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Hannah Jarvis
Family
01/04/2026

Standard of Living and Financial Needs: Invasion of Non-Matrimonial Assets in Short Marriages

Pupil barrister Hannah Jarvis explores how the courts approach financial needs in short marriages, focusing on when non-matrimonial assets may be brought into play. Distribution of Assets The objective of the court in financial remedy proceedings is...
William Horwood & Lauren Starmer
Family
20/03/2026

Court of Appeal Hands Down Judgment in Re J, Re M, Re P (Loss of Parental Responsibility) [2026] EWCA Civ 344

The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in Re J, Re M, Re P (Loss of Parental Responsibility) [2026] EWCA Civ 344, three conjoined appeals dealing with legal parentage. The court considered the impact of a declaration of...
Care Conference 2026 - Save the Date
Family
12/03/2026

Care Conference: Public Law Proceedings in the Age of Tech & AI, 12 June 2026

We are delighted to confirm that our Annual Child Care Conference will be returning on Friday, 12th June 2026 at the Library of Birmingham. Following last year’s success, we are making this year’s conference bigger and better with a full-day...
Katie Stephens
Family
18/02/2026

Personal Conduct in Financial Remedy Proceedings: What Cusworth J’s Recent Decisions Tell Us

Katie Stephens has had an article “Personal Conduct in Financial Remedy Proceedings: What Cusworth J’s Recent Decisions Tell Us” published by Financial Remedies Journal. In the article, Katie discusses two recent financial remedy...
Family
05/02/2026

Anna Peaston to Return to Chambers following Maternity Leave

We are delighted to inform you that Anna Peaston will return to the St Philips Family Team on Monday 16th February 2026 following her Maternity Leave. Anna is a specialist family law barrister with a strong practice in public and private law...
St. Philips Chambers
Family
26/01/2026

Vacancy: Senior Family Clerk

We are recruiting for a senior leader, responsible for the strategic direction, commercial performance, and long-term development of Chambers’ Family Practice. Working closely with the Chief Executive and Director of Clerking, the Senior Family...
William Horwood & Lauren Starmer
Family
21/11/2025

William Horwood and Lauren Starmer to appear in landmark appeal

The Court of Appeal will next week hear three conjoined appeals dealing with legal parentage. The court will consider the impact of a declaration of non-parentage in the case of a man not married to a child’s mother, who is named on the child’s...
Sara Lewis KC & Carolyn Jones
Family
17/11/2025

Sara Lewis KC & Carolyn Jones Appeared for 1st Respondent in Re N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325

Sara Lewis KC and Carolyn Jones appeared for the first respondent in Re N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325. The case concerned care proceedings brought by a Local Authority in respect of a 3-year-old child following the unexplained death...
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