Camellia Buckmaster

Awards & Accolades

• Chambers UK 2027: Camellia is ranked as an “Associate to Watch” for  Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth. The directory recognises that she assists with some of the team’s most significant family cases. Testimonials include: “Camellia Buckmaster is an absolute star and clients are lucky to have her on their side.”
• The Legal 500 UK 2027: Camellia is ranked a “Leading Associate” for Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and as a “Recommended Key Lawyer” for Family: Children. Testimonials include: “Camellia Buckmaster: A partner in all but name. Always thinking about the case, she brings a true commercial eye to cases and, in doing so, achieves fantastic outcomes. She is one of the most intelligent lawyers around.”
• Chambers HNW 2026: Camellia is ranked as an “Associate to Watch” for  Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth. Testimonials include: “Camellia has the great combination of efficiency and capacity to stand back and give objective advice.” 
• Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2026: Camellia is listed as a “Rising Star” with a focus on complex financial disputes. Spear’s writes: “Camellia Buckmaster joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2016 and was brought under the wing of Baroness Fiona Shackleton. ‘One thing we’ve always learned from Fiona is to give [clients] the hard truth,’ she says. ‘A lot of these people are surrounded by “yes men”, but you’ve got to give them advice, particularly in difficult situations.’ She supports UHNW clients on the full gamut of family law needs, including pre- and postnuptial agreements, Schedule 1 cases, jurisdictional disputes and complex financial matters. She has worked on some of her firm’s most prominent cases, including Potanin v Potanina and Standish v Standish. It is the breadth of family law that keeps her engaged. ‘It’s technical, commercial and personal, but it’s also these big public policy issues,’ she tells Spear’s. For all that, she is unsentimental about what the work can and cannot deliver: ‘You can’t always get justice for your clients, but you can get the right outcome.’”
• Chambers UK 2026: Camellia is ranked as an “Associate to Watch” for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth. Testimonial quotes include: “She is a perfect example of outward serenity and confidence to the client, while being able to consistently get through huge volumes of work in the background, no matter the complexity or pressure.”
• The Legal 500 UK 2026: Camellia is ranked a “Leading Associate” for Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and as a “Recommended Key Lawyer” for Family: Children. Testimonials include: “Camellia Buckmaster should be a partner. She’s great: good lawyer, good communicator and unflappable.”
• Chambers HNW 2025: Camellia is ranked as an “Associate to Watch” for  Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth with the directory writing that she assists with some of the team’s most significant family cases. Testimonials include: “Camellia Buckmaster is a totally committed solicitor providing excellent support to more senior and junior members of the family team.” “Camellia Buckmaster is highly capable and charming. She has great attention to detail while always clinging to the big picture.”
• Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2025: Camellia is listed as a “Rising Star” with a focus on complex financial disputes. Spear’s writes: “She supports UHNW clients on the full gamut of family law needs, including pre- and postnuptial agreements, Schedule 1 cases, jurisdictional disputes and complex financial matters. She has worked on some of her firm’s most prominent cases, including the Potanin v Potanina Supreme Court case.”
• Doyle’s Family Law Rising Stars – London 2025:  Camellia is listed as a “Rising Star” practising in Family Law matters in the London legal market and has been identified as a future leading lawyer within the area.
• Chambers UK 2025: Camellia was ranked as an “Associate to Watch”, testimonial quotes include: “Camellia is an excellent senior associate involved in some of the biggest cases. She’s so adept at handling complex cases, as well as being extremely bright and personable.”
• The Legal 500 UK 2025: Recommended Key Lawyer