Shortlisted Bar Pro Bono Junior Barrister of the Year – Jo Porter and Jo Brown.
We are delighted and proud both Jo Porter and Jo Brown have been shortlisted for the Advocate Bar Pro Bono Junior Barrister of the Year.
The awards are an opportunity to highlight the incredible pro bono achievements of the Bar and celebrate our #AccessToJustice champions and unsung #ProBonoHeroes.
The winners will be announced on 2nd November at Middle Temple Hall. To see a full list of all nominations across categories click here.
Good luck to all of the nominees and congratulations on the amazing ProBono work you do for Advocate. #WeDoProBono
Barbara Mills KC standing for Bar Council elections.
The Bar Council the governing body of the Bar in England and Wales, represented by a membership of 115 barristers has elections open for voting from today for all barristers to cast their votes. The representatives consider and implement general policy with regard to all matters affecting the Bar, and they also represent and support barristers and the Bar.
Our very own Barbara Mills KC is standing for election in the Self-employed King’s Counsel category.
Please show your support for Barbara by casting your vote via MyBar here
4PB Welcome 2022/ 2023 Pupil Cohort
We are delighted to welcome our fabulous three pupils to chambers today.
To read more about each of them, please click on the links below.
Nadia Campbell Brunton
Kieran Ball
Alexandra Halliday
4PB Welcomes 2021/22 pupil cohort to Tenancy
4PB are delighted to announce both Olivia Gaunt and Katherine Broger Bareham, our 2021/ 2022 pupil cohort have successfully completed their pupillage and join us as tenants as of 3rd October 2022.
Join us in congratulating, them both.
Kent Resolution Family Law Day
Chris Barnes, Charlotte Baker and Ralph Marnham delivered a talk at the Kent Resolution Family Law Day on Friday 1st September 2022. The talk provided a children case update alongside a focus on internal and International relocation cases. The panel also take a look at ‘Domestic Abuse in the Family Courts’ and ‘Controlling and Coercive Behavior’.
Charlotte Baker writes an article for Resolution, The Review, on ‘Controlling and coercive
behavior: looking beyond the label’. Charlotte looks at what it means to prepare cases where there are allegations of controlling and coercive behavior and the time, resources, and considerable care required.
4PB delighted with 2023 Legal 500 Rankings
4PB are delighted to have been ranked Tier 1 by the Legal 500 for the 7th year in a row in Children Law: Public/Private. 85% of our Silks are ranked, 35% of which ranked Tier 1. Juniors have also done superbly well with 36% ranked and two Rising Stars.
We are also proud of our top tier Finance team, 35% of whom have been ranked in Divorce and Financial Remedy.