BHO Icon
About

Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP is a niche family practice established in 2018 by  partners, Emily Boardman, Ruth Hawkins and Irena Osborne.

We offer legal advice, representation,  mediation by mediators who are also practising solicitors, and other forms of family dispute resolution.

Read more
BHO Heritage

Emily Boardman

Founding Partner

Ruth Hawkins

Founding Partner

Irena Osborne

Founding Partner

Helen Bishop

Helen Bishop

Head of Matrimonial Team

Carrie Rudge

Consultant solicitor

Seona Myerscough

Consultant solicitor

Amanda Stopps

Consultant solicitor

Ruth Sharon

Consultant solicitor

Simone Brown 

Consultant solicitor

Kerri-Anne Matthews

Senior paralegal

Debra Newman

PA and Billing Assistant

Sophie Hibbert

Legal Administration Assistant

Sarah Morgan

Consultant Case Worker

Anna Regan

Receptionist/office administrator

Pre-nuptial & cohabitation agreements

"Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne are always consistent, and the quality throughout the team is great"

Legal 500
Mediation

We have a solutions based, flexible approach to helping you resolve your issues on separation. Our experienced team of accredited mediators here to help.

Domestic Abuse

"I think clients would want to know that they are treated as individuals, that the firm is empathetic and understanding. They went out of their way to support and help me"

Legal 500

Divorce articles

Knowing where to start when you have made the decision to separate is difficult. You may be lucky enough to have an amicable separation, but for many people this isn’t the case. The law has changed recently to remove the need to assign blame in the divorce process. Our team of lawyers have written a number of articles to help guide you through the new system process in the digital age, and explain how they can provide legal advice if things become more complicated.

Divorce – how to reach a financial agreement in a more amicable way

Carrie Rudge

When a marriage is ending, most people are understandably concerned about how their finances will be…

Read more

Divorce and Business Assets: What Happens to a Business During Divorce?

Carrie Rudge

How is a business treated in a divorce? The simple answer is: it depends. The treatment of a busines…

Read more

What is a consent order and do I need one?

Simone Brown

A consent order reflects the terms of a financial agreement which has been reached between parties d…

Read more

Cost of Living Crisis and the effect on Financial Proceedings.

Helen Bishop

The current economic instability has thrown us into yet another set of unprecedented times, after ju…

Read more

Private FDR’s

Helen Bishop

In Matrimonial Finances when proceedings are issued, there are typically three potential hearings, t…

Read more

The No Fault Divorce – The Big Family Law Shake Up

Helen Bishop

The No Fault Divorce – The Big Family Law Shake Up… And not a day too soon! It is exciting time for …

Read more

Brexit Alert

Helen Bishop

Are you are in the process of contemplating a divorce?  Have you issued a divorce petition, and…

Read more

The New Face of Divorce – The No Fault Divorce

Helen Bishop

As a family solicitor I have been observing the passage through parliament of “The Divorce, Dissolut…

Read more

Divorce and Matrimonial Finances in the midst of Covid 19

Helen Bishop

The last 8 weeks has left us all feeling shocked, anxious and scared at times, with every one of our…

Read more