Welcome to Coram Chambers
We are a leading specialist set providing an outstanding service in our core areas of family law, as well as associated areas of civil practice including judicial review, human rights, mental health and care standards.
Chambers was founded in 1999 by members of 4 Brick Court and Queen Elizabeth Buildings. Chambers now has 65 barristers based in Fulwood Place in the heart of London. From the outset, Chambers has demonstrated a strong commitment to both publicly funded and private client work. We enjoy a strong and consistent reputation for client focused representation in all our areas of practice.
Members of Chambers act in leading cases, and we continue to be at the forefront of practice in key areas of family law, including public and private law children cases, adoption, wardship and the international movement of children. In addition, Chambers has key strengths in family finance and money cases. We are a centre of excellence in our areas of expertise and are recognised as a set which ‘delivers results’ (Legal 500). Members are regarded as highly committed and give ‘their hearts and souls to cases’ (Chambers and Partners).
Our experienced team of clerks are renowned for their dedication, attention to detail and reliability. They ensure that professional and lay clients receive an efficient, friendly and bespoke service.
Legal Headlines
Logistics company launches pay-as-you-go barristers
A logistics company known for its distinctive Eddie Stobart lorries has launched a legal service to help the public cut the cost of legal disputes by linking clients directly with barristers without the need for a solicitor. ::: Law Gazette
Defendant pledges to stop 'fantasy' tweets about Gulf Keystone
A Twitter user has promised to stop posting "fantasy information" about an oil company on the site after the firm took legal action. ::: Guardian
Barristers may strike, Criminal Bar attacks government over 'duplicity'
Max Hill QC the head of the Criminal Bar Association is to raise the spectre of strike action by criminal barristers across England and Wales in protest at cuts in fees and legal aid reforms. ::: Guardian
Media wins judicial review over Dale Farm footage grab
A coalition of UK broadcasters and the NUJ has won a judicial review at the Court of Appeal overturning a decision forcing them to hand over unbroadcast footage from last October's Dale Farm evictions to Essex Police. ::: Press Gazette ::: Independent ::: BBC
Judge says urinating at Exmoor lay-by not a nuisance
Motorists spending a penny in a remote Exmoor lay-by have left an elderly couple with a huge legal bill after the Court of Appeal turned down their plea to close the pull-in. ::: Western Daily Press
BCCI liquidators to stand down after $1.7bn, 21-year wind-down
Liquidators of the collapsed Bank of Credit and Commerce International are to stand down after 21 years orchestrating one of the longest corporate wind downs in history, which was revealed to have cost $1.7bn on Thursday. ::: Financial Times (registration) ::: Guardian
