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Isabella Thomas-Kelly
Isabella Thomas-Kelly is a current pupil barrister at 1 Hare Court. As paralegal at Sears Tooth, she was involved in financial remedy and private children work. Isabella studied family law at UEA at undergraduate level, and at Oxford on the BCL.
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!08/11/2023 13:02
Alexander Learmonth KC
Appointed to silk in 2021, and shortlisted for Chancery Silk of the Year in the 2023 Chambers UK Bar Awards, Alexander Learmonth KC has been described as ‘intellectually and technically remarkable’ (Legal 500), and is renowned for his ‘first-rate strategic acumen’ (Chambers HNW) and his ‘great advocacy and cross-examination skills’ (Legal 500). His principal areas of practice are succession, trusts and property, including when such issues arise in the family context, and he has appeared in many major cases, at every level of court, including the first probate case ever to reach the Supreme Court, Marley v Rawlings, and the recent Court of Appeal case Hudson v Hathway. He is the editor of leading textbooks: Theobald on Wills and Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate. He was named Advocate of the Year in the STEP Private Client Awards 2020.
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!07/11/2023 11:59
Sophie Cullis
Sophie Cullis is a barrister at Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB).
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!30/10/2023 09:36
Sophia Paraskeva
Sophia Paraskeva is a Pupil at 1 Hare Court.
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!27/10/2023 10:33
Mr Justice Cobb
Sir Stephen Cobb has been a Justice of the High Court since 2013. He sits in the Family Division, the Family Court, the Court of Protection and the Administrative Court of the King’s Bench Division. He was called to the Bar in 1985 (Inner Temple) and took Silk in 2003; he was appointed a Bencher in 2004. He is consultant editor of the Family Law Reports, and has an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Liverpool. He was Chairman of the FLBA in 2009–10. He led the Private Law Working Group for 8 years (2013–2021); he was a Family Presider for the North Eastern Circuit for more than 6 years (2015–2021), and for the last 2 years has led for the Judiciary across all jurisdictions on the HMCTS Reform Programme.
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!25/10/2023 09:44
Olivia Piercy
Olivia Piercy is a partner at Hunters Law and a member of Resolution’s Domestic Abuse Committee and co-Chair of Resolution’s working party on domestic abuse in financial remedy cases.
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!18/10/2023 14:21
Simon Denton
Simon Denton is Head of Tax at Milsted Langdon where he has been partner for nearly 20 years. Simon is ACA, CTA and STEP qualified and spends his time advising clients on many areas of tax including business and capital taxes. Alongside his main client base, Simon regularly undertakes single joint expert work in the family courts and expert witness work in cases of alleged professional negligence on matters of taxation.
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!16/10/2023 12:20
Alex Woolley
Alex Woolley is the co-founder of NeedsMet, an early-stage law-tech start up which helps those who can’t afford or access legal advice to understand their potential claims on divorce. He is a previous winner (with his first start-up, Formily) of the SRA’s Legal Access Challenge. Alex is also an Associate at Farrer & Co.
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!16/10/2023 12:17
Karen Barham
Karen Barham is a solicitor of over 35 years' experience. She now practises exclusively as a mediator and parenting coordinator and is a Consultant at Moore Barlow. Believing that many separating and divorcing families can be assisted away from the court in NCDR and putting Part 3 of the FPR front and centre, she pioneered the Surrey Initiative leading to the national Family Solutions Initiative. Karen serves on Resolution's DR committee, is a member of the Family Solutions Group and the MoJ's Early Response Working Group. She is recognised as a Leading Individual & ADR specialist in the legal directories.
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!16/10/2023 12:03
Cléa Amundsen
Cléa Amundsen is a lawyer at Kitsilano Family Law in Vancouver, Canada, with a focus on lessening the impact that separation and divorce has on children. She has extensive experience and success in representing clients in international child abduction cases. Cléa is a family law mediator and accepts legal aid and low bono mediation clients.
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!16/10/2023 11:57
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