Parkside Chambers boasts a range of family and private client law barristers who have significant expertise across a variety of mandates, including matrimonial litigation, financial disputes, and children-related cases. Johnathan Ah-Weng has substantial experience handling cases involving trusts, probate, and matrimonial disputes, and Robin Egerton is a specialist in family law with a particular focus on children and finance matters, as well as cases regarding the Hague Convention. The set also houses Jeffrey Li, who is skilled in children and matrimonial finance work. Li acted for the respondent wife in SBE-S v HKL, a case regarding the successful reinstatement of spousal maintenance following the discovery of the petitioner’s business in Canada.

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'Parkside Chambers is a well-regarded chambers. There are a number of counsel who are experienced in family.'
'The set has very good barristers practising family law.'
'Parkside Chambers is a reputable chambers with good barristers that you can trust.'
'There is a good family law team of barristers at Parkside Chambers and they are increasingly making it known they are accessible to solicitors.'

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Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

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Robin Egerton

'Robin is excellent at handling difficult clients and judges. He is unfailingly polite and manages to sooth frayed tempers and bring matters back to the relevant issues, and he does not allow himself to be sidetracked by unnecessary drama, especially in court.'

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Jonathan Ah-Weng

‘Jonathan is very hands-on, thorough and pragmatic, and can usually provide some very useful and practical advice to lay client in resolving matters. In terms of advocacy, his approach is very practical, and he is firm but not aggressive, which makes it easier to extract information from witnesses.'

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Jeffrey Li

'Jeffrey makes strong and succinct arguments that are extremely clear and easy to understand and he is very persuasive in court without being aggressive. He has great cross-examination skills where he can catch a person being dishonest or inconsistent easily.'

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Lareina J. Chan

'Lareina is a person who looks into the details of each and every fact of the case and she is good at meeting the tight deadlines of demanding clients. The quality of her work has improved a lot over the years and her native English has made her stand out when she makes submissions in court.'

Leading Juniors

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

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Robin Egerton

'Robin is excellent at handling difficult clients and judges. He is unfailingly polite and manages to sooth frayed tempers and bring matters back to the relevant issues, and he does not allow himself to be sidetracked by unnecessary drama, especially in court.'

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Jonathan Ah-Weng

‘Jonathan is very hands-on, thorough and pragmatic, and can usually provide some very useful and practical advice to lay client in resolving matters. In terms of advocacy, his approach is very practical, and he is firm but not aggressive, which makes it easier to extract information from witnesses.'

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Jeffrey Li

'Jeffrey makes strong and succinct arguments that are extremely clear and easy to understand and he is very persuasive in court without being aggressive. He has great cross-examination skills where he can catch a person being dishonest or inconsistent easily.'

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Lareina J. Chan

'Lareina is a person who looks into the details of each and every fact of the case and she is good at meeting the tight deadlines of demanding clients. The quality of her work has improved a lot over the years and her native English has made her stand out when she makes submissions in court.'

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