James Basden heads the clerking team and Grainne McGovern is the senior family clerk.
Members of Chambers act for individuals, companies, government bodies and local authorities, both locally and nationwide, many of whom can be instructed directly by non-lawyers, through the Direct and Licensed Access schemes.
Chambers is based in Exeter, next to the Combined Court and Employment Tribunal, and incorporates specially designed mediation facilities.
Magdalen Chambers is a well-respected chambers operating out of Exeter. Members of the set are regularly instructed in financial remedy and private child law matters. Its barristers represent local authorities, parents and guardians in a range of complex matters including sexual abuse, non-accidental injury and care proceedings. The set is described as “excellent: friendly, helpful and efficient.”
Barristers regulated by the Bar Standards Board
It’s a great chambers with a number of strong counsel and really helpful clerks.
Presented by Charles Shwenn we invite you to a breakfast seminar on Monday 20th November from 8.30am until 9.00am. Continental Breakfast and refreshments provided from 8.00am. […]
Members of our Financial Family Team will be joined by specialists in this area to include His Honour Judge MitchellBen Lee, Anderson – Crypto Currencies (an update)Prab Singh, 55 Plus – Later life, Divorce FinanceGeorge Mathieson – How to avoid […]
We are delighted to welcome four new pupils who commenced their pupillages on 16th October 2023. From left to right Usmaan Siddiqui is undertaking a specialist Family Pupillage under the supervision of Christian Gape and Paul Bitmead. Katie Elford is […]
A digest of some interesting cases over the last 12 months:- Withdrawal of Treatment Clinical Negligence Disciplinary Inquests WITHDRAWAL OF TREATMENT – St George’s NHS Trust v.Casey [2023] EWHC 2244 (Fam) When asked to declare the death of an adult, […]
After successful completion of their 12 month pupillages with Chambers, we are delighted to report that Lewis Jukes and Lauren Garner-Jackson have accepted tenancy with us. Lewis has had a fantastic start in all areas of civil practice with a […]
Chambers congratulates Emma on being ranked as Rising Star – Family: Children And Domestic Violence Emma is technically very astute. She is able to spot niche points of law and plan accordingly. Her advocacy is calm and controlled but powerful. […]
Chambers congratulates William on being Ranked for Family: Divorce And Financial Remedy in this years edition of Legal 500. ‘William is a bold and strong advocate. He is forthright and achieves good results. He is also good with clients and […]
Chambers congratulates Rupert Chapman for being rank by Legal 500 – Family: Divorce And Financial Remedy ‘Rupert has a forensic grasp of detail – he masters the details of a case like no other and makes very complicated cases seem […]
Tanya Jones was instructed on behalf of the Appellant in an appeal where it was averred the court had erred in its decision to grant the Respondent possession. The grounds of appeal were firstly that the notice to quit, entitling […]