St Ives Chambers
‘Elizabeth is a well-prepared and tenacious advocate who fights hard for her clients.’
Birmingham's St Ives Chambers is a ‘fantastic set for family law’ with ’unrivalled strength in depth’ and offers advice across both public and private law children work. Elizabeth Isaacs KC is a ‘highly experienced and focused advocate’ with particular expertise in child death, serious physical injury, and sexual abuse cases, while Tom Harrill has handled a number of cases involving especially vulnerable parties. Other key members of the team include the ’thorough and diligent’ Matthew Maynard, who regularly handles cases touching on issues of surrogacy and assisted reproduction. Timothy Bowe KC was appointed silk in the 2023 round.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks at chambers are very helpful and efficient. Scott Goodison is very personable, extremely helpful, and always accommodating.'
- 'All the clerks are incredibly helpful. Nick Burdon will go above and beyond and endeavour to ensure that you have just the right counsel for the instruction.'
- 'St Ives Chambers has the strongest offering of barristers in Birmingham.'
- 'St Ives Chambers are go-to barristers. They always provide a quality and timely service.'
- 'St Ives Chambers are excellent, particularly for children matters (both public and private).'
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.
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.
St Ives Chambers
‘Timothy is an excellent barrister who is devastatingly effective. His preparation, presentation and advocacy are unrivalled.’
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.
St Ives Chambers
‘Tom is an exceptional advocate. He is meticulous, and his preparation is second-to-none. He has a vast knowledge of both private and public law. He is good with clients, providing clear and robust advice in a clear language all can understand.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Matthew is a very diligent and thorough advocate. He is always extremely well-prepared and provides detailed analysis of the evidence. A calm but forthright advocate on his feet.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Kirstie is an excellent advocate - concise, thoughtful and well-respected. She is thorough and gives her all for her client. She is polite and mild-mannered.’
St Ives Chambers
‘David is a strong advocate. He can quickly get to grips with the complexities of the proceedings and support the client through the same. He is also extremely prompt with detailed attendance notes.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Justine is a strong advocate with a keen eye for detail. She is approachable and gives clear and accurate advice.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Tracy is an experienced senior-junior, well able to handle complex cases of non-accidental injury to children.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Matthew is great with the client and has a very calm approach in court.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Mark has exceptional attention to detail and drafting skills unrivalled in the Midlands. He is meticulous in court preparation. He is a solid, persuasive and convincing advocate.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Gregory is a strong advocate who can explain the most complex legal arguments in a succinct way to support the client's understanding. He can represent and navigate through the most complex proceedings and obtain favourable outcomes for the client.’
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.
St Ives Chambers
‘Tom is an exceptional advocate. He is meticulous, and his preparation is second-to-none. He has a vast knowledge of both private and public law. He is good with clients, providing clear and robust advice in a clear language all can understand.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Matthew is a very diligent and thorough advocate. He is always extremely well-prepared and provides detailed analysis of the evidence. A calm but forthright advocate on his feet.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Kirstie is an excellent advocate - concise, thoughtful and well-respected. She is thorough and gives her all for her client. She is polite and mild-mannered.’
St Ives Chambers
‘David is a strong advocate. He can quickly get to grips with the complexities of the proceedings and support the client through the same. He is also extremely prompt with detailed attendance notes.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Justine is a strong advocate with a keen eye for detail. She is approachable and gives clear and accurate advice.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Tracy is an experienced senior-junior, well able to handle complex cases of non-accidental injury to children.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Matthew is great with the client and has a very calm approach in court.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Mark has exceptional attention to detail and drafting skills unrivalled in the Midlands. He is meticulous in court preparation. He is a solid, persuasive and convincing advocate.’
St Ives Chambers
‘Gregory is a strong advocate who can explain the most complex legal arguments in a succinct way to support the client's understanding. He can represent and navigate through the most complex proceedings and obtain favourable outcomes for the client.’