Family Law

Overview

Deka Chambers boasts a team of specialist family law barristers. We have a strong reputation as approachable and conscientious practitioners who deliver excellent results.

Family law barristers at Deka Chambers offer advice and advocacy in all areas of family practice and regularly appear in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

As members of a multi-disciplinary set of chambers our expertise is complemented by access to practitioners in other specialisms when our cases involve issues in areas of civil or criminal law.

The team is also able to provide advice in writing, remotely by videolink or in person at our modern conference facilities in Chambers, located between the Royal Courts of Justice and the Central Family Court.

Family Law Expertise

Recent Articles

Our team publishes articles on the websites of Family Law Week, London Boroughs Legal Alliance and Local Government Lawyer, as well as on Deka Chambers’ own website.

Training

Members of the team regularly provide CPD training for professional clients on a variety of family topics. For more information please contact us.

Awards

A set of high quality... always offer excellent advice and representation.

Legal 500

Deka Chambers is a focused family team with some strong juniors who can offer a good balance of experience and good skills.

Legal 500

Deka Chambers is a strong set with some excellent barristers who are well respected in children’s law.

Legal 500

Deka Chambers has a strong team with very able barristers undertaking public law care work.

Legal 500

Family Law Barristers

King's Counsel

Tim Parker KC

Call 1995 | Silk 2022

Edward Lamb KC

Call 2006 | Silk 2024

Juniors (15 years +)

Tara Vindis

Call 1996

Nerys Wyn Rees

Call 1997

Tabitha Barran

Call 1998

Marc Tregidgo

Call 2002

Oliver Millington

Call 2003

Alastair Hogarth

Call 2005

Kate Lamont

Call 2007

Laura Bumpus

Call 2008

Juniors

William Dean

Call 2011

John Schmitt

Call 2013

Laura Hibberd

Call 2013

Max Melsa

Call 2015

Thomas Jones

Call 2015

Kyah Mufti

Call 2016

Irene Sriharan

Call 2016

Jake Richards

Call 2017

Theodore Bunce

Call 2017

Lucy Lodewyke

Call 2018

Francesca Kolar

Call 2018

Amelia Katz

Call 2018

Madeleine Miller

Call 2019

Louise Thomson

Call 2019

Thomas Clarke

Call 2022

Pupils

Associate Members

Catherine Atkinson

Call 2006

Senior Clerks

Jaime Brooks

Joint Deputy Senior Clerk

Junior Clerks

Abigail Clark

Junior Clerk

Latest News & Events

Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in K-K (Children) [2024] EWCA Civ 1025

Edward Lamb KC and Tara Vindis, instructed by Enfield Legal Services, successfully defended an appeal that dealt with the retraction of allegations; burdens of proof and deficiencies in investigatory procedures relating to allegations of sexual abuse within a family.  Tara Vindis was instructed for the…

Deka’s Clerking Team recognised in Legal 500 2025

We have some wonderful rankings and testimonials for our barristers in the 2025 edition of Legal 500, launched last week. We were delighted that our clerking team also received a great deal of recognition too: We were also thrilled to be shortlisted for Clerking Team…

Deka Chambers Top Ranked in Legal 500 2025

We’re proud to have retained our top tier set ranking in the new edition of the Legal 500, with 131 barrister rankings across 13 practice areas. We are ranked as top tier in the field of Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud – Deka…

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