St Ives Chambers

Tammy Catherine 

on Google

5 months ago

Mr Hasnat Bashir was excellent in representing me in the family court. His experience is second to none and this really shows; especially with complicated matters. He got me the best possible outcome for the situation and I am extremely appreciative for this. I would definitely recommend. 

Pam 

on Google

8 months ago

Here is my advice if you have two barristers representing from same chamber and you have the trainee junior one you are going to lose. As the trainee will listen to their senior. Secondly my experiences was shocking as the junior trainee barrister half way in the day asked if I could represent myself as she didn’t feel confident. I had observed them in the toilet for hours. As lovely as she was she was unable to stand her ground and return crucial information. I had to beg her to stay as I had no choice. Further to this I ha... read more

Benjamin Courtis 

on Google

a year ago

We had supposedly Zara Mahmood representing us. However she decided without even speaking to us beforehand to withdraw her services without any explanation apart from she couldn’t represent both of us… It would have been much better to have been informed beforehand rather than just before being called into court… we are now down a significant amount of money it is going to cost us thousands to sort out the mess she has left us. How could anyone make this sort of decision without speaking to their clients before hand to clari... read more

Reece 

on Google

a year ago

I had Adam Carrollan representing me in court and got the result I wanted but most importantly the best for my daughter! He was very good at making me see things more clearer and helped me to relax when I felt really anxious about it all. A good family barrister should have strong communication skills to effectively convey complex legal information to clients. They need to be empathetic and understanding to support clients during emotional family matters. Additionally, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are cruc... read more

Kate Soanes 

on Google

a year ago

I wouldnt' recommend this Chambers to anyone. They fail to investigate complaints into their Barristers with any kind of unbiasedness, professionalism or duty of care. Instead it took the Legal Ombudsman to investigate to evidence that not only had their Barrister- Mr Pirone failed to do his job correctly but also that they too failed in their role as his Chambers.