The 36 Group is ‘a top tier set with strength and depth for all types of family work’. The ‘fantastic’ team is particularly well known for its strong capabilities in handling cases involving issues of fertility and surrogacy, and international child law matters. Hannah Markham KC is ‘a principled, passionate, and brave advocate’, and William Tyler KC is ‘a phenomenally clever, insightful and world-class operator’, with an excellent reputation for advising on cross-jurisdictional matters. Among the junior end of chambers, Kate Grieve is ’very robust in court when arguing for clients‘.
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- 'Danny Chapman works hard to meet a client's needs.'
- 'Danny Chapman is a shining example of how clerking should be done. Adam Cope and Frazer Vye are also fantastic.'
- 'The clerking team is superb, particularly Danny Chapman and Adam Cope. They always go out of their way to provide the right choice of counsel for a particular case. They are highly responsive to enquiries and provide a first-class clerking service.'
- 'The clerks are brilliant, particularly Adam Cope and Frazer Vye, who are always on hand to assist.'
- 'The 36 Group has excellent strength in depth, barristers of all capabilities and experience.'
- 'The 36 Group has a strong selection of counsel who can be relied on to act on behalf of clients at a consistently high level.'
- 'The 36 Group is an excellent set of chambers with a fantastic selection of counsel.'
- 'The 36 Group is a great set of chambers with lots of experienced counsel.'
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Rising stars
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