Awarded Law Firm of the Year at the Northern Law Awards 2015, Silk Family Law is ranked in the top tier of family law firms in the North East by both Legal 500 and Chambers. Silk, with ofices in Newcastle and North Yorkshire, is headed up by barrister Ian Kennerley and solicitors Kim Fellowes and Margaret Simpson. It is the only practice in the North East with a leading in-house barrister.