1 King's Bench Walk is a well established set of barristers chambers situated in the Temple at the heart of legal London.

At 1kbw we specialise in family law and criminal law. Consistently among the top ranked sets in the leading law directories we have a long and distinguished history appearing in many groundbreaking cases in the House of Lords.  We have 52 members of whom 13 are distinguished QCs complemented by an excellent team of junior barristers encompassing a range of call to suit all requirements.  

1 King’s Bench Walk has a first rate family law team.  We have a full range of experience in all aspects of family law - child law, finance and divorce and mediation; including but not limited to adoption, child abduction, ancillary relief, divorce, contact, child abuse, child care, cohabitation, mediation and matrimonial finance.

Criminal law barristers at 1kbw have considerable strength in depth and deal with all areas of criminal law, judicial review and the full range of criminal procedure and litigation.  We have particular expertise in murder, sexual offences, serious violence, serious fraud, corporate and financial crime, customs and revenue, drugs and money laundering.