Josephine Garvey
Call: 2022
Josephine Garvey
University of Law (Leeds) BPTC – Very Competent (2021)
University of Law (Leeds), Legal Practice LLM, Distinction (2021)
University of Sheffield, LLB Law (European and International) 2.1 (2019)
Grays Inn
Member of the Family Law Bar Association.
Contact
E: clerks@broadwayhouse.co.uk
T: 01274 722 560 or 0113 246 2600 (Option 2)
‘In the words of my client “Josephine was amazing!” Josephine managed to achieve more than he expected, and he was very impressed with her representation of his case’ (Solicitor Feedback)
Josephine joined Broadway House Chambers as a tenant in September 2024, following successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Nick Power.
Josephine accepts instructions across all areas of family law and has been instructed in matrimonial finance, private law children, public law children and injunction matters.
Reputation
Seminars
Josephine regularly speak at the children and finance annual conferences, on topics such as case law updates, pensions and most recently the welfare benefits.
In 2025, Josephine held a Webinar with Nick Power covering Daniels v Walker Applications. Following the success of the Webinar, Josephine and Nick were asked by Family Law (the Lexis Nexis journal), to write an article on the matter.
Josephine a provided a webinar alongside Kerry Barker re updates to post-adoption contact and spoke at the family law conference on PAG1/2 reports.
Background prior to pupillage:
Prior to pupillage, Josephine worked as an assistant legal officer at a West Yorkshire council in their childcare legal department for two years. During this time, she assisted on a wide range of public and private childcare matters, including emergency removal applications, placement order applications and contested adoption matters.
Josephine also worked as a paralegal in a regional solicitors firm in their family department. She assisted on applications for financial relief in matrimonial finance proceedings, injunction applications, private children disputes and international child abduction and child arrangement disputes.
Josephine received a grant from the University of Sheffield with respect to her pro bono work assisting litigants in persons with their court applications and supporting them within court hearings.
Expertise
Matrimonial finance
Josephine has been instructed on a wide range of cases under the Matrimonial Causes Act - at FDR stage, for interim hearings involving intervenors and at final hearings. She is regularly instructed to provide advice prior to FDRs and final hearings on making appropriate offers. She has successfully represented an application for an increase in MPS.
Private children
Josephine regularly accepts instructions in disputes relating to contact, residence and obtaining parental responsibility. She is often instructed for DRA and final hearings.
Her cases recently have involved allegations of domestic abuse, where she has acted on behalf of a respondent, and secured findings against the applicant of fabrication of evidence, misleading the court and demonstrating coercive controlling behaviours. All allegations raised by the applicant against the respondent were found not proven.
Public Law Children
Josephine has been instructed on applications for emergency removal, representing both local authorities and parents. She has undertaken final, contested hearings on behalf of local authorities involving neglect and domestic abuse.
Injunction proceedings
Josephine is often instructed on cases for final hearing, most recently securing findings of physical abuse against the respondent.
Cases
Financial Remedy
W v H (Arbitration, 2026) - Represented the wife in an arbitration where the sole issue was who should have ownership of the dogs.
H v W (2025): Acted for W in a case involving high value NHS defined benefit pension schemes in securing a consent order. H had significantly delayed proceedings. Negotiated with H to agree cost orders for W’s significantly raised costs, which were raised as a result of H’s late raising of a term which was not deemed necessary to be included within the order.
Private Children
M v F (2026): Acting for F in an application to take his son abroad when M had previously given consent but retracted consent. The court granted permission.
Care
M v LA (2026): Successful representation of a Mother in an application to discharge a Care Order and opposing an application made by current foster carers for Special Guardianship Orders. The subject child had remained with his foster carers for a 12-month period prior to the successful challenge of the local authority’s final evidence. Secured findings that the Court could not rely on the analysis of the local authority and could not approve of the care planning for the subject child. Secured a transition of the child back into his mother’s care.
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