Family Law Awards 2023
Shortlisted nominees: Categories decided by the Judging Panel

 

CORNWELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FAMILY LAW
Sponsored by 4PB

To be announced on the night 

 

FAMILY LAW ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
Sponsored by Lextox

Kathryn Cassells, Vaitilingham Kay 

Sarra Gravestock, Biscoes  

Marianna Michaelides, Bindmans 

Nicole Phillips, Family Law in Partnership 

Forum Shah, Dawson Cornwell 

Oscar Smith, Expatriate Law 

 

FAMILY LAW CASE OF THE YEAR

1 Hare Court, 29 Bedford Row, Goldsmith Chambers, Kingsley Napley, Lux Family Law (Traharne v Limb (2022) EWFC 27)

1GC, Brethertons, Goodman Ray, Harcourt Chambers (Re C (Surrogacy: consent) [2023] EWCA Civ 16)

29 Bedford Row, Blackstone Chambers, Coram Chambers, Pennington Manches Cooper (Villiers v Villiers)

29 Bedford Row, Family Law in Partnership, QEB (Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2023] EWFC 50)

Blackstone Chambers, Citizens Advice Family Legal Centre, Goldsmith Chambers, Lamb Building, Rights of Women, Secretary of State for Justice,(Re P (Service on Parent in a Refuge) [2023] EWHC 471 (Fam))

Coram Chambers, Hanne & Co (X v Y [2022] EWFC 95)

Coram Chambers, St Johns Chambers, Veale Wasbrough Vizards (Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648)

The 36 Group, Coram Chambers, Dawson Cornwell, Expatriate Law, QEB (Unger and another (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased and another) [2023] UKSC 22)

 

FAMILY LAW CHAMBERS OF THE YEAR: LONDON 
Sponsored by Hunters Law

1GC Family Law 

1 Hare Court 

4PB  

42BR Barristers  

7BR 

Coram Chambers 

Deka Chambers 

Harcourt Chambers
 

FAMILY LAW CHAMBERS OF THE YEAR: REGIONAL 
1 Crown Office Row
 

18 St John Street Chambers 

Crown Chambers 

KCH Garden Square 

Park Square Barristers 

Spire Barristers 

St John's Chambers 

Unit Chambers 

 

FAMILY LAW COMMUNITY INTERACTION AWARD 
Sponsored by Alphabiolabs

 

4PB 

Brachers Family Law 

Liz Fisher-Frank (Essex Law Clinic)  

Modern Families: Graeme Fraser, Yuliya Osudina, Dr Jan Ewing and Professor Anne Barlow  

Weightmans 

 

FAMILY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR: LONDON 
Sponsored by Evelyn Partners

 

Bindmans LLP  

Dawson Cornwell 

Harbottle & Lewis LLP 

Hunters Law LLP 

Levison Meltzer Pigott 

Osbornes Law 

Wilson Solicitors LLP 

Withers

 

FAMILY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR: MIDLANDS AND WALES 
Sponsored by KCH Garden Square

 

Brethertons Solicitors 

Charles Strachan Solicitors 

Family Law Group  

First Line Family Law 

Hopkins Law 

Shakespeare Martineau 

Sills & Betteridge LLP 


FAMILY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR: NORTH 

BBS Law 

Lake Legal 

Major Family Law  

Myerson Solicitors LLP 

Slater Heelis 

Stephensons 

Stowe Family Law 

 

FAMILY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR: SOUTH 
Sponsored by Deka Chambers

 

Brethertons Solicitors  

Birketts LLP     

Corbett Le Quesne  

Duncan Lewis 

              Hedges Law                 

Lyons Davidson

 

FAMILY LAW INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Ampla Finance

 

Class Legal - Document Manager 

OurFamilyWizard 

The Mediation Space LLP  

The Co-Parent Way: Essentials Course 

The Divorce Surgery Form E Tool 

Splittingup.com 

 
 
FAMILY LAW JUNIOR BARRISTER OF THE YEAR 

Mani Singh Basi, 4PB 

Ruth Cabeza, Harcourt Chambers  

Kathryn Cronin, GC Law 

Lisa Edmunds, Unit Chambers 

Edward Lamb, Deka Chambers 

Dr Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers 

Srishti Suresh, Coram Chambers 

Josh Viney, 1 Hare Court 

 

FAMILY LAW PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by AJ Chambers

 

Rachel Carter, Wollens 

Edward Cooke, Edward Cooke Family Law 

Alison Leivesley, Bindmans LLP  

Carolina Marin Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell 

Adeeba Naseem, Duncan Lewis 

Richard Port MBE, George Green 

Ursula Rice, Family First Solicitors 

Sarah Williams, Payne Hicks Beach 
 

FAMILY LAW KC OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Cansford labs
 

Charles Hale KC, 4PB  

Michael Horton KC, Coram Chambers  

Rachel Langdale KC, 7BR 

June Venters KC, Venters 

Aidan Vine KC, Harcourt Chambers 

 

FAMILY LAW YOUNG BARRISTER OF THE YEAR

Henrietta Boyle, 1 Hare Court 

Paige Campbell, Harcourt Chambers  

Beth Hibbert, 1GC 

Eve Robinson, 36 Family 

Frankie Shama, 4PB 

Louise Verroken-Jones, 1GC

 

FAMILY LAW YOUNG SOLICITOR OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by 1GC

 

Polly Broad, Harbottle & Lewis 

Dom Christophers, Ribet Myles 

Brooke Dempsey, Lake Legal 

Hannah Hayward, Penningtons Manches Cooper  

Jessica Leech, Wilson Browne 

Felicia Munde, Stewarts 

 

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAWYER OF THE YEAR 
 

Mani Singh Basi, 4PB 

Edward Bennett, Harcourt Chambers 

Simon Craddock, Brethertons 

Martha Gray, Harcourt Chambers 

Lily Mottahedan, 1 Hare Court 

Alexandra Tribe, Expatriate Law

 

FAMILY LAW CHILDREN TEAM OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by New Court Chambers

Anthony Collins 

Hanne & Co  

Harcourt Chambers 

The Family Law Company 

Ringrose Law  

Sills & Betteridge LLP

 

FAMILY LAW FINANCIAL REMEDIES TEAM OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Class Legal
1 Hare Court 

Fair Result 

Hunters Law LLP 

Sills & Betteridge LLP 

Ribet Myles 

Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice 

 

FAMILY LAW WORKPLACE OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Sills & Betteridge
 

Hill Dickinson LLP 

Cafcass  

Clarion 

Woodfines Solicitors 

Stowe Family Law 

Harbottle & Lewis LLP

 

FAMILY LAW CLERKING TEAM OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Opus 2 Lex
 

1 Crown Office Row 

1GC Family Law 

18 St John Street Chambers  

42BR Barristers  

7BR  

Westgate Chambers

FAMILY LAW LEGAL SUPPORT OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by 1 Crown Office Row

BBS Law 

Corbett Le Quesne  

Dawson Cornwell 

The Family Law Company  

Optimal Solicitors 

Stephens Scown 
 

FAMILY LAW COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by OurFamilyWizard
42BR Barristers 

Mani Singh Basi, 4PB 

Ceri Boland, First Line Family Law  

Jo O'Sullivan, O’Sullivan Family Law 

James Pirrie, Family Law in Partnership 

The Pump Court Family Law Podcast 

Talking Family Law: The Resolution Podcast 

Sarah Williams, Payne Hicks Beach LLP

 

Shortlisted nominees: Categories to be voted for online by the family law community.
Voting is now closed.


FAMILY LAW CHAMPION 
Sponsored by Eurofins

Rachel Carter, Wollens 

James Evans, OurFamilyWizard 

Lizzie Keogh, Corbett Le Quesne 

Katharine Landells, Withers pFDRs 

Jo O’Sullivan, O’Sullivan Family Law 

Marjana Uddin, Taylor Rose