Expertise
Family: Children
With over 40 barristers, including five much sought-after KCs, they are the go-to team for local authorities, parents and children in the most complex private and public law cases. Members appear at every level of the family courts, including regular appearances in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
“Parklane Plowden’s team are prompt to reply and approachable, run great training events, and are an all-round fabulous set.”
Chambers UK 2025
“Parklane Plowden is well-known for its ‘strength and depth of family barristers’.”
Legal 500 2025
Family: Children
Our team of specialist children law barristers have a long-established reputation for expertise in both Private and Public law proceedings. Members are adept at dealing with the most difficult disputes over children’s welfare and are renowned for their approach in dealing with cases of a sensitive nature.
Experienced, approachable and supported by a highly-regarded clerking team, we are Counsel of choice for Local Authorities, parents and children in the most complex cases. Our members appear at every level of the family courts, including regular appearances in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Boasting more than 40 barristers, including five much sought-after KCs, our family children law team are regarded as one the strongest on circuit. Members routinely appear in significant reported children law cases and several members are recognised by legal directories as leaders in their field, considered, ‘a strong set of barristers, with a wide variety of skills and personalities’ … “real strength and depth in private children law matters from solid emerging junior group through to senior juniors.” [Legal 500, 2021].
Both barristers and clerks recognise the pressures that solicitor clients face daily, as well as the emotional pressures experienced by lay clients. Our objective is to ease the burden on both.
We are proud of our dedicated and highly experienced family law team headed by Julia Nelson and superbly clerked by Stephen Render who is a regular recipient of plaudits from solicitors for his awareness and knowledge.
