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The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Family & Divorce Barristers details Senior and Junior Counsel practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial and custody matters within the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Margaret Casey KC, Mills Lane Chambers
Lady Deborah Chambers KC, Bankside Chambers
Vivienne Crawshaw KC, Hobson Chambers
Leading
Vanessa Bruton KC, O’Connell Chambers
Lynda Kearns KC, Bastion Chambers
Stephen McCarthy KC, Cavendish Chambers
Recommended
Anita Chan KC, Princes Chambers
Simon Jefferson KC, Family Law Chambers
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Stephanie Ambler, Riverbank Chambers
Sharon Chandra, Bankside Chambers
Jennifer Perry, Wyndham Chambers
Leading
Louise Reed, Southern Cross Chambers
Samantha Wilson, Shortland Chambers
Recommended
Inger Blackford, Trinity Chambers
Anna Carbon, Textile Lofts
Isaac Hikaka, Mills Lane Chambers
Jeremy Johnson, Bankside Chambers
Zara Matheson, Mills Lane Chambers