29 Bedford Row Chambers is ‘a fabulous set with a plethora of senior and junior counsel who advise on the full breadth of family law issues’. Paul Storey KC‘s ’ability to cross-examine medical experts is second to none‘, and is well known for handling a wide spectrum of complex child law work. Other key members of the team include Dafydd Griffiths, who 'performs extremely well under pressure', and rising star Daniel Jeffrey is ’an exemplary advocate.'

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'James Shortall is the best clerk in the business.'
  • 'The clerks are brilliant.'
  • 'The clerks are always helpful and go out of their way to assist.'
  • The clerks are helpful and responsive.'
  • '29 Bedford Row Chambers is the go-to set for complex private law children cases.'
  • '29 Bedford Row Chambers consists of first-class counsel across the full range of family law issues.'
  • '29 Bedford Row Chambers is an excellent set.'

Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Paul Storey KC
29 Bedford Row Chambers
‘Paul possesses a disarmingly frank style, which he deploys with exceptional skill.’

Juniors

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.
Dafydd Griffiths
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Dafydd Griffiths
29 Bedford Row Chambers
‘Dafydd is great at managing clients' expectations. He provides intelligible advice.'
Lee Arnot
3
Lee Arnot
29 Bedford Row Chambers
‘Lee immediately gains the confidence of clients with his realistic but sensitively pitched advice. He is great to work with and views his instructing solicitor and client as part of his team.’
Christopher Butterfield
5
Christopher Butterfield
29 Bedford Row Chambers
'Chris is very well-prepared and knows the papers inside out. He is robust and willing to fight for his client.'
6
Roshi Amiraftabi
29 Bedford Row Chambers
‘Roshi is incredibly knowledgeable, brilliant with clients, and picks up the key issues straight away.’
Rising stars
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.
Daniel Jeffrey
29 Bedford Row Chambers
 ‘Daniel is pragmatic and amiable in his approach. He is thorough in his preparation and gets to the heart of a case quickly.’