Henrietta Boyle

Henrietta was the Family Law Young Barrister of the Year runner-up at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2022, and was shortlisted as a finalist for the same award again in 2023.

Henrietta accepts instructions in all areas of private family law. She has appeared in a number of reported cases, both as sole counsel (e.g. RI v NG [2025] EWFC 9 (B), UG v NN [2022] EWHC 8 (Fam)) and as a junior to other members of chambers (e.g. GO v YA [2024] EWFC 411, CG v DL [2023] EWFC 82, Horohoe v Horohoe [2020] EWFC 102). As well as representing clients in court, Henrietta is often instructed to undertake advisory and drafting work.

Henrietta also sits as a private FDR tribunal.

In 2021, Henrietta was the Judicial Assistant to Mr Justice Mostyn in the Family Division of the High Court.

Call 2019

Family Law Bar Association

Lincoln’s Inn

In addition to her caseload, Henrietta sits on various family law committees. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Financial Remedies Journal, and was a member of the financial remedies sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group, which wrote a report for the President of the Family Division containing recommendations about what changes should be made to the media’s ability to report on private financial remedies hearings. Henrietta is particularly well placed to advise clients concerned about privacy and media attention given her involvement in the Transparency Implementation Group.

Henrietta is a co-author of the annually revised textbook Financial Remedies Practice (Class Legal), together with Sir Nicholas Mostyn (formerly Mr Justice Mostyn), Lewis Marks KC, Richard Sear KC, Gavin Smith, Phillip Blatchly, Joshua Viney and Henry Pritchard.

She has had over 50 articles and case summaries published by Class Legal, Family Law Week, LexisPSL and Estates Gazette, and for a year wrote weekly case summaries for Class Legal’s newsletter.

Education:

University of Cambridge (Queens’ College) – MA Classics

City, University of London – Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Professional Training Course

Scholarships and awards :

Advocacy

Debating Shield (Lincoln’s Inn)

Magna Carta Mooting Shield (Inner Temple)

King of Bhutan Mooting Cup (Inner Temple)

Winner, University of Cambridge/XXIV Old Buildings Commercial Equity Speed Moot

Academic

Lord Denning Scholarship for the Bar Professional Training Course (Lincoln’s Inn)

Lord Bowen Scholarship for the Graduate Diploma in Law (Lincoln’s Inn)

Postgraduate Scholarships for the Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Professional Training Course (City Law School)

Buchanan Prize for performance in the Bar exams (Lincoln’s Inn)

Top of year for the Opinion Writing Bar exam (City Law School)

First Prize, Property Bar Association Essay Competition

Foundation Scholarship for First Class performance in the Classical Tripos (Queens’ College, Cambridge)

Henry Arthur Thomas Book Prize for First Class performance in the Classical Tripos (Faculty of Classics, Cambridge)

RI v NG [2025] EWFC 9 (B)

GO v YA [2024] EWFC 411

CG v DL [2023] EWFC 82

UG v NN [2022] EWHC 8 (Fam)

Horohoe v Horohoe [2020] EWFC 10