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Mr Edward Boydell KC
Position
Edward Boydell is highly experienced in all aspects of family law but particularly financial remedies (including civil partnerships). He has specific expertise in dealing with complex high-net-worth matters involving family businesses, farms, companies and trusts. He is also very experienced in equitable co-ownership. Particularly well known for his family finance work and recognised in The Legal 500 and by Chambers and Partners as one of the ‘Leaders at the Bar’, he also has a niche civil practice. Notable cases: GS v L [2011] EWHC 2116 (Fam); GS v L [2011] EWHC 1759 (Fam); S v S [2007] EWCA Civ 454; Hill v Hill [1998] 1 FLR 198, CA; Hill v Hill [1997] 1 FLR 730.
Career
Called 1989, Middle Temple. Appointed recorder, Midland Circuit 2005. Edward is regularly invited to give seminars including speaking at the Western Circuit CPD Conference 2009 and 2010, Hampshire Resolution 2010 and 2012, The Thames Valley Family Lawyers Ancillary Relief update seminar and for the CLT lecture series.
Memberships
FLBA; PIBA; PNBA.
Education
Bradfield College, Berkshire; Homerton College, Cambridge University (1987 BEd (Hons) History (Cantab), qualified teacher); University of Westminster (1988 Diploma in Law).
Leisure
Sport, theatre and Italy.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Edward Boydell KC – Pump Court Chambers ‘Edward is first-class. He is a formidable practitioner with a very deft human touch.’
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Edward Boydell KC – Pump Court Chambers ‘Edward is the stellar junior on the circuit. He is an exceptional barrister and manages to digest huge amounts of complex information to get to the root of issues. He is a strong advocate and clients love him because he is always calm, and meticulously prepared. He is at the top of his game.’
Pump Court Chambers hosts an ‘excellent set of family law barristers with a wide range of expertise’. Edward Boydell KC, ‘a formidable and punchy advocate’, heads the family finance team. He handles high-net worth cases, often involving farms, family companies, overseas trusts, and various other complicating factors. Jennifer Lee has a ‘superb forensic eye’ which she employs in high-value and technical matters concerning inherited wealth, businesses, and trusts. Her cases often involve jurisdictional issues, hidden assets, capacity issues, and disputes regarding the validity of overseas marriages and divorces. Maria Henty is gaining a strong reputation for financial remedy work, and her advocacy and cross-examination have been described as ‘phenomenally impressive’.