Thriving in your first years of practice: building a strong barrister-solicitor relationship

Julie is a top-ranked Regulatory lawyer, advising law firms, solicitors, barristers, and judges on compliance, investigations, enforcement, and prosecutions. 

She is frequently instructed ahead of or during SRA investigations, with notable success in halting investigations pre-hearing, including those linked to the #MeToo movement.  

Julie is accredited by the Law Society in AML/CTF and regularly advises on regulator-led and internal inquiries. Her criminal law background strengthens her regulatory work, especially where criminal issues arise.  

She also advises in BSB and JCIO proceedings, and is recognised for her strategic insight, legal expertise, and commitment to safeguarding professional reputation. 

Lisa Pepper is Head of Divorce and Matrimonial Finance at Osbornes Law and a leading London divorce solicitor with extensive experience in negotiating complex financial settlements.  

She advises a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, combining strategic insight with a pragmatic, resolution-focused approach. Lisa is also a highly experienced mediator, helping clients reach constructive agreements outside of court. 

She is ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading lawyer in both Family/Matrimonial Finance High Net Worth and Mediators and recognised as a Leading Partner in Family Mediation by Legal 500.  

Lisa is also recommended in both the Tatler Address Book and the Spears 500, reflecting her strong reputation within the legal profession and among clients alike. 

Selva Ramasamy KC was called to the Bar in 1992. He specialises in the fields of fraud, serious crime, professional regulation, inquests and public inquiries. He is also a Recorder (part time Circuit judge).

He is joint Head of Chambers at QEB Hollis Whiteman, and is a Governing Master of the Bench at the Inner Temple. His is appointed as a member of: the Advocate Panel of Sports Resolutions, acting pro bono for athletes facing disciplinary proceedings; the Lawn Tennis Association’s Board Level Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group (“IDAG”), assisting the LTA with advice on improving inclusion in tennis; the LTA’s Independent Judicial Panel (including authorisation at Chair level); the British Boxing Board of Control’s Stewards of Appeal. He is the Legal Director of the International Para-standing Tennis Association.  

Nicola Wallace is a barrister and mediator at 4PB, London. Prior to her transfer to the Bar in 2006, Nicola was a solicitor and partner. 

With over 30 years litigation experience, Nicola now specialises in family, civil, commercial and workplace mediation.  Nicola is known for successfully mediating some of the most complex and intractable disputes.

Nicola is a co-writer of the Public Access course, the Public Access Sharpener course, the Public Access for Clerks Course. In addition, Nicola is the author of, and regularly delivers, our popular one- day Conducting Litigation Course.

Nicola holds an MSc in Art, Law & Business (distinction) with Christies/University of Glasgow and brings expertise to mediating disputes in the art world and cultural heritage sectors. She delivers training in-house and is a regular panel guest at conferences worldwide.