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Roger Bickerdike

Call: 1986


Roger Bickerdike

LLB, Barrister
Chambers & Partners Ranking Barrister Band 1
Legal 500 Leading Individual

 

Roger is undoubtedly one of the North Eastern Circuit’s most experienced and highly regarded family law specialists. Practising exclusively in family work, he is particularly renowned for his expertise in mid and high value financial remedy cases and private law children matters, including both internal and international relocation. Roger also has considerable experience of appellate work, especially in the Court of Appeal.


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Matthew Rudd

Call: 1994


Matthew Rudd

Head of Employment Law Team

ELA

FLBA

Chambers and Partners

Legal 500

 

Matthew is Head of the Employment Team with over 27 years experience. He undertakes work in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Higher Courts. He is also a member of the Family Team undertaking Financial Remedy and TOLATA and Inheritance Act work.  Further, Matthew has expertise in sports law and civil claims relating to his Employment and Financial Remedy Practice.


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Ian Miller

Call: 1999


Ian Miller

LLB (Hons) (Pg Dip) (FLBA)

Legal Aid Supplier Number 385FD

 

Ian is a renowned matrimonial finance and family trusts/TLATA Barrister. Ian also accept instructions in:

  • Breach of Confidence (and confidentiality)

  • Misuse of Private Information and how to protect privacy

  • Defamation (libel and slander)

  • Advice on publications, press releases and websites to as to ensure privacy is maintained, consents received, and that material published is not defamatory or in breach of copyright.

Ian is able to undertake private FDR hearings for Trusts of Land proceedings, Inheritance Act proceedings and Financial Remedy cases.


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Alexander Modgill

Call: 2002


Alexander Modgill

LL.B. (Hons) (University of London)

LL.M. (University of London)

Bar Vocational Course

College of Law London (2002)

Lincoln’s Inn, ELA

Legal Aid Supplier Number 133HP

 

Alex Modgill is a prominent member of Broadway House Chambers’ Family and Civil Law teams. He is a barrister of over 18 years’ standing and has consistently been recommended as a leading practitioner by the Legal 500. He was appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown from 2012 to 2018.


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Emily Ward

Call: 2011 - Deputy Head of the Family LawTeam


Emily Ward

LL.B (Hons) University of Manchester (2010, First Class) (six prizes)

Bar Professional Training Course (2011)

Middle Temple, Godfrey Heilpern Scholar

Deputy District Judge (2019) - Civil, Public & Private Children, and Financial Remedies

Arbitrator

Farquhar Committee Member

Transparency Implementation Group Member

Resolution FLBA

Secretary of Regional FLBA (Yorkshire & Humber)

Women in Law

International Association of Women Judges

 

Emily is Deputy Head of the Family Team and has a strong, busy practice both on and off the North Eastern Circuit. She is a particularly sought after in matrimonial finance and cohabitation disputes, as well as complex children cases. Emily is consistently recognised as a leading junior in family law in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. She has a keen eye for detail and quickly grasps the key issues in the case.

Emily is also a member of Broadway House Chambers’ Business, Property & Probate Team, and acts in cases where there is a cross-over in jurisdictions and issues.

Emily was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2019, at the age of 30, and she holds children (public and private law), civil and financial remedy tickets.

Keen on all forms of alternative dispute resolution, Emily is instructed to act for clients at round table meetings, mediations, private FDRs and early neutral evaluations, as well as arbitrations. She also acts as a Private FDR practitioner/evaluator in financial remedy, Schedule 1 and TOLATA cases, offering her assistance from an neutral perspective with the aim of assisting parties to reach a swift resolution to their disputes.

Emily frequently delivers CPD accredited seminars to groups of lawyers, and is regularly approached to conduct bespoke training in her areas of expertise. She is published in the Family Law Journal, is a case reviewer for Nagalro, Seen & Heard Journal, and has recently taken up the position of Blog Editor of the Financial Remedies Journal. Emily is a published author, being responsible for chapters in both ‘Cohabitation: Law, Practice and Precedents’ and ‘Butterworths Family Law Service’.

Able to accept instructions under the Direct Access scheme, Emily can also provide advice and representation direct to the public.


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Adam Willoughby

Call: 2011


Adam Willoughby

Head of Sports Law & Deputy Head of the Employment Law Team

LL.B (Hons) Law, University of Hull, First Class Honours (2010)

Bar Professional Training Course, BPP Law School, Leeds (2011)

Inaugural Middle Temple Master Rose Scholarship Award (2010)

Middle Temple

Legal Aid Supplier No. 02DXD

 

Adam specialises in:

  • Employment Law

  • Sports, Media, and Entertainment Law

  • Business, Property and Probate Litigation

  • Matrimonial Finance (with an emphasis on commercial and complex pension interests)

Adam has been described as havingan impressive analytical ability, a reassuring manner and a highly effective cross-examination style” who “always delivers impeccable results” (Chambers and Partners).


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Jake Ellis

Call: 2010


Jake Ellis

Deputy Head of the Business, Property & Probate Team

LLB Bachelor of Law - 2:1, LLM Master of Laws – Merit, BVC (Very Competent)

Lincolns Inn

Legal Aid Supplier Number 02ECP

 

Jake has very quickly established himself as a leading financial remedy and property specialist and as “a name to watch by instructing solicitors”.

Jake is considered to be well versed in matrimonial finance cases involving trusts, business/commercial interests, inherited wealth and farming assets and is regularly instructed to act in cases of significant value.  

As the Deputy Head of the Business, Property and Probate Team, Jake’s finance and property practice extends to complex disputes between unmarried couples pursuant to the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 as well as claims arising out of the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975.


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Christopher Rowe

Call: 2014


Christopher Rowe

M Law Exempting (BPTC), Northumbria University (First Class)

Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding)

Lawyers Without Borders Intern 2014

Woon Foundation Scholarship (2011)

Honour Roll, Northumbria University School of Law (2012, 2013, 2014)

Inner Temple

Legal Aid Supplier Number 02FD

 

Christopher is a member of Broadway House Chambers Family Team and Business, Property & Probate Team.  He specialises in:

•          Financial Remedy Proceeding

•          Private Law Children proceedings

•          Claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.

Christopher is equally comfortable advising in conference and in writing, as he is in representing clients at all stages of court proceedings including appeal proceedings.


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Ned Sproston

Call: 2014


Ned Sproston

MPhys (Master of Physics)

PGCE (Secondary Education)

GDL (Distinction)

BPTC (Very Competent)

Lincoln’s Inn

Legal Aid Supplier Number 02FEJ

 

Ned is a Family and Civil practitioner, predominantly practising in the field of Private Children. He receives a significant volume of instructions in contested hearings such as Finding of Fact Hearings and Final Hearings. In addition to this, Ned’s practice also covers Ancillary Relief, Schedule 1 Children Act cases and, TOLATA. In the civil sphere, Ned takes on Road Traffic Accident cases and other Personal Injury claims. Ned does not generally practice in Public Children cases but will remain with a client under circumstances where a Private case enters the Public Law arena part way through..

Ned is a qualified civil and commercial mediator and is available for instruction in that capacity. Please enquire about this with our clerks if this is a service you might consider.


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Harry Wiltshire

Call: 2015


Harry Wiltshire

Bath University, BA Hons Business Administration

GDL and BPTC, BPP Leeds

Middle Temple, Harmsworth Scholar

Legal Aid Supplier Number  02GCI 

 

Harry is experienced in representing both Claimants and Respondents in the employment tribunal, he regularly appears in cases dealing with unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, unlawful deductions, discrimination, whistle blowing and employment status.

Harry accepts  instructions in private law children matters. He regularly deals with contested final hearings and multi day finding of fact hearings, including issues such as domestic violence and relocation.

Harry is developing a growing matrimonial finance practice, he is regularly instructed to undertake Financial Dispute Resolution Appointments and Final Hearings.

Harry is registered with the Bar Council to undertake direct access work.

Harry is a member of Broadway House Chambers Business, Property and Probate Team. Prior to Pupillage Harry ran his own business, he has a strong understanding of the pressures involved in the management of a SME and is comfortable dealing with commercial disputes.

Prior to pupillage Harry competed as a professional athlete. Harry is Deputy Head of Sports, Media and Entertainment Team.  He has gained experience of contractual disputes and disciplinary proceedings in the sporting arena.  He has also been involved in the representation of athletes in anti-doping and disciplinary proceedings before governing bodies, Sports Resolution UK and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


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Emily Hughes

Call: 2014


Emily Hughes

Year of Call: 2014

Inner Temple Scholar

BPTC, BPP Leeds 2013-14 (Very Competent) 

LLB Law, University of Leeds 2010-13 (2:1)

 

Emily accepted tenancy at Broadway House Chambers in December 2021 after successfully completing her Civil and Family Law Pupillage.

Emily has a busy practice and is available to take instructions in all areas covered by the Business, Property and Probate Team and Family Team.


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Camilla Bonifai

Call: 2019


Camilla Bonifai

LLB (Hons) English Law, University of Dundee (2017)

LLM Human Rights Law, University of Edinburgh (2018)

LLM Bar Practice, The University of Law (2019)

Bar Practice Training Course, The University of Law, Very Competent (2019)

Employment Lawyers Association

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association

Lincoln’s Inn

 

Camilla commenced pupillage in September 2023 under the supervision of Paul Smith and has since gained further experience in different areas of Civil, Employment and Immigration Law. Camilla started her tenancy as a Barrister at Broadway House in September 2024.

Camilla is on Panel for the Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior Scheme. Camilla accepts Employment, Immigration and Civil instructions.

Prior to pupillage, Camilla had a civil litigation background, having worked in the civil courts as a County Court advocate (employed by an international firm) and having handled Claimant insurer-funded cases as a paralegal at a national solicitors’ firm.


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Andrzej Bojarski KC

Door Tenant - Call 1995 | Silk 2024


Andrzej Bojarski KC

Barrister, Arbitrator and Mediator

LLB (Hons) London School of Economics

Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)

Family Law Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

Gray’s Inn

 

Andrzej Bojarski KC is a senior barrister and a leading ADR practitioner (as a family law arbitrator and a mediator), with a practice which has an unrivalled span across family law and chancery law. He is routinely instructed in cases involving complex business and trust structures, difficult issues of commercial law or corporate law, or with claims involving third parties.  Much of his case load involves cross-border international elements. As well as his matrimonial work he deals with the chancery aspects of family disputes, including ToLATA claims and Inheritance Act disputes.  He has developed particular expertise in crypto assets and FinTech.

Andrzej is also one of the most experienced and frequently chosen arbitrators and private FDR neutral evaluators.  He is also a popular and effective mediator, known for bringing calmness to acrimonious disputes and finding creative solutions to apparently intractable problems.

Andrzej writes and lectures widely on English family law. He has been the Consultant Editor of the last two editions of the Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Law volumes of the authoritative legal encyclopaedia Halsbury’s Laws of England and he is also the author of a leading textbook on financial remedies in divorce.


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