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Bethany Scarsbrook

Barrister

Call: 2014

Inn: Lincoln's Inn

Bethany Scarsbrook

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Bethany specialises in financial remedy disputes and private children law, with particular experience in cases that involve cross-jurisdictional issues.

She accepts instructions in all aspects of family law including:

  • Financial Remedy Proceedings
  • Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
  • Private law Children Act matters
  • Part IV FLA 1996 (Domestic Violence)

Bethany is ranked as a leading junior in the Legal 500. She has been described as an extremely strong advocate who is able to empathise with clients while providing robust advice. Her approach to each matter is entirely client-centred.

Before joining St John’s Chambers, Bethany successfully completed pupillage at 1 Hare Court in London, where she obtained extensive experience in financial remedy disputes. This includes dealing with complex financial structures, high net-worth parties and assets outside of the jurisdiction.

Bethany is happy to advise in conference or in writing, or alternatively to undertake separate drafting instructions where required.

Bethany co-authors the Financial Remedies Update in the FLBA’s “Family Affairs” publication. Until 2024, Bethany served as a contributor on the looseleaf ‘Financial Provision in Family Matters’.

Bethany has recently been appointed as Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich, appointed by Bishop Graham on 23 October 2025.

Bethany has delivered training on the impact of controlling and coercive behaviour and the practical and legal issues that arise from it. She is also recording a podcast on matrimonalisation which you can listen to here.

She has completed the FLBA vulnerable witness training.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Bar Pro Bono Unit
  • Lord Denning Society
  • Lincoln’s Inn

Additional information:

In addition to practice, Bethany has also taught final year undergraduates in the subjects of child arrangement orders and children’s rights.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • BCL, Oxford University, (Distinction),
  • BA in Jurisprudence, Oxford University, (First Class) (top of the year in family law and administrative law)
  • BPTC
  • BPP Law School, (Very Competent)
  • Manches Prize (University of Oxford 2013)
  • The Martin Wronker Prize (University of Oxford 2013)
  • Lord Denning Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn 2013)
  • Hardwicke Entrance Award (Lincoln’s Inn 2012)
  • 4 New Square Scholarship (University of Oxford 2014)
  • Sunley Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn 2015)
  • Ruth Deech Prize (St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford 2016)
  • Ely Carter Prize (St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford 2016)
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