Bridget Thompson
UK Guide 2025
Senior Statespeople : Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters
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About
Provided by Bridget Thompson
Practice Areas
Bridget practices in all aspects of family law. She has a particular interest in representing children or parents in complex children act cases and has also developed a practice in adoption work. She is also a trained mediator.
Career
Bridget is consultant at Osbornes Law. Previous to this, she was head of the family department and a partner. A New Zealander, she is a graduate of Otago University, where she graduated in Law and History. Bridget qualified as a lawyer in 1985, she practiced originally in New Zealand before transferring to the UK in 1992.
Bridget practices in all aspects of family law. She has a particular interest in representing children or parents in complex children act cases and has also developed a practice in adoption work. She is also a trained mediator.
Professional Memberships
Bridget is a member of The Law Society Children’s Panel and The Resolution Accredited Panel.
Personal
She likes to travel when not at work.
Chambers Review
UK
Bridget Thompson is a consultant with the firm and a public law specialist, noted for her extensive children law practice. She is frequently called upon by parents and family members to resolve complex issues, as well as advising on adoption cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bridget is the doyenne of public law children work. She is highly respected and a thought leader in this space."
"Bridget is somebody who is all-seeing and will know the strategy inside-out. She is a heavyweight in this space but also extremely nice to work with."
"Bridget has a phenomenal reputation, is a very good lawyer and one of the stars in children work."
"Bridget is the doyenne of public law children work. She is highly respected and a thought leader in this space."
"Bridget is somebody who is all-seeing and will know the strategy inside-out. She is a heavyweight in this space but also extremely nice to work with."
"Bridget has a phenomenal reputation, is a very good lawyer and one of the stars in children work."