We are pleased to announce the opening of our @1kbwChambers essay competition. The competition is open to undergraduates, law school students and anyone searching for a family law pupillage. Click here to enter: 1kbw.co.uk/careers/mini-pupi… The winner will receive a mini pupillage and the runner up will be invited to participate in a panel discussion with members of chambers about the issues raised in the essay competition and to discuss life and pupillage at 1KBW and the family bar generally. #Pupillage #FamilyLaw

Delighted @1kbwChambers to have won the London Set of the Year at the @ClassLegalUK Financial Remedies Awards last night. Special congratulations also goes to our Head of Chambers @JamesRoberts_ who was awarded Silk of the Year. #FRAwards26

We are delighted to announce that our full day Child Abduction Conference will be returning on Thursday, 4 February 2027. Join us for our flagship international children law conference, where leading practitioners and experts explore the latest developments shaping the field, at IET London: Savoy Place. To register early interest and join the conference mailing list please email: [email protected]

We are delighted to announce that Deborah Eaton KC won Family Law Silk of the Year @thelegal500 Bar Awards 2026! Many congratulations to Deborah and all the other winners from us @1kbwChambers

We are pleased to announce that @1kbwChambers is shortlisted as Financial Remedies London Chambers the Year at the @ClassLegalUK Financial Remedies Awards 2026, and many congratulations to @JamesRoberts_ and @hjwoliver, who have both been shortlisted as Financial Remedies Silk of the Year. The Financial Remedies Awards aim to recognise professionals and organisations who have demonstrated innovation, integrity, and excellence in advancing financial remedies law, procedure, and best practices. The full shortlist can be viewed here: classlegal.com/blogs/knowled… The Awards will take place on Thursday 15th October 2026 in the Nobel Suite at the Shaw Theatre, Pullman St Pancras.

We are delighted to announce our third Public Law Children video podcast in the series 1KBW: Go Beyond the Threshold on Thursday 24th September at 3.30pm. To register for this video podcast please email: [email protected] In the third session Martha Holmes talks to @joelandman_ and @AndreaW1KBW about: Parentage, parental responsibility, and party status within care proceedings, and in particular the practical challenges that arise when the court is required to determine who should be involved in proceedings and what role they should play; and DOLS and the implications of A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2026] UKSC 16. The video podcast will run for 30 minutes and will cover these two topics, with time for discussion and reflection.

We are delighted @1kbwChambers to be shortlisted as Family Law Chambers of the Year, and for Excellence in Non-Court Dispute Resolution @JPFamilyLaw Awards 2026. Congratulations also to @JamesRoberts_ who is shortlisted as Family Law KC of the year and @joelandman_ who is shortlisted as Young Barrister of the Year.

Delighted that @1kbwChambers is shortlisted as Family Set of the Year at the @ChambersGuides Bar Awards 2026 and congratulations to our newly re-elected Head of Chambers, @JamesRoberts_ who is shortlisted as Family Silk of the Year. #ChambersUKBarAwards #shortlisted #familylaw

We are delighted @1kbwChambers that eleven of our barristers have been recognised as leading practitioners in the 2026 @SpearsMagazine Family Law Index. This recognition reflects the unrivalled breadth of talent, and expertise across our barristers. Congratulations to those ranked! @JamesRoberts_; @hjwoliver; @StephenRJarmain; @chartley11

We are delighted @1kbwChambers to be shortlisted for five awards at @thelegal500 Bar Awards 2026, including ‘Family Set of the Year’ and ‘Front of House Team of the Year’. Congratulations to the barristers who received individual nominations: @JamesRoberts_ KC MCIArb (Family Silk of the Year), Deborah Eaton KC (Family Silk of the Year), and @cjlister (Family Junior of the Year). Many thanks to Will Tolcher, Charlotte Meredith and their team for all their work on the research.