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 is one of the largest specialist family law groups in the country, offering exceptional depth of experience across children, finance and domestic abuse work.
Our barristers advise and represent clients across three core practice areas: family finance, private law children and domestic abuse, and public law care and adoption. Whether the case involves complex financial structures, the most serious allegations in care proceedings, or an intractable contact dispute, we provide the calibre of advocacy and advice that these cases demand.
Family cases are uniquely complex. They require looking backwards into the past and forwards into the future, often at the same time. The decisions made can affect families for generations. That complexity calls for barristers who are not only exceptionally able, but accessible and approachable. Our clients, the legal directories and the reported cases all confirm that St Philips Family delivers on both counts.
“St Philips family law group are regularly in the most complex care cases, private law children cases and financial remedy cases in the Midlands.” — Chambers & Partners 2026
“St Philips is the go-to chambers in Birmingham with top-class barristers, but having top class barristers do not make the chambers alone – it is also having top class clerks.” — Legal 500 2026
“St Philips Chambers is a strong set with an excellent reputation on complex cases.” — Legal 500
Mark Mansell, Anthony Burgess, Kelly Fullwood, Sarah Doyle and Ellie Hogan-Evans.
Introduction In his judgment of Re S-W (children) [2015] EWCA Civ 27, Sir James Munby quoted the age-old maxim that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ but went on to make...
We are delighted to announce further details concerning our upcoming Annual Care Conference – Public Law Proceedings in the Age of Tech & AI. A full-day programme featuring external speakers and Barristers...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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