James Roberts KC

Spear’s Review

At 1 King’s Bench Walk, joint head of chambers James Roberts KC is commended by clients and fellow solicitors alike. Hailed as ‘approachable and responsive’ and a ‘brilliant advocate who has the ears of judges’, he has acted on high-profile family law cases, many of which involve figures in the public eye and/or the division of UHNW assets in excess of £100 million. 

A financial remedy specialist, Roberts also advocates alternative dispute resolution; he has a private FDR judge settlement rate of over 90 per cent. All this while juggling a number of responsibilities: he was elected chair of the Family Law Bar Association in 2024, is a founding board member of the Institute of Law Arbitrators and serves as a part-time judge at the Central Family Court.