Ambika joined 1KBW as a tenant in October 2026, following the successful completion of her pupillage under Alex Tatton-Bennett, Mandy Tanner, and George Gordon.
Her practice spans the full range of family law, with experience in matrimonial finance, Schedule 1, private law children, and public law children matters. She is enthusiastic about continuing to develop a varied practice across the full spectrum of family work.
Prior to commencing pupillage, Ambika won the Middle Temple Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition. She is also strongly committed to improving access to justice. Whilst at university, she volunteered at a community legal advice centre, where she supported unrepresented individuals in family, immigration, and employment matters. During pupillage, Ambika volunteered with Advocate, the Bar’s pro bono charity, and was awarded the Pupil Pledge in recognition of her commitment to pro bono work.
Beyond the law, Ambika has also supported a range of charitable causes, including coordinating fundraising initiatives for Oxford Pink Week in aid of breast cancer charities and volunteering with Marie Curie UK.
Ambika accepts instructions across all areas of financial remedy proceedings, including matrimonial finance, enforcement and variation applications, claims under TOLATA 1996, and applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. She has experience of cases involving international elements, business structures, pensions, and non-matrimonial assets.
During pupillage, Ambika observed and assisted with a broad range of high-value and complex financial cases, including matters involving high-net-worth individuals, trust structures, intervenor claims, substantial pension assets and businesses, and offshore assets.
Ambika accepts instructions at all stages of child abduction proceedings.
During pupillage, she assisted with a number of High Court cases involving international child abduction and jurisdictional disputes, and observed such proceedings in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Ambika acts on behalf of all parties in private children disputes, including those concerning child arrangements, residence, relocation, enforcement, serious allegations of domestic abuse, special guardianship, and the instruction of experts.
During pupillage, she assisted with a wide range of complex private law children cases, including matters involving international relocation and serious allegations of domestic abuse.
Ambika accepts instructions in public law proceedings on behalf of local authorities, parents, Guardians, and other family members.
During pupillage, she observed and assisted with a broad range of care proceedings, including cases involving serious allegations of parental abuse and neglect, substance misuse, and complex medical evidence.
Awards and Scholarships
- Certificate of Honour Prize (Middle Temple, 2025)
- Winner of the Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition (Middle Temple, 2024)
- Joseph Jackson Scholarship (Middle Temple, 2024)
Education
- The Inns of Court College of Advocacy (2025) – PGDip in Bar Practice
- City, University of London (2024) – Graduate Diploma in Law
- Lincoln College, University of Oxford (2020–2023) – BA Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
Professional Memberships
- Family Law Bar Association
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple