Harcourt Chambers
'Jane is always highly professional, calm and rational in her approach, in particular in dealing with cases between highly conflicted parties.'
The Bar - Regional Bar • South Eastern Circuit
Harcourt Chambers
Based in London and Oxford, Harcourt Chambers is ‘an incredibly strong set for family work’ with ’a huge breadth of experience’ in handling complex matrimonial and family finance matters. Fiona Hay ‘s ’advocacy is calm, measured and persuasive’ and she is well known as ‘an excellent judge of the likely outcome of financial cases’, while Jane Campbell regularly acts in high-value divorce and financial remedy matters. ’Excellent negotiator’ Douglas Allen is ‘extremely well-prepared and thorough’ while undertaking financial remedy proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- 'The set has an excellent clerking team- responsive and helpful. Matt Molloy and Laurie Amron are particular stand-outs.'
- 'The set has a first-rate clerking team. Matt Molloy particularly bends over backwards to provide counsel and resolve issues with availability immediately and practically.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers are the strongest set for financial matters.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers is a first-class set with some excellent counsel.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers are great to set with really good people. The clerks are accommodating and ready to be flexible when needed.'
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.
Harcourt Chambers
'Fiona has great gravitas and brings her forensic expertise to cases, particularly her knowledge of pensions. She is also kind and empathetic with clients.'
Harcourt Chambers
'Douglas is excellent on all counts. He is very knowledgeable and wonderful with the client. He is incredibly helpful and a real team player.'
Harcourt Chambers
'Emily is clear, concise and persuasive. She is readily available to discuss case strategy with her instructing solicitor and always on top of her brief and thoroughly read in as her attention to detail is second to none.'
3Harcourt Chambers
‘David is exceptional with the minutiae of a case, always going above and beyond his instructions. His grip on the details of the case is frightening. He is always fully abreast of the matter and formulates numerous ways of settling.’
3Harcourt Chambers
'Julia is excellent with clients - really empathetic and engaging but also entirely straight with them, allowing the clients to fully understand their position and make the right decisions.'
Harcourt Chambers
‘Hannah is particularly good with clients and managing their expectations. She explains complicated law in a clear and precise manner.’
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.
Harcourt Chambers
'Jane is always highly professional, calm and rational in her approach, in particular in dealing with cases between highly conflicted parties.'
Harcourt Chambers
'Fiona has great gravitas and brings her forensic expertise to cases, particularly her knowledge of pensions. She is also kind and empathetic with clients.'
Harcourt Chambers
'Douglas is excellent on all counts. He is very knowledgeable and wonderful with the client. He is incredibly helpful and a real team player.'
Harcourt Chambers
'Emily is clear, concise and persuasive. She is readily available to discuss case strategy with her instructing solicitor and always on top of her brief and thoroughly read in as her attention to detail is second to none.'
3Harcourt Chambers
‘David is exceptional with the minutiae of a case, always going above and beyond his instructions. His grip on the details of the case is frightening. He is always fully abreast of the matter and formulates numerous ways of settling.’
3Harcourt Chambers
'Julia is excellent with clients - really empathetic and engaging but also entirely straight with them, allowing the clients to fully understand their position and make the right decisions.'
Harcourt Chambers
‘Hannah is particularly good with clients and managing their expectations. She explains complicated law in a clear and precise manner.’