Harcourt Chambers

With physical presences in Oxford and London, Harcourt Chambers is a ‘go-to set’ for family law matters on circuit and has an extensive roster of ’intellectually strong barristers who go above and beyond to achieve client goals’. Nick Goodwin KC has long-standing experience of handling both public and private law proceedings, and successfully represented the local authority in N (Children: Revocation of Placement Orders), Re, a Court of Appeal case related to a placement order for two children. John Vater KC is a ‘powerhouse of energy and commitment in court’ who has a track record of representing parents facing the most serious allegations of child abuse. Aidan Vine KC specialises in complex child abduction and fatal injury cases, while the ’extremely bright and hard-working’ Sara Granshaw represented the council in Wokingham Borough Council v Mother & Ors, a matter related to alleged sexual abuse. Alex Forbes has recently handled cases involving allegations of fabricated or induced injury. Jason Green MCIArb is highly regarded for his ‘thorough and extremely sharp analysis of legal issues’ and advised a father seeking the return of his daughter following the death of the mother in B v G, a Hague Convention case brought against the child’s grandmother, who took the child from Spain to the UK after the child’s mother’s death from cancer. Damian Garrido KC, as was, is now a High Court judge.