29 Bedford Row is highly ranked in Legal 500 2026 across Family Law

01 October 2025

29 Bedford Row remains ranked in the top tier for Family: divorce and financial remedy and Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators and in Tier 4 in the Family: children and domestic abuse tables in the 2026 Legal 500 UK Bar Guide published today.

With 52 barristers appearing in the guide across the core areas of family practice, 29 Bedford Row is particularly pleased to see four barristers ranked for the first time: Laura Heaton, Victoria Domenge and Nicholas Chapman are ranked in Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators section; while Lee Arnot makes his debut in Family: divorce and financial remedy. Laura, Nicholas and Lee also maintain existing rankings in other categories. Sassa-Ann Amaouche KC appears in the New Silk category in Family: divorce and financial remedy. 

It has also been a good year for barristers moving up the rankings with two silks and nine juniors all progressing by one band in various areas. Chambers has seen a particularly strong showing in the Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators section. Joint Heads of Chambers Alexis Campbell KC and Nicholas Allen KC move up to join colleague Ben Fearnley in tier 1 with three new entrants in tier 3.

29 Bedford Row's clerking team get special mention across the board with comments including: 'excellent team of clerks, who are very attentive and helpful', 'excellent, helpful, personable [clerks]', and 'very supportive clerks'.

Joint Head of Chambers Nicholas Allen KC said: “These results are reflective of the very strong year that we have had as a chambers. It’s particularly pleasing to see our talented juniors appear in the Legal 500 directory and to see recognition for our brilliant and hard-working clerking team. We’re very grateful to all our clients for taking the time to participate in the research process and for all their support both this year and over many years.”

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