Edward Boydell KC is highly experienced in all aspects of family law but particularly financial remedies (including civil partnerships).

Family Finance

Edward 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 cases under TOLATA. Particularly well known for his family finance work and recognised as one of the “Leaders at the Bar”.

Private FDR

Edward is available to conduct Private FDRs. Legal 500 2024 ranks him in Tier 1 of the Silks list of Leading Private FDR judges. He is one of relatively few Recorders to be ticketed to hear Family Finance appeals and has over 17 years experience of sitting in the family courts. He sits as a judge of the Financial Remedies Court in the Midlands and in Surrey. Edward also sits as a judge of the Crown Court.

Legal 500 2024 ranks him in Tier 1 ‘ Edward ..(was).. 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.’

Appointments

Appointed aa Recorder in 2005 sitting in Civil and Family (including Private Law, Public Law and Financial Remedy Appeals
Edward sits as a judge of the Financial Remedies Court and is ticketed to hear appeals

Professional Associations

Family Law Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association

Education

History & Education B.Ed. (Hons), Cambridge University
Diploma in Law, University of Westminster
Inns of Court School of Law

What the Directories Say...

Chambers & Partners 2023 names him as the only “Star Individual” junior for Family Finance on the Western Circuit and one of only seven juniors named as Star Individuals across the UK Bar in Family Finance. Edward has been recognised for over 10 years in Band One of “Leaders at the Bar” in both Chambers & Partners directory and Legal 500 for his family finance work.

Legal 500 2023 lists him in Tier 1 ‘Edward is very astute and has an incisive mind. His attention to detail is phenomenal. He is silk material.’

Chambers & Partners 2022 lists him as a Leader of the Bar on both the Western and South-Eastern Circuits and describes him as “a consistently high performer and continues to be at the top of his game in complex financial remedy cases.“ “A competent and able advocate who is good with clients. He has the ability to talk on a level which works for the client.” “Edward is always standout: extremely well prepared, impressive in his presentation and commanding in his arguments.”

The Legal 500 2022 lists him in Tier 1 ‘Edward thinks outside the scope of the ordinary to ensure that all angles are covered. He is approachable and personable, and thorough. As an advocate he is determined, strong, reasoned and articulate’ and in 2021 stated “He is a great team player and, unusually for counsel, strategist. His ability to absorb and simplify the most complex facts and arguments is quite remarkable; and occasionally humbling.”

In Chambers & Partners 2020 stated “he has a superb ability to explain court processes and outcomes to clients in a clear and easy manner.” “He’s a standout because he’s often against silks and he’s more than able to meet the standard.”

Comments in previous editions of Chambers & Partners include: 2019 “Edward Boydell is Head of the family finance team, with over two decades’ experience advising on matrimonial finance. He regularly represents high net worth clients in cases involving challenging assets such as farms, family companies and overseas trusts. Strengths: Ed is an outstanding senior junior. He is clearly very bright and a brilliant advocate, who has no reservations about ruffling a few feathers if that is in his client’s interests.” 2018:”Edward Boydell is superb and shows great attention to detail. He has an easy rapport with clients and an extraordinary ability to master and absorb complex cases.” “His reputation, creativity and client care very much make him stand out from the crop. He is an exceptional advocate with a very good grasp of detail.” “He is very calm and methodical, and good with clients.“ 2017: Edward Boydell “is always exceptionally prepared, he is a fantastic negotiator and advocate who suits almost every client due to his versatile personality.” “Excellent client-handling and thorough analytical skills.”His reputation, creativity and client care very much make him stand out from the crop. He is an exceptional advocate with a very good grasp of detail.” “He is very calm and methodical, and good with clients.”

Past editions of Legal 500 in which he is ranked in Tier 1 have described him as “a match for any silk” and “a clear and analytical barrister, who has an excellent client manner that inspires confidence” and that “his advocacy style is relaxed, fluent and confident“.