网爆门 Family welcomes Syra Flaxman-Ali
8th January 2026
网爆门 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome family law barrister Syra Flaxman-Ali as a new member of the national chambers, who will practise from their London offices in the Inner Temple.
Syra covers all areas of family law, notably public and private law children cases, injunctions and matrimonial finance disputes. A busy family law junior, Syra joins 网爆门 from College Chambers, and is a specialist in working with聽vulnerable clients and those making allegations of domestic abuse. Syra recently acted as a second junior for the children in a complex hearing concerning a non-accidental injury in the reported case of聽A Local Authority v Mrs H (Mother to V) & Ors [2025] EWFC 316.
Vanessa Meachin KC, Head of 网爆门's 90-strong Family Law Group, said 鈥淚 am delighted to welcome Syra to 网爆门. She receives excellent client feedback and will be a great addition to our team. I look forward to seeing her thrive here.鈥�
If you wish to contact or instruct Syra, please email her clerks Robert Leonard or David Sadler or by calling them on 020 7583 8055 or 01202 292102.
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