Tim Amos
‘Tim is extraordinarily thorough and considers every page of instructions, which is reassuring. He is a charming advocate and amongst the most experienced on jurisdictional issues.’
Chambers of Catherine Cowton KC and James Ewins KC.
More informationQueen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is ‘a superb set for finance cases with top silks and juniors and great strength in depth’. William Tyzack specialises in cases involving international focus and, in the case S-L v S-L, is acting on behalf of an applicant challenging the assertion of English domicile and instead seeking proceedings in Monaco. Katie Cowton KC has significant expertise in financial applications of divorce and civil partnership dissolution and financial claims after overseas divorces. Duncan Brooks KC and Sarah Phipps KC took silk in March 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'Howard Rayner is excellent and runs a great team.'
- 'Jon Bartlett gives standout service and devotion to solicitors. The best clerk in the family law world.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is a go-to chamber, with exceptional counsel at every level of experience.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is a fantastic finance set. It has great strength and excellence in family finance cases, from the bottom to the top.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is an excellent set of chambers offering strength and depth at all levels.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is a leading set in the family sector.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) has a huge strength at all levels on the financial remedies side.'
- 'Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) is a wonderful set which offers great talent across the board.'
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.
Lewis Marks
‘Lewis is intelligent, analytical, efficient and always puts in the extra effort. He is a brilliant and persuasive advocate who will fight every point worth running.’
Lucy Stone
‘Lucy is a real force of nature. She is the best silk for complicated big-money cases. The level and detail of her preparation are beyond any other silk. She fights hard for her clients and always gives sensible advice. Her advocacy is incredible.’
Stewart Leech
‘Stewart has exceptionally good judgement and calmness, knowledge and understanding.’
James Ewins
‘James has an eye for detail on the most complex of cases and delivers top-quality advice. He is thoroughly decent, has been at the top of the game for several years and is one of the silks of choice.’
Catherine Cowton
2023 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.
Duncan Brooks KC
‘Duncan is phenomenally good. His knowledge of the law and procedure, which extends far beyond family law and the family procedure rules is second to none. His judgement is excellent, and he is always calm under pressure. His preparation of cases is exemplary, and clients love him. His advocacy is always measured yet persuasive, and he has the ear of all judges.’
Sarah Phipps KC
‘Sarah is frighteningly intelligent, and her ability to absorb information is seemingly unlimited. She has an uncanny ability to cut to the chase. She is extremely hard-working and will always go the extra mile to fight her client’s corner. Her advocacy is second to none, and she always has the ear of the tribunal.’
2024 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.
Daniel Bentham 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.
Marina Faggionato
Elizabeth Clarke
‘Elizabeth is an extraordinary talent. She is the leading junior at the family Bar, regularly acts against silks and is at the same level.’
Amy Kisser
‘Amy has a very reassuring and determined manner with clients, is appropriately feisty and also entirely commercial and pragmatic.’
Matthew Firth
‘Matthew is a tenacious and incisive advocate with an intense attention to detail. He is a genuine team player and readily available at all important stages of the case. He develops a strategy at the outset and supports tactics throughout.’
Marcus Lazarides
Samantha Singer
‘Samantha is a powerful advocate. She has an innate ability to grasp the key issues and facts and compellingly present them. She is also tenacious and never gives up.’
Morgan Sirikanda
William Tyzack
Charanjit Batt
Rosemary Budden
‘Rosemary is always extremely well-prepared. When she meets the client for the first time, she is fully on top of the case. Her written documents for court are of the highest quality, and her advocacy is calm, controlled and highly effective.’
Fitzrene Headley
‘Fitzrene's presentation and approach are excellent. She works very well with her instructing solicitors and has good client care skills. Her advocacy is clean and clear.’
Joe Rainer
‘Joe is very clever and highly astute. He is skilled in analysing complex documentation about businesses and trusts. He is incredibly hard-working and a true rising star.’
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.
Marina Faggionato
Elizabeth Clarke
‘Elizabeth is an extraordinary talent. She is the leading junior at the family Bar, regularly acts against silks and is at the same level.’
Amy Kisser
‘Amy has a very reassuring and determined manner with clients, is appropriately feisty and also entirely commercial and pragmatic.’
Matthew Firth
‘Matthew is a tenacious and incisive advocate with an intense attention to detail. He is a genuine team player and readily available at all important stages of the case. He develops a strategy at the outset and supports tactics throughout.’
Marcus Lazarides
Samantha Singer
‘Samantha is a powerful advocate. She has an innate ability to grasp the key issues and facts and compellingly present them. She is also tenacious and never gives up.’
Morgan Sirikanda
William Tyzack
Charanjit Batt
Rosemary Budden
‘Rosemary is always extremely well-prepared. When she meets the client for the first time, she is fully on top of the case. Her written documents for court are of the highest quality, and her advocacy is calm, controlled and highly effective.’
Fitzrene Headley
‘Fitzrene's presentation and approach are excellent. She works very well with her instructing solicitors and has good client care skills. Her advocacy is clean and clear.’
Joe Rainer
‘Joe is very clever and highly astute. He is skilled in analysing complex documentation about businesses and trusts. He is incredibly hard-working and a true rising star.’