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Hilary Woodward

Hilary Woodward was a solicitor and mediator in private practice for many years, before joining academia. Hilary has been involved in many family law studies and for the last ten years has worked intensely in the field of pensions on divorce. Hilary is the about to retire chief executive of

Sapna Jain

Sapna Jain is a Pupil Barrister at 1GC Family Law.

Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor

Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor is a family law specialist working across the full breadth of family law with experience up to the High Court, including complex, international, multi-day trials. He has particular specialisms in complex, cross-border disputes including Hague Convention return and contact cases, relocation and leave to remove applications,

Liam Kelly

Liam Kelly is a barrister at Deans Court Chambers, Manchester, and 5SAH, London, practising exclusively in private family law, with an emphasis on financial remedy work. He is recognised in Chambers and Partners 2024 as ‘Up and Coming’ with an impressive and growing practice in family law and as a

Charlotte Trace

Charlotte Trace is instructed in all areas of family law, predominantly financial remedy and private law Children Act matters (including claims under Schedule 1). She completed pupillage at 29 Bedford Row in 2014 and now has a busy and successful practice conducting her own cases and acting as a junior

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.

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’