About us

  • A leading specialist Chambers: all members practise solely in family law
  • Family Law Set of the Year in 2005, 2007 and 2008 (Chambers and Partners)
  • 39 members, including ten Queen's Counsel
  • Many of the best known and highly regarded practitioners in the field of family law
  • Involved in almost all of the leading family law cases

To find out more about our Chambers and the work we do, click the Links to the right.

What the directories say

Both leading professional directories place 1 Hare Court in the very top division of family law Chambers:

"Always at the forefront of the major cases, they constitute "the crème de la crème of the Family Bar" ... " (Chambers UK Guide, 2010)

“1 Hare Court's “clerking squad has no equal” and “its family team is one of the best there is.” It houses experienced silks and juniors in abundance, who handle some children work but are at their busiest tackling matrimonial finance matters. The set is home to some of the foremost names at the Family Bar ...” (Chambers UK Guide, 2009)

" Leading specialist set 1 Hare Court receives consistently high praise and is regularly involved in the leading cases in the family arena such as Charman v Charman and McCartney v McCartney ..."  (UK Legal 500, 2009)

Former members of Chambers include:

  • Sir Nicholas Wall (President of the Family Division)
  • Baroness Butler-Sloss (former President of the Family Division)
  • Lord Justice Thorpe 
  • Dame Margaret Booth
  • Mr Justice Singer
  • Mrs Justice Hogg
  • Mr Justice Mostyn