Welcome
Harcourt Chambers is a leading family law set, recommended for both children law and family finance, which also has a strong reputation in civil litigation.
Based in the Temple and in Oxford, it is home to two well-known family silks Frances Judd QC and John Vater QC, two associate silks (Christopher Sharp QC and Susan Jacklin QC) and to 41 junior barristers, many of whom are acknowledged as leading practitioners in their fields.
Over the past decade, Harcourt Chambers has gone from strength to strength. It has grown significantly in size, it has an ever-expanding client-base, and its members are regularly to be found in high profile and legally important cases at first instance and appellate level.
If you have used us before, then you will appreciate already what sets us apart from other chambers. If not, we encourage you to discover for yourself the quality of our advocacy, advice and client-care, our genuine strength in depth, and our modern and approachable style.
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Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce John Vater’s appointment as Queen’s Counsel in the list published on 29th February. The silk ceremony was held on Friday 30th March.
It is a prestigious award and received only by those who have demonstrated excellence in advocacy in the higher courts. Anyone who has seen John in court will attest to his exceptional skills and it is a fitting and well-deserved appointment.
John will join our Head of Chambers, Frances Judd QC as Queen’s Counsel, specialising in the law relating to children and vulnerable adults, which also serves to confirm Harcourt Chambers strength in depth and its position as a leading family law set.
Following the annoucement John commented
"I am absolutely thrilled with my appointment. But what delights me even more is that it gives everyone in Chambers something to celebrate and be proud of. I have been incredibly lucky to be surrounded by such loyal and talented barristers, clerks and instructing solicitors. I am absolutely clear in my mind that, but for all of them, this would never have happened. I can say with complete confidence that we will all have much to celebrate in the coming years."
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