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Beth Hibbert
Beth Hibbert is a family barrister at 1GC | Family Law who is instructed on cases across the full spectrum of family law. She has a growing reputation in financial remedies work. She was recently instructed in the published cases of M v F [2024] EWFC 393 and M v F [2024] EWFC 393 (No 2) (costs) and appeared with Philip Perrins in Mahtani v Mahtani (No. 2) (Adverse Inferences) [2025] EWFC 35 (Fam). Beth also co-authored the second edition of A Practical Guide to Short Marriages for Family Lawyers.
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Rhian Jones
Rhian Jones is an Associate Solicitor at Harding Evans. A member of Resolution, and a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Private Children Law and Complex Lower Income Financial Remedies, Rhian has worked exclusively in Family Law for over six years, and her work includes Divorce, Financial Remedy Proceedings, Private Law Children Proceedings, Separation, Non-Molestation Injunction applications and TLATA applications. Rhian has a particular skill for achieving out of court settlements, demonstrating her aptitude for conflict resolution.
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Leah Thomas
Leah Thomas is a Partner and the Head of Private Family & Matrimonial at Harding Evans Solicitors. Leah has practised in this field since her qualification in 2013 and deals primarily with divorce applications and high value complex financial remedy proceedings, routinely involving complex farming estates, limited companies, business partnerships, family companies, foreign property, trusts, substantial and varied pension funds and third-party interests. Leah is recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500, and has been named in the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List for England & Wales.
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Simon Jelf
Simon Jelf is a barrister and mediator practising at Partnership Counsel, London, and at Thomas More Chambers. He specialises exclusively in the law relating to partnerships and limited liability partnerships.
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Jason Reeve
Jason Reeve is the CEO of new family law technology platform, Miris, and was previously the founder of Novitas Loans. Jason is passionate about using technology to enable family law professionals to maximise the benefit of time spent both with clients and in court. He aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of NCDR and court proceedings, ultimately lowering the cost for clients.
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!13/05/2025 09:51
Stephen Wildblood KC
Stephen Wildblood KC was the Designated Family Judge for the Bristol area for ten years before stepping down in November 2023. He continues to sit as a judge, part-time, in the Family and High Courts. He practised as a Family barrister for 27 years, the last 8½ as a KC. His practice was divided equally between children and financial remedy cases. He has written in over 20 legal textbooks on issues of family law and often lectures on the full range of family issues. He and Dr Freda Gardner (consultant clinical psychologist) have set up a business which offers to assist couples resolve their family issues relating to money and children without litigation. They are both trained mediators. Stephen is a qualified Family arbitrator in relation to issues relating to children and financial issues. Stephen has joined 3 PB barristers chambers as an associate member offering private FDRs, early neutral evaluation and arbitration. He is a playwright and author. He believes that Family litigation should be a last resort.
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!13/05/2025 09:50
Dr Freda V Gardner
Dr Freda V Gardner is a consultant clinical psychologist. Since 2002 she has been a Law Society approved expert witness providing assessments in both public and private law cases. Dr Gardner developed Orchard House Family Assessment and Intervention Centre in 2005. In 2023 Dr Gardner and Stephen Wildblood KC established Gardner Wildblood LLP to provide psychologically informed dispute resolution.
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!13/05/2025 09:48
Sonny Patel
Sonny Patel is a Solicitor and Partner at Expatriate Law (Asia). He set up the Singapore outpost of Expatriate Law in 2019. Sonny acts for English expatriates based in Singapore, Hong Kong and across Southeast Asia. Sonny is ranked by Chambers and Partners and is a recommended lawyer in the Spears Family Law Index.
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!13/05/2025 09:45
Min Joo Yoon
Yoon Min Joo is a Partner in Rajah & Tann Asia specialising in Family and Matrimonial Law and Probate and Estate Administration. Min Joo was named a Future Star in the 2025 edition of the Benchmark Litigation Family and Matrimonial Law and a Recommended Lawyer in the 2024 edition of Doyle’s Guide’s Singapore Family and Divorce Leading Lawyers. She was recognised in the 2023 edition of the Singapore Business Review’s Singapore’s 30 Most Influential Lawyers Under 40. Min Joo is a native Korean, fluent in the Korean language.
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!13/05/2025 09:28
Joshua Viney
Joshua Viney is a barrister at 1 Hare Court where he specialises in financial remedies, financial provision for children and jurisdiction/forum disputes. He appears in the High Court and Court of Appeal regularly against opponents of all seniority. Frequently, Joshua’s cases are complex, international and have high net worth individuals. Of particular interest to Joshua are cases with offshore trust structures and companies.
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