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Timothy Evans

Timothy Evans is an associate at Forsters LLP specialising in all areas of private family law including divorce and separation, financial claims (in particular complex HNW/UHNW cases, and with experience acting for third parties), private children law (including Schedule 1 claims), domestic abuse claims under the Family Law Act,

Olivia Longrigg

Olivia Longrigg is an associate at Forsters LLP. Her areas of practice include all aspects of private family law, including matters related to divorce and separation, financial claims, private children law and claims under the Family Law Act. Olivia has been recognised as a recommended lawyer by the Legal 500

Her Honour Judge Evans-Gordon

Jane Evans-Gordon is a Circuit Judge (Family, Financial Remedies and Civil/Chancery), a Nominated Judge of the Court of Protection, a Judge of the Administrative Court and of the Central Family Court.

Professor Nick Hopkins

Professor Nick Hopkins is Law Commissioner for Family Law at the Law Commission of England and Wales. Amongst other projects, he has previously led the Commission’s work on surrogacy law (jointly with the Scottish Law Commission) and Weddings law. He holds a Chair in Law at Reading University and

Beth Payne

Beth Payne is a pupil at QEB. Prior to this, she worked at the Law Commission as a research assistant, on the project team for the financial remedies on divorce scoping project.

Christine Gentry

Christine Gentry is a lawyer in the Law Commission’s Property, Family and Trust team. She is working on the financial remedies on divorce project, having previously been involved in the weddings and surrogacy projects. Before joining the Law Commission, Christine practised as a family solicitor.

Yasmin Hughes Pugh

Yasmin Hughes Pugh is a barrister at 29 Bedford Row. Yasmin’s practice covers the full range of family law issues with a specific focus upon financial remedy proceedings. Yasmin is listed in the Spear’s 500 2023 as a ‘rising star’ in the index of family law barristers. She