We recognise that clients demand specialist knowledge from barristers who are technically astute, excellent in court and aware of wider commercial issues and personable.
St Philips’ family barristers are one of the largest groups of family law barristers in the country offering a vast breadth of experience and the highest ability in advocacy and advice.
We cover many areas of family law including private law children law and domestic abuse, family finance, public law care and adoption.
Every family case is important; the decisions made by the court can affect the families involved for years if not generations. Most are also complex. Family cases involve looking backwards into the past but also into the future. Whether involving finance, children, domestic abuse, care or adoption, or international issues, this double perspective gives rise to their complexity and challenge.
Good advocacy and advice are fundamental to achieving good outcomes. St Philips Family is well equipped to provide these. Likewise, good advocacy and advice require ability. Our barristers are extremely able. Our clients regularly tell us so. The legal directories and reported cases underline this.
We recognise however that ability on its own is not enough. If we are to serve our clients effectively, we must also be accessible and approachable.
“St Philips Chambers is a strong set with an excellent reputation on complex cases.” Legal 500 2024
“St Philips family team are excellent. The barristers are extremely competent.” Legal 500 2024
‘Their strength lies not only in the variety of family law barristers they have available but also in their ability to anticipate and solve problems before they arise.’ Legal 500 2023
‘St Philips Chambers are always my first port of call in matters of a complex or nuanced nature. They have a core set of highly skilled and experienced barristers.’ Chambers UK 2023
‘It is always happy to help and try to accommodate with urgent hearings at short notice. It offers an excellent training facility and timely responses to queries.’ Legal 500 2023
‘St Philips is a strong and innovative team which has consistently produced real leaders in the field. They have a number of star talents who will reach the very top of the profession.’ Legal 500 2023
“I have worked with clerks up and down the country. This set is head and shoulders above the rest. Led by the impressive Mark Mansell, he has a unique ability to enthuse all those around him with his passion for delivering a first class service. Kelly Fullwood is a senior clerk in the making alongside Anthony Burgess who is extremely affable.” Legal 500
Mark Mansell, Anthony Burgess, Kelly Fullwood, Sarah Doyle and Ellie Hogan-Evans.
Julie Sparrow represented the children in a successful appeal against a decision to allow contact with a father convicted of rape. Lord Justice Peter Jackson, delivering the judgment on Tuesday...
William Horwood’s article written for Family Law considers previous criticisms of the breadth of the definition of “non-marriage”, and asks whether the concept should be confined to a much narrower...
We are thrilled to announce that St Philips Chambers’ Family Group has been shortlisted in the “Family Law Chambers of the Year – Regional” category at the Family Law Awards...
Many congratulations to Keiron McCabe, a pupil barrister within our Family Group, who through demonstrating his commitment to pro bono work during his second six, has completed Advocate’s Pupil Pledge....
Please join us in Chambers on the afternoon of Tuesday 15th October for what will be a hugely engaging and insightful seminar delivered by expert members of our Junior Financial...
Please join us in Chambers on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd July for what will be a hugely engaging and insightful seminar delivered by expert members of our Junior Care...
Many congratulations to William Horwood, a member of our Family Group, who has just been announced on the shortlist for the “Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year” category at...
St Philips Family Group is delighted to welcome Darren Howe KC MCIArb as a Door Tenant with effect from Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Darren was called to the Bar in 1992...
An article by pupil barrister Molly Roberts. Under section 9(6) and 9(6B) of the Children Act 1989, apart from section 8 orders with a ‘live with’ provision, ‘no court shall...
An article by pupil barrister Keiron McCabe. The matrimonial home is an important environment in which spouses share their lives, and so unsurprisingly it has a special status in financial...
St Philips Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
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