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Caroline Bryson
Caroline Bryson is a quantitative social scientist with over 25 years’ experience and a partner at Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP. She has broad-reaching expertise in evaluation and survey development and implementation, questionnaire design, primary and secondary data analysis, and reporting for a wide range of audiences. Her substantive specialisms include family separation, parenting and early years intervention.
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!24/02/2023 16:21
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Ian Besford
Ian Besford was appointed as a District Judge in 1999 and a Regional Cost Judge in 2017. Before that he was a solicitor in private practice in the North East and principal of a cost drafting firm. He retired from the District Bench in April 2022.
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!24/02/2023 16:17
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DJ Debbie Stringer
Debbie Stringer was appointed as a District Judge in 2019, having previously sat as a Deputy District Judge and a Fee-paid Judge of the Social Entitlement Chamber. Before being appointed to the judiciary Debbie successfully combined academia, where she was a senior lecturer at The Open University, with practice as a Solicitor. Debbie continues to enjoy teaching as she is a regular and popular speaker at the judicial college.
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!24/02/2023 16:15
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Lucy Mead
Lucy Mead is a Solicitor and Head of the Family Department of David Gray Solicitors in Newcastle upon Tyne. She is a qualified Family Arbitrator for Financial cases, a Higher Rights Advocate, is a Resolution accredited specialist and also a member of the Law Society Children Panel. She has a particular expertise in cases concerning children and the financial position when relationships break down.
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!24/02/2023 16:13
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Beth Kirkland
Beth Kirkland is a non-practising solicitor with over ten years’ experience of working in family law, primarily advising and representing legally aided clients. She is now Head of Legal Information and Pro Bono at Law for Life. She is responsible for researching the law, designing, writing and updating legal information resources for Advicenow. To support this she fosters pro bono and legal sector relationships. She is also responsible for managing and developing the involvement of volunteers across Law for Life’s work.
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!24/02/2023 16:11
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Esther Elshen
Esther Elshen is Communications Manager at Support Through Court, a social justice charity supporting people going through court without representation.
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!24/02/2023 16:10
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Justin Warshaw KC
Justin Warshaw KC is a barrister a 1 Hare Court. He is a financial remedies specialist who relishes complex and challenging cases where his wide array of skills can be deployed to their full advantage. He mainly handles international work, frequently instructed in cases involving offshore jurisdictions. He is a pro bono LASPO Reviewer for Advocate.
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!24/02/2023 16:09
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Hollie Edwards-Davies
Hollie Edwards-Davies LLB BSc FCCA is Director of Forensic Accounting & Specialist Services at Watts Gregory LLP in Cardiff. Her specialisms are business valuations and financial investigations including expert witness instructions. She is an Affiliate member of Resolution, a member of the UK200 Group Corporate Finance Panel and Forensic Accounting Group and a Board member and Treasurer of the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants (NIFA). Hollie has completed Cardiff University Bond Solon training in Family Law and Procedure and the duties of expert witnesses.
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!24/02/2023 16:08
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Peter Turnbull
Peter Turnbull is a Wealth Adviser in the 1762 team at RBC Brewin Dolphin. He joined the business in 2018 and has a background in technical financial planning and drafting pension sharing reports. Peter advises clients on the full range of wealth planning options, however, given his combined experiences, he is uniquely well equipped to assist family lawyers and their clients in matters involving complex and high-value pension arrangements. He is regularly appointed to provide financial advice pre- and post-settlement.
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!24/02/2023 16:07
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Megan Jenkins
Megan Jenkins is a Partner and Chartered financial planner for Saltus Financial Planning. She provides specialist advice to private clients on pensions and investments, as well as estate and tax planning. She has particular expertise in supporting individuals going through divorce, helping them reach financial settlements that are right for their needs and objectives. She is also highly recognised in the industry having been selected as Citywealth’s Woman of the Year 2022.
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!24/02/2023 16:00