1 Hare Court is home to many experienced silks and practitioners who specialise in matrimonial finance and divorce cases and regularly act for many high-net-worth and high-profile clients. Deborah Bangay KC has extensive experience of handling complex financial disputes in both marital and Schedule 1 cases. Prior to his January 2024 appointment to the High Court bench, Nicholas Cusworth KC (as was) secured the large periodical maintenance order from a family court for his client and her children in Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs. Nigel Dyer KC has extensive expertise in financial remedy cases with an international element.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Steven McCrone and his team are the benchmark at the family bar, providing friendly, accessible service and more than willing to go the extra mile.'
'Daniel Barnett is a superb clerk. He is always willing to go the extra mile.'
'1 Hare Court is excellent and a go to for complex financial remedy work.'
'1 Hare Court is the best set of chambers dealing with financial remedy cases.'
'1 Hare Court are the leading family set across the board. The barristers are second to none, and the clerking team and their front of house are absolutely exceptional.'
'1 Hare Court provide an excellent service. Their barristers work to a very high standard. The clerks are professional, helpful and communicate well.'
'1 Hare Court is an excellent set with a first rate barristers at all levels.'
'1 Hare Court is deservedly one of the leading chamber. Among their silks are some impressive practitioners who are well know in this field, and their junior barristers are excellent.'

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.

Deborah Bangay

‘Deborah is a true powerhouse and a formidable advocate. She is determined to achieve the client’s goals. When she makes submissions, judges listen closely.’

Richard Todd

Timothy Bishop

Justin Warshaw

Rebecca Carew Pole

'Rebecca brings a breath of fresh air, especially to a big and complex financial remedy case. She prepares each case diligently and can certainly think outside the box. She is particularly good at providing reassurance to nervous clients.'

John Wilson

Simon Webster

Nicholas Yates

Nichola Jayne Gray

'Nichola is intelligent, hard working, and her documents are always immaculately prepared.'

Ann Hussey

'Ann is very experienced and has very good with clients with a lovely manner.'

Stephen Trowell

'Stephen is a hard-working and dediacated barrister.'

2024 Silks

Richard Sear KC

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.

Rebecca Bailey-Harris

Phillip Blatchly

'Philip is very polished and very client focussed. He'll go the extra mile and will fight tooth and nail.'

Emma Sumner

'Emma is bright, articulate and has a wonderful bedside manner. Her case preparation is meticulous, and she has excellent judgement. Her service delivery is first rate.'

Joshua Viney

'Joshua is an absolutely brilliant junior barrister. He is a confident advocate and does not shy away from the fight.'

Nicholas Wilkinson

'Nicholas is fantastic, a great advocate and a wise advisor. He is polished yet pragmatic, tenacious but also empathetic. He is a first class lawyer.'

Kyra Cornwall

Christian Edward Mackenzie Kenny

Thomas Harvey

Katherine Cook

'Katherine's preparation is vey impressive. She is always more than fully up to speed and plans proper reading and preparation time ahead of a conference or a hearing. Her client care skills are top-notch.'

Lily Mottahedan

'Lily is a skilled advocate. She is eloquent, articulate, forceful, robust and pragmatic. She is a go-to junior on all matrimonial finance disputes.'

Ben Wooldridge

‘Ben is an extraordinary junior and undoubtedly a star in the making. He combines clear and robust advice with his first rate client skills and razor-sharp advocacy.’

Jude Allen

‘Jude is a fantastic advocate. She gets to the crux of the issues in a case and communicates those to the tribunal effectively with skill and intellect. She is excellent in cross-examination.’