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Ben Fearnley

Ben qualified in 2001 and since that time has been practising exclusively from 29 Bedford Row Chambers. Ben’s practice encompasses all of the financial aspects of relationship breakdown including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, the separation of unmarried couples and financial provision for children, together with jurisdiction disputes. He

George Mathieson

George Mathieson founded Mathieson Consulting Ltd (MCL) in 2007, as a company specialising in the provision of expert witness reports in the field of pensions and divorce and has produced c. 6,000 such reports. He was a founder of the Pension Advisory Group. His current role is as a

Giorgia Sessi

Giorgia Sessi is a barrister at Parklane Plowden Chambers, with premises in Leeds and Newscastle. Giorgia has a broad experience in the field of financial remedies and her practice encompasses modest to high value cases.

Samantha Woodham

Samantha Woodham is a barrister at 4PB and co-founder of The Divorce Surgery.

Harry Gates

Harry Gates is a barrister at 4PB and co-founder of The Divorce Surgery.

Dr Andy Hayward

Dr Andy Hayward is an Associate Professor in Family Law at Durham Law School, Durham University. His research focuses on domestic and comparative family law, especially the legal regulation of adult interpersonal relationships. In 2021 Andy was Special Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee for their

Francis J

Francis J was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1981, and became a QC in 2002. He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002. He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999, and as a Recorder in 2000. In