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Charmian Jackson is a barrister at St Ives Chambers, Birmingham, and a Deputy District Judge and private FDR evaluator.

Ellie Rogers is an Associate at Family Law in Partnership. Ellie advises across all aspects of private family law. Her work includes advising individuals on matters arising from divorce and separation, including financial claims, cohabitation, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and private law children matters.

Fatima Ismail is a barrister at 1 King’s Bench Walk. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of family law, and she has experience appearing at all levels up to and including the High Court in her own right. Prior to the Bar, Fatima worked as a Judicial Assistant to

Lady Hale is a former President of the Supreme Court and well-known family lawyer.

Kay Firth-Butterfield is CEO at Good Tech Advisory, a TIME 100 Impact Awardee 2024, former Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and the world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer. Kay was previously a family law barrister.

Zoë Bloom is one of the founding partners of AFP Bloom LLP. She has created Assent which she hopes will become a popular process option for those needing help reaching financial settlement. 12 other firms/chambers have recognised the possibilities of Assent and have joined her in further developing and