29 Bedford Row welcomes four new members

15 October 2025

29 Bedford Row is delighted to announce that John Chapman (2003), Tara Lyons (2005), Mark Ablett (2014), and Samara Brackley (2016) join chambers from Pump Court Chambers with effect from today. All four have considerable expertise in financial remedies work and each also has additional specialisation in private children, cohabitation/Schedule 1, and/or inheritance and probate work. 

Alexis Campbell KC and Nicholas Allen KC, Joint Heads of Chambers, said: “John, Tara, Mark, and Samara have flourished at Pump Court Chambers over many years and have rightly developed a very loyal following amongst their instructing solicitors. We are delighted, however, that they have all decided to take the next steps in their careers with us. All four are well known to most of us at 29BR and our professional clients. We are excited to welcome them as colleagues and friends and look forward to many successful years ahead.”

Pictured here (left to right): John Chapman, Tara Lyons, Mark Ablett, and Samara Brackley.

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