Birmingham’s St Ives Chambers remains ‘a heavyweight set with a deservedly fine reputation’ in the Midlands for family and children law work. Elizabeth Isaacs KC is widely praised as a ’ferocious, fearless advocate’ as well as for her client care skills, benefitting in this regard from her background as a child protection social worker. Justine Lattimer is regularly instructed in the most serious cases involving sexual abuse, brain injury, deaths of parents and children, FGM, forced marriage, and fabricated illness. Tracy Lakin is ‘a highly experienced barrister who brings authority and good sense to a case’. Mark Cooper-Hall’s broad practice covers care proceedings involving child deaths, fabricated or induced illness, sexual abuse, and systemic local authority failings. Anthony Finch joined chambers in February 2024.
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  • 'David Walters and Scott Goodison are very experienced and capable clerks. They both have a 'can do' attitude and are very professional and efficient.'
  • 'The clerks' room is excellent - Asma Akhtar, Nick Burdon and Sarah Robinson are a pleasure to deal with.'
  • 'All the clerks are extremely helpful and will go out of their way to assist.'
  • 'The backroom staff at St Ives match the ability of the barristers under their care. The service given is excellent. Telephone calls are generally answered immediately and, if that is not possible, calls are returned promptly thereafter. Efforts are made to accommodate instructions, even when given at the very last minute. Sarah Robinson, Nick Burdon and Asma Akhtar stand out. They also have a brilliant receptionist, Jacqui Hanks.'
  • 'A heavyweight set with a deservedly fine reputation.'
  • 'St Ives are always the go-to set - they have excellent strength in depth and are a safe pair of hands.'
  • 'St Ives Chambers is undoubtedly the leading set of chambers in the Midlands in this field, with amazing strength-in-depth, so much so that on run-of-the-mill cases clients can simply phone up and ask who is available.'

Anwält*innen

Führende Anwält*innen

Führende Prozessanwält*innen ihres Fachgebiets mit einer langjährigen Erfolgsbilanz in wegweisenden Fällen und breiter Anerkennung von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern. Alle in den letzten zwei Runden zu KCs ernannten Prozessanwält*innen werden weiter unten angeführt.

2023 Silks

Führende Prozessanwält*innen ihres Fachgebiets mit einer langjährigen Erfolgsbilanz in wegweisenden Fällen und breiter Anerkennung von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern. Alle in den letzten zwei Runden zu KCs ernannten Prozessanwält*innen werden weiter unten angeführt.

Führende Juniors

Führende Juniors haben bedeutende Erfahrung in signifikanten Fällen und eine starke Marktreputation sowohl bei Wettbewerbern als auch bei Mandanten, wodurch sie als Prozessanwält*innen der Zukunft angesehen werden.

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Thomas Bramall
‘Tom is a superb advocate. He is always well prepared and very persuasive in court but his manner puts clients at ease.’
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Ben Chapman
‘Ben has the ability to provide clients with clear and robust advice, whilst doing so with sensitivity. He is a skilled advocate with an acute attention to detail.’
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Samuel Coe
‘Sam is an excellent barrister. He is approachable, knowledgeable and his attention to detail is fantastic. He is a highly skilled and compelling advocate.’
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Lawren Dobson
‘Lawren is a very thorough, diligent and capable barrister. She handles complex and heavily contested issues in a calm and efficient way and with grace under high pressure. She is personable, friendly and a passionate advocate who develops a good relationship with clients and she is willing to work in a cooperative and collaborative way to achieve the best outcome for the client. She is highly skilled and a very capable pair of hands.’
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Anthony Finch
‘Anthony is a thorough and thoughtful barrister with an ability to make his clients feel safe and secure. He also has the skill to pick out the evidence required to assist the court and can cut through voluminous documents. He is an excellent draftsman ensuring complex schedules are easily understandable to the lay clients especially in cases where emotions are running high.’
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Louise Sapstead
‘Louise is a strong advocate, with impressive client care skills. She has an ability to work with all types of clients whilst being able to put across their case with ease. She also has an impressive knowledge base and ability to implement such into her submissions to the court.’
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Sian Waldron
 ‘Sian is a very hard working and diligent advocate. She fully prepares her cases and is a courteous opponent. She understands her clients and provides them with sensitive and realistic advice. She provides attendance notes promptly to instructing solicitors and highlights next steps to be taken.’

Rising stars

Rising Stars an der Bar sind Barrister zwischen vier und acht Jahren Berufserfahrung, die von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern als aufstrebende Mitglieder der Bar in ihren jeweiligen Fachbereichen angesehen werden. Sie sind bereits in hochkarätigen, komplexen und hochwertigen streitigen und nicht-streitigen Angelegenheiten tätig und arbeiten eng mit oder gegen führende Barrister.

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Thomas Duggan
‘Thomas is a highly gifted advocate and deals with cases in a sensitive, humane and professional manner. His personal warmth, integrity and honesty are qualities which are appreciated by many.'
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Zara Mahmood
‘Zara is extremely thorough. Her attention to detail is second to none. Not only is she an excellent barrister in legal terms, her personal touch with the clients is beyond compare.'
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George Smith
‘George is always well prepared, even on a short notice hearing. He is a strong advocate as well as respectful with a clear consideration of getting his clients' instructions put across in court.'