Articles about Community by BH&O

We are extremely proud of our commitment to the wider community at BH&O. Supporting local charities and using our platform as a way to promote positive change is an essential part of who we are. Here you will find information on our latest endeavours, as well as reflections on matters that are both important to our clients, as well as the public.

International Women’s Day 2021

International women’s day this year must for many working women take on a greater significance? Most of us have spent the last 12 months going through so many different phases and back again! Homeschooling, Lockdown, ‘rule of six’, working from home, going back to the office briefly, and then working

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Christmas cheer – especially this year!

The team at BH&O have been working harder than ever throughout this year but still had time to do some charity work for those less fortunate. Throughout November and December, we have been collecting gifts and also acting as a collection point (even during Lockdown 2.0) for Abingdon Community Events,

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Good Divorce Week is coming

During the week 30th November 2020 to the 4th December 2020, we will be supporting Resolution’s Good Divorce Week. Resolution is a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way. Resolution was founded in 1982 by a group of family

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3 Ock Street; the home of BH&O

When we formed this firm just over two years ago, whilst we set out to establish a modern, innovative law firm for the 21st Century, we did so in a very historic building, in Abingdon, which also happens to be thought to be the oldest town in England. Whilst striving

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Completing my apprenticeship

During August, I completed my apprenticeship. I came to Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP in May 2019 to start an apprenticeship in business administration at NVQ level 2. The apprenticeship was through Abingdon & Witney College. My apprenticeship was due to take between 12 and 18 months. Over the duration

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Two years in
(aka ‘Lawyers in Lockdown’)

2020 has been an odd year for us all but on 1 September BH&O LLP turns two years old. Like other lockdown birthdays it’s hard to know how to celebrate but it’s an anniversary we want to mark. In 2020 we have, without question, all been tested. As lawyers we

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BH&O – a young firm, in touch with our heritage!

When Emily, Irena and I started planning this firm, we wanted to create a modern thinking innovative specialist family law firm.  We think we have succeeded.  But little did we know when we started our planning, that we would end up opening our firm in a Grade 2 listed building!

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Great Legal Bake Off

Boardman Hawkins & Osborne are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Great Legal Bake Off, organised by the Access to Justice Foundation. We are able to nominate our fundraising to go to local advice charities, so anything we raise today is going to two legal advice charities on

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Two months in…

On 3 September 2018 Ruth, Irena and I opened this new firm – Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP. The opening date of a new law firm represents the end of a very long road of preparation in fact, and not just the beginning of something exciting. For us the first

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