St Ives Chambers is ‘a great set of chambers’ ’offering extremely experienced and impressive barristers across all areas of family law at all levels’. The group is well-known for its excellent track record in handling high-value, complex matrimonial finance cases. Andrew Day is highly regarded for his excellent track record in advising on matrimonial finance matters and being ‘meticulous in his preparation of a case’. ’A confident and articulate advocate’, Nicholas Starks is regularly instructed in financial relief work involving farms, companies, business structures and inherited assets.

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  • 'David Walters and Scott Goodison are a pleasure to work with and always quick to respond.'
  • 'David Walters and Scott Goodison are great.'
  • 'St Ives Chambers is the leading family set in Birmingham.'
  • 'St.Ives Chamber's strength in depth with good and reliable barristers.'
  • 'St Ives Chambers is a fantastic set for family law. It has great strength in numbers throughout.'

Silks

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
‘Andrew is an absolute go-to for financial remedy. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law. His preparation for hearings is second to none. He is meticulous and robust in his advocacy.’ 
St Ives Chambers
‘Nicholas builds a very good relationship with the clients and is very good at clearly explaining the law. He is a confident and articulate advocate.’ 
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
‘Andrew is an absolute go-to for financial remedy. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law. His preparation for hearings is second to none. He is meticulous and robust in his advocacy.’ 
St Ives Chambers
‘Nicholas builds a very good relationship with the clients and is very good at clearly explaining the law. He is a confident and articulate advocate.’