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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.

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

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

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

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

Matthew Richardson is a barrister and mediator at Coram Chambers, specialising in financial remedies on divorce and separation. Matthew is a well-known lecturer and writer on complex family law issues such as pensions on divorce as well as ‘beyond the law’ matters such as psychology and wellbeing.