30th anniversary for Advocate Corbett
7th September 2026
Image: Barbara Corbett has been a family lawyer for 30 years
Congratulations Barbara!
Advocate Corbett began her training contract 30 years ago this week and that set her on the path to being the inspirational family lawyer she is today.
Barbara received a BA (Hons) Law degree from Trent Polytechnic (Nottingham Trent University) and an LLM in Welfare Law (with distinction) from the University of Leicester.
She qualified as an English solicitor in June 1998 after training with Brethertons Solicitors in Rugby, becoming a partner there in April 2002.
In September 2007 Barbara moved to Jersey to set up the Family Department at Hanson Renouf (subsequently Benest Corbett Renouf and BCR Law). She became a partner in April 2011 after cross qualifying as a Jersey advocate in September 2010.
Barbara co-founded Corbett Le Quesne with Advocate Nicholas Le Quesne in November 2017.
Barbara is the most qualified family lawyer in the island as you can see from her very many achievements here:
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (June 1998)
- Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey (September 2010)
- Civil and Commercial Mediator (July 2007)
- Family Mediator (September 2013)
- Family Law Arbitrator (February 2014)
- Family Law Arbitrator (Children) (August 2016)
- Collaborative Lawyer (April 2004)
- Direct Consultation with Children in Mediation (August 2016)
The sheer number of memberships and appointments on record attest to her unwavering dedication to her clients:
Memberships
- Law Society of Jersey
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Resolution
- Jersey Family Law Association (JFLA)
- Fellow: International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
- Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIA)
- Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC)
- Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA)
- Law Society of Jersey Children Panel
- Law Society of Jersey Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel
Appointments
- 2025 Board member, Jersey Cheshire Home
- 2024 Jersey Family Justice Council
- Trustee of the St Helier Youth and Community Trust
- Jersey Children Panel
- Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel
- Former Deputy Chair of the Income Support and Medical Appeal Tribunals (now retired)
- Former Jersey Law Commissioner (now retired)
As do the multiple awards, listings and nominations...
- 2026 Citywealth Leaders List Recommended
- 2026 Shortlisted for Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award in the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards International 2026
- 2025 Citywealth Leaders List Recommended
- 2025 Citywealth Leaders List Recommended by Peers
- 2025 Spears Top 500 Family Law index Recommended Lawyer
- 2024 Shortlisted for Citywealth Woman of the Year in the Powerwomen Awards
- 2024 Legal 500 Leading Individual
- 2023 DIFERA Award Ally of the Year
- 2023 Legal 500 Leading Individual
- 2023 Spear’s Family Law Index, Recommended Lawyer
- 2022 Legal 500 Leading Individual
- 2021 Legal 500 Leading Individual
- 2021 Citywealth Top 100 Private Client Lawyers
- 2019 Legal 500 Leading Individual
- 2019 Citywealth Top 100 International Powerwomen
- 2019 Citywealth Powerwomen Editor’s Choice Award
- 2019 Citywealth IFC Awards, shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
- 2016 Family Law Awards, Partner of the Year
Congratulations again to a genuinely formidable woman!