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See Indira's full profile here: 3djb.co.uk/members/indira…

Indira Varma has written an article for the October issue of the LexisNexis UK - Family Law Journal. The article explores how a statutory definition of honour-based abuse would assist the family courts in protecting victims from further harm. Link: lnkd.in/e356uq4e

The Friendliest Clerking Team nominees for the Legal Style Awards 2025 are: @33BedfordRow @42BR_Barristers @stphilips @ThreeDJB @4PBFamilyLaw Vote here: surveymonkey.com/r/CRW9WBM

3DJB welcomes Jade Lee to Chambers as she commences pupillage with us, under the supervision of her first pupil supervisor Catherine Le Quesne. Prior to commencing pupillage, Jade worked as a paralegal specialising in public law children cases. 3djb.co.uk/members/jade-l…

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Amy Stout and Anushka Kangesu delivered a seminar: ‘Financial Remedies & Private Children Update’ in Chambers yesterday evening. Thank you to all who attended. For copies of the slides, or to arrange a bespoke in-house seminar at your firm, please contact the clerks.

Hertfordshire Local Family Justice Board hosted another interesting and hugely informative conference this week, ‘Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System’, attended by Georgia Fineberg. Made all the better by seeing some friendly faces there too!

Shazia Haider-Shah and Indira Varma presented an informative seminar last Thursday ‘How to Spot Signs of Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriage’. To enquire about organising a tailored version of this seminar for your team, or to obtain the handout, please contact the clerks.

Elizabeth Wark and James Doble will be attending Corbett Le Quesne 2025 International Family Law Conference in Jersey tomorrow. Please contact James Doble if you would like to arrange to meet up with us during the conference.

James Doble - "A big thank you to our amazing solicitors and referees for your ongoing support. We wouldn’t have these rankings without you!"

Elizabeth Wark - ‘Elizabeth is a real asset. She is kind, caring, and goes above and beyond for her clients. Her advocacy is extremely strong, and she is able to get to the real root of the issue.’ #Legal500 #L500 #Legal5002026

Katherine Gittins - Katherine has exceptional attention to detail. She has a calm and reassuring manner with clients, quickly gaining their trust, and in court, her advocacy is measured, focused, and persuasive.’ #Legal500 #L500 #Legal5002026

Amy Stout - Tier 6 - Family: Children and Domestic Abuse - Leading Junior

Lisa Peacock - ‘Lisa is absolutely exceptional with vulnerable clients or clients with additional needs. Her advocacy is lovely and clear, and she is able to take on board clients’ needs in her approach when cross-examining.’ #Legal500 #L500

Emily Beer - ‘Emily is an exceptional advocate. She is incredibly forensic, and asks questions that really gets to the root of the issues. She is kind and warm, and clients absolutely love her.’ #Legal500 #L500

Ayesha Hasan - ‘Ayesha has a good overall command of the facts of her cases and argues them succinctly.’ #Legal500 #L500

We are very pleased to announce our rankings in this year's Legal 500. Thank you to all of our referees for your time and kind words in support of our applications. #Legal500 #L500

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UPCOMING SEMINAR (IN PERSON): 'How to spot signs of Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriage' presented by Indira Varma & Shazia Haider-Shah. Thursday, 2nd October 2025 at 6pm. Please contact the clerks to register.

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Amy Stout and Anushka Kangesu delivered training today to our friends at Crane & Staples on Covert Recordings. It was lovely to receive some positive feedback from Sian Churchill, “I honestly can’t thank you enough – we all had a great time and it was so helpful".