Family/Matrimonial

Annie Ward specialises in taking on finance disputes and is able to aid clients as a mediator as well as an advocate. She has significant experience acting on matrimonial cases involving inheritance, businesses, and children issues.

Corinne Iten is an experienced children law barrister, often acting for vulnerable adults in complex cases involving sexual abuse and non-accidental injuries. She is also instructed on sensitive matters regarding honour-based violence.

Edward Boydell leads the family finance team and has more than two decades' experience advising on matrimonial finance. He is active on high-value financial remedy cases involving issues of non-disclosure, non-matrimonial assets and shared corporate interests. He also sits as a recorder on the Midland Circuit.

Leslie Samuels KC advises on the full range of family law issues and regularly represents clients in public and private children matters. He often deals with sexual abuse and non-accidental injury cases. He is able to oversee ADR procedures, as well as handling litigation. He sits as a deputy High Court judge and recorder on the South Eastern Circuit and the Central Family Court.

Penny Howe KC is impressively experienced in complex advocacy work involving sensitive child protection issues. She is particularly noted for her expert public law practice, which includes acting for parents and local authorities in cases of sexual abuse and non-accidental injury. She also handles shaken baby cases involving the assessment of complex medical evidence.

David Josty is a strong family junior. He represents children, parents and extended family members in complex care proceedings, non-accidental injury cases and matters involving deprivation of liberty.

Geoffrey Kelly is an expert private law practitioner, with a particular focus on financial remedy matters involving complicating aspects such as fraud and sexual violence allegations. He has an impressive ability to understand and explain to clients documents that relate to the evaluation of businesses.

Jennifer Lee is a family law specialist primarily focusing on matrimonial finance disputes regarding companies, property and inherited assets. Many of her cases involve cross-border or jurisdictional issues. She is also able to advise on sensitive relocation cases including allegations of parental alienation.

Maria Henty is recognised for her expert handling of cases involving complex matrimonial finance disputes, including pensions, foreign assets and trusts. She is additionally able to handle private children cases.

Andrew Grime offers noted experience in representing vulnerable clients. He advises on a wide range of care proceedings, including allegations of sexual and physical abuse.

Jennifer Swan is well regarded in the public law space and she specialises in representing local authorities and guardians in care proceedings and abuse and neglect matters.