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Marc Samuels
Marc Samuels is a barrister at The 36 Group where he specialises in matrimonial finance. His practice covers all aspects of financial remedy proceedings, as well as claims under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. Marc has noted expertise in cryptocurrency law and litigation featuring cryptoassets, companies and trusts.
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Katie Deans
Katie Deans is the UK Business Development Lead at OurFamilyWizard. She graduated from the University of Sussex with an LLB Hons in Law with business and management and a master’s degree in accounting and finance. Within the past three years at OurFamilyWizard, Katie has worked closely with their Cybersecurity Expert to better incorporate an understanding of cybersecurity to her professional training on OurFamilyWizard. Katie works with courts, chambers, firms, Cafcass, mediators, organisations and charities to help parents with their communication.
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!21/02/2025 13:42
Karin Walker
Karin Walker is founder of the award-winning niche family law practice, KGW Family Law, now its 14th year. A former chair of Resolution’s DR committee (from 2014–2017) Karin is committed to non-court despite resolution options where possible. Karin wrote the book Do It Out of Court – a Practical Guide to Dispute Resolution Processes in Family Law and regularly lectures all over the country. Karin is a mediator (classic, hybrid and child-inclusive), collaborative practitioner, neutral evaluator and arbitrator (finance and children).
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!21/02/2025 13:35
Jack Rundall
Jack Rundall is a barrister at 1 GC Family Law, where he maintains a deliberate balance between financial remedy proceedings, cohabitation disputes and private law children work. He is ranked as a leading junior for both divorce and financial remedy cases as well as children and domestic abuse.
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!21/02/2025 13:00
Caroline Bowden
Caroline Bowden is a consultant at Anthony Gold Solicitors. She is a board member of the Family Mediation Council and a member of the Family Solutions Group, the Law Society’s Family Law Committee, and the FPRC’s working group dealing with the recent Part 3 rule changes promoting greater out of court settlement.
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!21/02/2025 12:51
Cara Donegan
Cara Donegan is a specialist family law barrister at QEB predominantly practising in financial remedies law. Cara has worked with several pro bono charities including Amicus (securing legal representation for prisoners facing the death penalty in the US) and the Halo Project (supporting victims of forced marriage and honour-based abuse).
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!21/02/2025 12:27
Lucy Taylor (Coram Chambers)
Lucy Taylor recently joined Coram Chambers as a junior tenant and welcomes instructions in all areas of family law.
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!10/02/2025 05:59
Rory Collett
Rory Collett is an associate at Family Law in Partnership and specialises in private family law matters. Specifically, he is experienced in complex pre- and post-nuptial agreements; financial settlements arising from divorce or the separation of unmarried couples; and financial claims by parents to support their children. Many of Rory’s cases involve substantial business interests and trust structures. Rory trained and qualified as a commercial litigator at a corporate law firm, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, and joined Family Law in Partnership in 2021.
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!05/02/2025 22:44
Jessica Reid
I am a partner and all-issues mediator specialising in complex financial remedy and private children law at Dawson Cornwell LLP. I have a particular specialism in pre- and post-nuptial agreements and act for many HNW and UHNW clients. I am a keen settler of cases, encourage ADR and routinely conduct round table meetings.
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!29/01/2025 08:52
District Judge Hatvany
District Judge Hatvany is a full time District Judge. Swindon and Sailsbury are his base courts. Prior to appointment to the Bench in 2017 DJ Hatvany was a partner with Parker Bullen in Salisbury specialising in litigation. He is married with children and, of course, Ernest.
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!28/01/2025 10:02