senior Clerk Chris Gittins, which is able to deal with any enquiry and is widely regarded as one of the most helpful and reassuring clerking teams in the field. Also supporting 1KBW barristers is a team of fees clerks, administrators and other support staff.
The Set: 1KBW comprises 59 barristers, including 14 QCs. The set is widely acknowledged to have an unrivalled breadth of talent, with leading and junior practitioners at every level of seniority. As well as some of the most eminent practitioners at the family bar, former members of 1KBW have included Baroness Hale, the current President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, Dame Judith Parker, DBE and numerous other members of the judiciary. The set adopts a highly professional, supportive and responsive service to clients. There is a tremendous sense of commitment at this set, both to the development of the law and to the needs of clients. The clerking at this set is second to none, with highly experienced and dedicated clerks offering a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise, all of which is applied when assisting clients with cases honestly, openly and rigorously.
Types of work undertaken: 1KBW specialises in family law, and our reputation is founded in this field. In matrimonial finance, members of 1KBW have appeared in many of the leading and landmark cases of the last two decades, such as Owens, White, Moore, Macfarlane, Miller, Radmacher, Imerman, Charman and many more. Its members continue to act in some of the most high-profile cases in the field of matrimonial finance. In children law, the set boasts many of the current ‘stars’ in this field, both silks and juniors. Members of 1KBW regularly appear in the leading cases across every aspect of children law: private law children, Hague and non-Hague abduction, wardship and care and adoption proceedings. Members of the set also undertake work in the Court of Protection. Their experience in dealing with sensitive public and private children cases and finance cases means that its members have a unique set of skills to deal with Court of Protection work. The set’s history of advocacy in the criminal courts is often said to give it the edge over its rivals within the family courts.
1KBW has one of the most innovative and experienced dispute resolution teams in the country.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior clerk | Chris Gittins | ||
| Consultant CEO | Jo Pickersgill | ||
| Head of Chambers | POCOCK QC, Christopher (1984) | ||
| Head of Chambers | ROBERTS QC, James (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SCRIVEN QC, Pamela (1970) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ANELAY QC, Richard (1970) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TURNER QC, James (1976) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOWARD QC, Charles (1975) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KIRK QC, Anthony (1981) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NEWTON QC, Clive (1968) | ||
| Member of Chambers | EATON QC, Deborah (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FEEHAN QC, Frank (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MARSHALL QC, Philip (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARRISON QC, Richard (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McKENNA QC, Anna (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | OLIVER QC, Harry (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BUDDEN, Caroline (1977) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARDING, Cherry (1978) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LISTER, Caroline (1980) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CUDBY, Markanza (1983) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SELMAN, Elizabeth (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FLETCHER, Marcus (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McCOURT, Christopher (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BAUGHAN, Andrew (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN, Victoria (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHANDLER, Alexander (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CROSTHWAITE, Graham (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOX, Nicola (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THAIN, Ashley (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ANDERSON, Nicholas (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CASTLE, Richard (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NAGPAL, Deepak (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KELSEY, Katherine (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOLMES, Martha (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARRIS, Caroline (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PERRINS, Jennifer (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TAHIR, Perican (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NEWMAN, Peter (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JARMAIN, Stephen (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WATTS, Andrea (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TATTON-BENNETT, Alex (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | OZWELL, Kate (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McHUGH, Kelan (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHOKOWRY, Katy (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MOYS, Laura (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RIDLEY, Samantha (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARTLEY, Charlotte (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHAPMAN, Juliet (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GORDON, George (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PALMER, Jennifer (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DANCE, Tom (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | POMEROY, Helen (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARRIS, Frances (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BENSON, Millie (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CRIMP, Lucia (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SUTCLIFFE, Anna (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LLOYD_THOMAS, Imogen (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TURNELL, Max (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HALSALL, Victoria (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILSON, Emma (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TAIT, Elle (2018) |
Lawyer Profiles
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Nicholas Anderson | Nick has a practice covering all aspects of financial and private law… | View Profile |
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Richard Anelay QC | Extensive experience as a silk in large scale matrimonial finance, public and… | View Profile |
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Andrew Baughan | A specialist in criminal litigation. He is described as an “adept and… | View Profile |
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Millie Benson | View Profile | |
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Caroline Budden | Caroline’s practice includes public and private law aspects of the Children Act,… | View Profile |
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Richard Castle | Richard is a leading practitioner in matrimonial finance cases, including cases with… | View Profile |
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Alexander Chandler | Alexander is a leading junior in matrimonial finance, specialising in high net… | View Profile |
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Juliet Chapman | Juliet’s financial remedy practice includes both big and small money cases. She… | View Profile |
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Katy Chokowry | Over the last five years, Katy has appeared in a significant number… | View Profile |
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Lucia Crimp | View Profile | |
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Graham Crosthwaite | Graham deals with a broad spectrum of children cases, and has particular… | View Profile |
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Markanza Cudby | Specialises in all areas of children’s work, both public and private law.… | View Profile |
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Thomas Dance | Tom’s financial relief practice encompasses matrimonial finance, Schedule 1 applications, cohabitation claims… | View Profile |
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Deborah Eaton QC | A pre-eminent authority in children law for many years, she frequently handles… | View Profile |
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Frank Feehan QC | Frank has expertise in all areas of family law and is unusual… | View Profile |
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Marcus Fletcher | Marcus has a particular interest in public law – care work –… | View Profile |
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Nicola Fox | Nicola maintains a high calibre practice in private children law and financial… | View Profile |
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George Gordon | Specialises in matrimonial finance and co-habitation disputes. He is also instructed in… | View Profile |
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Victoria Green | Victoria has been a specialist family practitioner for many years, having previously… | View Profile |
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Victoria Halsall | Victoria’s practice encompasses all areas of family law, from first to final… | View Profile |
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Cherry Harding | Barrister specialising in all aspects of the law relating to children and… | View Profile |
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Caroline Harris | Crime: both prosecuting and defending at all levels; reported case R v… | View Profile |
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Richard Harrison QC | A specialist family lawyer with particular expertise in financial remedy applications and… | View Profile |
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Charlotte Hartley | Reported cases Akhmedova v Akhmedov [2020] EWHC 1526 (Fam) – enforcement proceedings in… | View Profile |
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Martha Holmes | An experienced child law specialist, covering both public and private law. She… | View Profile |
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Charles Howard QC | Barrister specialising in dealing with high net-worth financial disputes, both following divorce… | View Profile |
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Stephen Jarmain | Stephen practice focuses on high value money cases and complex private law… | View Profile |
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Katherine Kelsey | Advises and acts in all areas of matrimonial finance. She has experience… | View Profile |
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Anthony Kirk QC | Barrister and mediator specialising in family law with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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Caroline Lister | Family law practitioner who specialises in both high net worth and complex… | View Profile |
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Imogen Lloyd-Thomas | Imogen specialises in all areas of family law and has experience appearing… | View Profile |
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Philip J Marshall QC | Consistently ranked as a leading practitioner (silk) in the field of matrimonial… | View Profile |
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Christopher McCourt | Barrister specialising in all aspects of financial remedy proceedings and disputes between… | View Profile |
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Anna McKenna QC | Anna is a QC specialising in private and public law children cases.… | View Profile |
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Kelan Mchugh | Barrister specialising in matrimonial finance, private law children and child abduction. He… | View Profile |
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Laura Moys | Laura has a maintained a purposely versatile practice dealing with complex financial… | View Profile |
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Deepak Nagpal | Deepak is one of the leading matrimonial finance juniors in the country.… | View Profile |
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Peter Newman | Described by the legal directories as a ‘go-to’ barrister who ‘has a fantastic… | View Profile |
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Clive Newton QC | Specialises in all aspects of family law and education law. In public… | View Profile |
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Harry Oliver | Harry took silk in 2020 having been the leading finance junior for… | View Profile |
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Kate Elizabeth Ozwell | A highly regarded specialist family law barrister. She is a popular junior… | View Profile |
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Jennifer Palmer | Barrister | View Profile |
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Jennifer Perrins | Barrister practising in all areas of family law. Jennifer Perrins specialises in… | View Profile |
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Mr Christopher Pocock QC | Queen’s Counsel specialising in divorce and matrimonial finance in disputes between high… | View Profile |
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Helen Pomeroy | Helen is a family law specialist and maintains a wide-ranging practice in… | View Profile |
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Samantha Ridley | Samantha has an expertise in matrimonial finance and private law children work,… | View Profile |
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James Roberts QC | James is a silk who has been ranked for many years in… | View Profile |
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Pamela Scriven QC | Barrister specialising in all areas of children’s law, both public and private.… | View Profile |
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Elizabeth Selman | Elizabeth handles the full breadth of financial and private law children issues… | View Profile |
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Frances Stratton | Frances’ practice encompasses all areas of private family law. She enjoys researching… | View Profile |
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Anna Sutcliffe | Anna practices in all areas of family law and has experience appearing… | View Profile |
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Perican Tahir | A specialist family law barrister with particular expertise in matrimonial finance, disputes… | View Profile |
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Elle Tait | Specialises in all areas of family law. | View Profile |
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Alex Tatton-bennett | Barrister specialising in matrimonial finance and divorce, and related enforcement proceedings. He… | View Profile |
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Ashley Thain | Ashley is regularly instructed in complex public and private law proceedings, and… | View Profile |
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Max Turnell | View Profile | |
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James Turner QC | James Turner QC has a wide and varied practice that encompasses all… | View Profile |
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Andrea Watts | Family specialist with a broad children practice covering care proceedings, adoption, private… | View Profile |
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Emma Wilson | Specialises in all areas of family law and has experience appearing at… | View Profile |