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title: Family Law
url: https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/
updated: 2026-08-27T11:53:27Z
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# Family Law

- [Home Page](https://www.3djb.co.uk/)
- Family Law

![Expert advice across every area of family law](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/ijmdemi0/untitled.jpg?rxy=0.6392660257215079,0.4895772189534409&width=534&height=800&v=1dd0a0c2d088000&hmac=2b37bb649c497d6bae9885e662d02b3ab0fb6250af1ec92f8160002c05dd2af4)

## Expert advice across every area of family law

3DJB maintains a strong reputation in all areas of Family Law. In particular we specialise in Family Finance, Children Act applications, care proceedings, property disputes between cohabitees and Islamic Law. Our barristers combine expert negotiation skills with formidable advocacy to ensure the best, and often early, outcome for clients.

## Our full range of expertise covers:

### Public Children Law
[Members of Chambers represent local authorities, parents, guardians, extended family members and interveners in proceedings brought by the state in respect of children.
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/public-children-law/ "Public Children Law")

### Private Children Law
[The family team is highly experienced in representing parents and other family members covering the range of disputes. Member of Chambers have recently been involved in high profile and precedent-setting cases.
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/private-children-law/ "Private Children Law")

### Domestic Violence & Injuctions
[Members of Chambers represent applicants or respondents in urgent or non urgent domestic violence and injunction cases. The Family Team is highly experienced in represent vulnerable clients including children.
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/domestic-abuse-and-injunctions/ "Domestic Violence & Injuctions")

### International Children Law
[The Family Team offers expert advice on child law cases with an international element – including relocation, child abduction and forced marriage protection cases.
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/international-family-law/ "International Children Law")

### Family Finance and Property
[The Family Team provides expert advice advocacy in all areas of ancillary relief and TOLATA cases.
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/family-finance/ "Family Finance and Property")

### Court of Protection
[The Family Team offers guidance and representation to help make decisions on financial or welfare matters for people who can't make decisions at the time they need to be made (they 'lack mental capacity').
Find out more](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-work/family-law/ "Court of Protection")

![Building](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/rbqhxlvm/untitled-19-1.png?rxy=0,0.5&width=534&height=800&v=1dcf436227e8300&hmac=5ea98b559709e1b2034662920624e006ac50fcb64747a874b50283f8b9a5fd8e)

## We are proud that several of our barristers are ranked in Legal Directories

Please see individual entries for more details.

- Currently Lisa Peacock, Emily Beer and Amy Stout are ranked in the Legal 500 as Leading Juniors in Children Law.
- Elizabeth Wark is ranked as Rising Star in that category
- Peter Wilkinson is ranked as a Leading Junior in Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and Luke Barnes as a Leading Junior in Private Client: Trusts and Probate.

## Our family law team

[Download Shortlist](https://www.3djb.co.uk/umbraco/surface/person/downloadshortlistpdf "Download Shortlist")

[!\[Lisa Peacock\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/d11effz0/lp.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd096c88e54e30&hmac=73c1aba118afc764cc8ce10468962f4199ff7bd4c80ac8b7e60d478a5364f6a4)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/lisa-peacock/)

### [Lisa Peacock](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/lisa-peacock/)

                Call 1992

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/lisa-peacock/

Shortlist

[!\[Richard Budworth\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/ycail0gt/rbud.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd096d6b4d5ba0&hmac=671219708169d1e357fe6b095060bffd44c13363055122202ec6d51a49c9d5c3)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/richard-budworth/)

### [Richard Budworth](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/richard-budworth/)

                Call 1982

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/richard-budworth/

Shortlist

[!\[Ayesha Hasan\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/v50ferop/ah.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd097685edd490&hmac=58f2ae617da55f05a5814cb1bee9613fe578f1d8658c97911b7c4376bb8ae0b4)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ayesha-hasan/)

### [Ayesha Hasan](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ayesha-hasan/)

                Call 1987

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ayesha-hasan/

Shortlist

[!\[Judith Maxwell\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/nqxpk4yk/jmm.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e33ab5e7b0&hmac=0f13ab93952d888acf887561dcdcf9f264a769d97a76c2843c58ab37235bf6e1)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-maxwell/)

### [Judith Maxwell](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-maxwell/)

                Call 1988

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-maxwell/

Shortlist

[!\[Norman Moss\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/pdqbm2dy/nm.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e4cd854260&hmac=0ccc522109820091e1ab63036af55f2993980325cc06965ca25bb59140c6d2b0)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/norman-moss/)

### [Norman Moss](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/norman-moss/)

                Call 1990

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/norman-moss/

Shortlist

[!\[Victoria Teggin\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/0j0eencv/vt.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e58b260750&hmac=be5edee699c0ad099eeb39e238ebe7f89d03c7ff88b0610bc5b274ab1ebac4e6)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/victoria-teggin/)

### [Victoria Teggin](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/victoria-teggin/)

                Call 1990

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/victoria-teggin/

Shortlist

[!\[Matthew Hellens\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/y1idgayj/silhouette.jpg?rxy=0.5260130494505495,0.4807692307692308&width=242&height=242&v=1dd2bea15cdbf90&hmac=76a52a5019dac8e61731ba51218919ce5d0a8d67154509baec9b60522c5af9c3)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/matthew-hellens/)

### [Matthew Hellens](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/matthew-hellens/)

                Call 1992

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/matthew-hellens/

Shortlist

[!\[Catherine Le Quesne\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/oi4lncem/clq.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e70ac2adf0&hmac=3f1b0b4473811d66b3869d689d5473a1798a34b5e56d58b7bc27a1e1aec928bc)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-le-quesne/)

### [Catherine Le Quesne](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-le-quesne/)

                Call 1993

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-le-quesne/

Shortlist

[!\[Sandra Fisher\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/y1idgayj/silhouette.jpg?rxy=0.5260130494505495,0.4807692307692308&width=242&height=242&v=1dd2bea15cdbf90&hmac=76a52a5019dac8e61731ba51218919ce5d0a8d67154509baec9b60522c5af9c3)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/sandra-fisher/)

### [Sandra Fisher](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/sandra-fisher/)

                Call 1993

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/sandra-fisher/

Shortlist

[!\[Katie Williams-Howes\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/5kzflrpb/kwh.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e8f584d5b0&hmac=e66e5f3cdae24b5711fcc368aee1920f62b7e148894e61ca9f6118837cf7e3de)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katie-williams-howes/)

### [Katie Williams-Howes](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katie-williams-howes/)

                Call 1993

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katie-williams-howes/

Shortlist

[!\[Jessica Redford\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/oaqn2zos/jr.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28e95f95d990&hmac=300169c65dcb6f46dd68b08c75ef62e5ac1a56cbdad74ea9a16d3bb88fccbc33)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jessica-redford/)

### [Jessica Redford](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jessica-redford/)

                Call 1994

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jessica-redford/

Shortlist

[!\[Judith Mayhew\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/xnvcfmao/jam.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28eb74315a80&hmac=1950ad8d0f0eda3300a8db7086eed32cbb9012572cbb775e12f1c1bade7430d9)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-mayhew/)

### [Judith Mayhew](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-mayhew/)

                Call 2000

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/judith-mayhew/

Shortlist

[!\[Neil Kerr\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/1mupm5gf/nk.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28ebcb121b50&hmac=bac9a92486641b796084ba6c3abaafddc4a9ad631de4b74ab612dc37f7e69426)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/neil-kerr/)

### [Neil Kerr](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/neil-kerr/)

                Call 2001

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/neil-kerr/

Shortlist

[!\[Catherine Piskolti\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/xflbvled/cp.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd28ff3ab07fc0&hmac=80ac0eae8b1ab45b547e948a315a8ff8bdfe92bac2c153d3637cfe9e23a11235)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-piskolti/)

### [Catherine Piskolti](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-piskolti/)

                Call 2003

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/catherine-piskolti/

Shortlist

[!\[Emily Beer\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/gzgllrkg/eb.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29002ddbc7e0&hmac=4097ebc2109a1de2f3ba2d04984706de661bfe9150dd4f112ca274aa81dd4c51)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/emily-beer/)

### [Emily Beer](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/emily-beer/)

                Call 2004

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/emily-beer/

Shortlist

[!\[Monica Nayyar\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/4dnpzl2t/mn.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29011ae479b0&hmac=c426c37d677551cf8e46c0fe11579444ce6f7df0c8261041f276963f3d1cc280)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/monica-nayyar/)

### [Monica Nayyar](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/monica-nayyar/)

                Call 2004

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/monica-nayyar/

Shortlist

[!\[Briony Palmer\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/afbb41lf/bp.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd2901c6bf8810&hmac=ac5d670e592dff24b4e5fcea9a334fcff5706292dfce658f8aad27ceda3261d4)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/briony-palmer/)

### [Briony Palmer](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/briony-palmer/)

                Call 2009

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/briony-palmer/

Shortlist

[!\[Ben Birtchnell\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/czfexbht/bb.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd2902b2612fd0&hmac=8a8e4e3e7f9f657124c17fe1ba16427f64fec1217777d602b2005071d5a29fd8)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ben-birtchnell/)

### [Ben Birtchnell](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ben-birtchnell/)

                Call 2009

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ben-birtchnell/

Shortlist

[!\[Amy Stout\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/u50fnly4/ajs.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd2903c2366b90&hmac=583676bd3f3fc05c24f0c0e27df74f66b0e174ac65eed8f431166a8af1eb70c0)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/amy-stout/)

### [Amy Stout](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/amy-stout/)

                Call 2013

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/amy-stout/

Shortlist

[!\[Ruth Hitschmann\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/5owhcydj/rh.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29048f453b70&hmac=7d0e2bdabbc08153f54ccf4a66ada76aaf34387d7c64dbadf6d1607e519249b6)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ruth-hitschmann/)

### [Ruth Hitschmann](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ruth-hitschmann/)

                Call 2014 (Solicitor 2006)

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/ruth-hitschmann/

Shortlist

[!\[Anushka Kangesu\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/midp520s/ak.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29052789cae0&hmac=96e7e464566639565f6f2aea2df5c4703da7638b70aeca42ffe7d882922c777f)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/anushka-kangesu/)

### [Anushka Kangesu](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/anushka-kangesu/)

                Call 2014

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/anushka-kangesu/

Shortlist

[!\[Katherine Gittins\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/t3jlr31k/kg.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd2905f2d4f1c0&hmac=69a4f9bb1825626ca0ac684105ddd8e752594594117b85f3c39f915598cd27ab)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katherine-gittins/)

### [Katherine Gittins](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katherine-gittins/)

                Call 2014

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/katherine-gittins/

Shortlist

[!\[Laura Wakeford\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/a3qle3a4/lw.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29068beb2910&hmac=549b5cb5df67d58be316d3f3ec2e12542c49d80ab7fd7034ea353c486b580696)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laura-wakeford/)

### [Laura Wakeford](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laura-wakeford/)

                Call 2016

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laura-wakeford/

Shortlist

[!\[Haroon Rana\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/lhqhpwmg/hr.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd29073c8d0e50&hmac=2f8eb41c2e2d0d82a4cc7928c2c7c02a86aaa90cd67316f85dfd5ce405aa1779)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/haroon-rana/)

### [Haroon Rana](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/haroon-rana/)

                Call 2018 (Solicitor 2007)

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/haroon-rana/

Shortlist

[!\[Elizabeth Wark\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/iguacyp1/ew.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290809444850&hmac=a18130fc05caae67803c61b86ae9743e5e6ca1e0af873ea5f6d9597dad4214a6)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/elizabeth-wark/)

### [Elizabeth Wark](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/elizabeth-wark/)

                Call 2018

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/elizabeth-wark/

Shortlist

[!\[Joanne Boyle \](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/klgfgwwy/jeb.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd2908aefff4b0&hmac=6dbe41e757ec0410fceb8aa119b3996ea09e2a1106e0b0045d7622a51c761e86)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/joanne-boyle/)

### [Joanne Boyle](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/joanne-boyle/)

                Call 2019

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/joanne-boyle/

Shortlist

[!\[Laurence Cooper\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/5ptlb20z/lvc.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290a468adba0&hmac=655bb45cea6c4f698079ed8879281d5205e9a6bde5e5073275c0f235687751a0)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laurence-cooper/)

### [Laurence Cooper](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laurence-cooper/)

                Call 2021

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/laurence-cooper/

Shortlist

[!\[Shazia Haider-Shah\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/y1tl3sg4/shs.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290b0a02fd10&hmac=4dde3258528bdb73cc633cda31c7f015e7c04d36fc474a8c0196a9e56a5661f2)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/shazia-haider-shah/)

### [Shazia Haider-Shah](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/shazia-haider-shah/)

                Call 2021 (Solicitor 1996)

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/shazia-haider-shah/

Shortlist

[!\[Georgia Fineberg\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/bsapcc5x/gf.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290c0c4cf7a0&hmac=370a4a35c0e2c88dae24c22e1d65bd05c4e96d7fcc871b8706e8718539e656e3)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/georgia-fineberg/)

### [Georgia Fineberg](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/georgia-fineberg/)

                Call 2022

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/georgia-fineberg/

Shortlist

[!\[Indira Varma \](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/b0yjwlwb/iv.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290d6a944b00&hmac=1d09fb1080356a26c0b5967af6d0f3476663d3aef0d58a689bf80485fafc4c8d)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/indira-varma/)

### [Indira Varma](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/indira-varma/)

                Call 2023

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/indira-varma/

Shortlist

[!\[Tara Dunne\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/t2kecavv/td-1.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd5c9772debd00&hmac=b00ad7c7a4206edfdcc8634622ed8f2b163210abc1fcfce4e9a3805afdc9436a)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/tara-dunne/)

### [Tara Dunne](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/tara-dunne/)

                Call 2021

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/tara-dunne/

Shortlist

[!\[Leo Graves\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/tiud3o5v/lg.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290e59145a90&hmac=25423ca7a9a6d01a8d1072dfa464fb24f7967affe7f6b553be04de6731c12ff3)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/leo-graves/)

### [Leo Graves](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/leo-graves/)

                Call 2021

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/leo-graves/

Shortlist

[!\[Jade Lee\](https://www.3djb.co.uk/media/jpmhxl1s/jl.jpg?width=242&height=242&v=1dd290f7ae61450&hmac=0dc446628073d234e704efd97c4f2dfd6a4946d7b4497aa44bcb5e656240fadf)](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jade-lee/)

### [Jade Lee](https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jade-lee/)

                Call 2024

https://www.3djb.co.uk/our-people/barristers/jade-lee/

Shortlist

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