Sponsors

42BR

Headline Sponsor

Over the last year, 42BR's Family team membership has grown to consist of over 60 specialist barristers. The team covers the full spectrum of family and matrimonial law, with acknowledged strength in Public and Private Law Childcare matters. The team has a growing reputation in Financial Remedies and are specialists in International and Humans Rights, Child Abduction and Adoption Act Applicants.

Our committed team of clerks are dedicated to providing outstanding levels of service and support to all our clients and recognise the distressing nature of family law proceedings. We explore all avenues, both court and non-court based, to minimise the financial and emotional stresses of disputes. Most recently we have introduced a specialist ADR team, offering private FDRs, mediation, and family arbitration to ease the burden family separations can have on individuals.

 

 

2DRJ

Situated in the heart of the Inner Temple, 2DRJ have built and continue to develop a solid and powerful reputation as a Chambers specialising in both Family and Criminal Law. This is a reflection of our dedication to excellence, unwavering commitment to our clients, and the expertise we offer across our practice areas. The trust and respect we've garnered over time are a direct result of the hard work, professionalism, and integrity of our barristers. We take pride in our ability to consistently deliver exceptional results, often in complex and highly sensitive cases. What truly sets us apart is our unique blend of legal expertise, strategic thinking, and personalized service that we provide to each client. By focusing on understanding their individual needs, we tailor our approach to ensure the most effective representation. As we continue to grow and expand, we remain committed to maintaining the high standards that have allowed us to establish such a powerful standing in the legal field. It’s this combination of expertise, client-first mentality, and a dedication to excellence that has positioned our chambers as a trusted and reliable name in law.

 

 

AlphaBiolabs

Drug, Alcohol & DNA testing for legal matters

At AlphaBiolabs our customers trust us to provide the highest possible standard of service, and fast, accurate results. 

We are proud to sponsor the Family Law Community Interaction Award once again, as we understand the importance 
of making a marked difference to the communities in which family law operates.

Our Giving Back charity donation campaign is testimony to this, where we support local communities, by donating to charities
that are close to the heart of our clients.

And here are a few more reasons to trust AlphaBiolabs for your Drug, Alcohol & DNA testing…

•    Rapid results from our UK laboratory
•    Widest range of drugs tested
•    User-friendly reports accepted in every UK family court
•    Hair, nail, urine and oral fluid samples analysed
•    ISO 17025 UKAS-accredited testing laboratory (No. 2773)
•    Member of the Society of Hair Testing with analysis carried out to internationally agreed standards
•    All pricing within Legal Aid Agency rates
•    Price Match Promise – we will beat any like-for-like quote by 5%
•    Expert advice and a dedicated Case Manager to fully manage your instruction
•    Innovative and FREE Drug Screen Plus service
•    Sample collections from any location within 24 48 hours of instruction
•    FREE legally-instructed sample collections at our nationwide Walk-in Centres

Contact details

0333 600 1300
testing@alphabiolabs.com
 

 

 

Cansford Laboratories

Cansford Laboratories is an award-winning UKAS-accredited drug, alcohol and DNA testing lab, with the reputation of having the fastest turnaround time for samples in the UK. So, for example if you instruct us to collect from your client on the Monday, you’ll get the results on Friday the same week. It takes just three working days from the sample being booked in at our lab to court admissible results – so there’s no fuss, no delay – all evidenced and underpinned via our 30 years-plus experience of supporting family law professionals. Please get in touch if we can help your next case.

 

 

Deka Chambers

Deka’s Family Team continues to thrive, with specialist barristers practising across the full breadth of family law. The team is highly regarded in both Public and Private Law Children matters and is recognised for its approachable, conscientious approach and consistent delivery of excellent outcomes.
 
Our barristers appear regularly in the Family Court and High Court, often involved from the earliest stages of proceedings through to final and fact-finding hearings. The team is adept at handling urgent and short-notice matters, including applications for Emergency Protection Orders, Deprivation of Liberty, and other proceedings under the Inherent Jurisdiction.
 
In addition, our barristers are experienced in complex cross-border children cases. This includes matters involving jurisdictional disputes (in both public and private law), the recognition and enforcement of foreign orders, 1980 Hague Abduction Convention applications, cases involving female genital mutilation and forced marriage, international adoption, international relocation, and issues under the 1996 Hague Convention.
 
As part of a multi-disciplinary set, our family law expertise is further strengthened by collaboration with colleagues in other practice areas—enabling a comprehensive approach when cases intersect with civil or criminal law.
 
The team is supported by an award-winning clerking team, recognised in the 2024 legal directories for their outstanding service and support

 

 

Harcourt Chambers

With a proud heritage dating back to the early 1800s, Harcourt Chambers stands as one of the UK's most established and highly regarded specialist family law sets. Based in London’s historic Temple and in Oxford, Harcourt is home to over 70 barristers, including leading KCs and rising stars, all dedicated exclusively to family law.
Renowned for its depth of expertise in both public and private children law, Harcourt is regularly instructed in some of the most complex and sensitive cases, including international child abduction, relocation, adoption, and cases involving serious allegations of abuse, non-accidental injury, and child death. The set also has a strong reputation for its work in international family law, including transnational spousal abandonment and jurisdictional disputes.
Harcourt’s financial remedy team continues to grow in prominence, acting in high-value and intricate cases involving trusts, businesses, and overseas assets. The chambers also leads in Alternative Dispute Resolution, offering arbitration, mediation, private FDRs, and early neutral evaluation, supported by bespoke ADR suites at its Temple and Oxford locations.
The clerking team, led by Chambers Director Simon Boutwood and Senior Clerk Matthew Molloy, is known across the profession for its exceptional service, approachability, and attention to detail—ensuring a seamless experience for solicitors and clients alike.
With a legacy built on excellence, advocacy, and innovation, Harcourt Chambers remains at the forefront of modern family law.

 

OurFamilyWizard

OurFamilyWizard is a co-parent communication platform to assist parents before, during, or after the divorce and separation process. It provides a safe and neutral environment for communication to be monitored whereby key issues about the child(ren) can be resolved. OurFamilyWizard is regularly used by parents who are going through the court process to resolve their child arrangement and finance matters. It is also regularly used by those who are using out-of-court resolution methods to support parents with their communication and prevent them from returning to court, where applicable.

 

 

ParentAssess

ParentAssess is the most widely recognised and accepted specialist parenting assessment framework in England, currently being utilised by over 80% of Local Authorities. The framework is versatile and can be used to assess any parent at any stage from early intervention to care proceedings. It can be undertaken with or without a cognitive assessment. Established in 2016 by Sarah Lowe, ParentAssess emerged from a need for a more supportive, flexible assessment model that could be easily understood by families and those working in family law. 
 
The framework operates in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 guidance. Our principles are aligned with this guidance, emphasising the importance of building positive, trusting, and cooperative relationships with parents and carers to provide tailored support to families. ParentAssess is recognised in the Good Practice Guidance on Working with Parents with a Learning Disability (Bristol University, 2021) as a good practice framework.
As well as our main training, we now offer additional workshops across the UK and internationally to support and develop all working with parents and families

 

 

Sills & Betteridge

Independently recognised for outstanding results and service, Sills & Betteridge LLP is a full-service personal and commercial services law firm now heading into its 265th year.

Unrivalled regionally in many areas of practice, they have 18 offices in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the East Midlands.  

The Legal 500 recognises Sills & Betteridge LLP as a Leading Law Firm with the Family Team achieving the highest accolade of ‘Top Tier’ status. The firm is currently position 160 in the UK200 Independents Report placing the practice among the UK’s best performing law firms.