Abi Morgan is undoubtedly one of the U.K.’s best-known screenwriters. Having penned hits such as “Shame” and “The Iron Lady,” this BAFTA and Emmy-award winning writer is the creator of shows including “The Hours” and “The Split”.

Lucy joined SISTER as a freelance producer on Abi Morgan’s The Split in 2016 and went on to Exec Produce Series 2.

She joined SISTER as an in-house Executive Producer in 2020 and is currently overseeing the development of Series 3 alongside some exciting new projects from Abi, Bill Gallagher, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley amongst others.

Previously she produced Black Mirror for Netflix, Tommy Cooper (Not Like That, Like This) for ITV and Ripper Street for Amazon. She also brought with her a small slate of developments under her company label Scream and is based in Manchester.

Charlotte has been head of the Family team at Kingsley Napley since 2013.  She specialises in all aspects of family law, particularly international issues, both in relation to finance and children. Charlotte has a reputation for cross border jurisdiction issues, particularly European and Relocation cases, and for acting for unmarried parents in Schedule 1 (financial provision) cases.  She is also an accredited mediator and collaborative lawyer, working with high profile and high net worth couples keen to resolve their separation in private.

Charlotte is listed in the top ranks of the legal directories; Chambers UK, Chambers High Net Worth & Ultra High Net Worth, and Legal 500 UK. She is also Top Recommended in Spear's Family Law Index 2022. Charlotte was shortlisted as Family Law Partner of the year in 2019 in both the Family Law Awards and Chambers High Net Worth Awards.

Samantha Woodham has practised family law as a barrister for over 15 years, advising couples as to the finances and arrangements for their children on family breakdown. She has represented high profile and high net worth clients. She is recognised in the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Spears and the Tatler HNW Guide. Along with fellow barrister Harry Gates, she co-founded The Divorce Surgery, the first service in the UK to provide joint family law advice to couples together.

She is a contributor to BBC news on family law, regularly writes about de-stigmatising divorce, was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year at the Women in Law Awards 2020, won Champion of the Year in the Citywealth Powerwomen of the Year Awards 2021, and was one of 40 women awarded the Government’s Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award in April 2021. She is currently shortlisted for Barrister of the Year in Citywealth’s Magic Circle Awards.

Samantha believes that we all need to change the way we view divorce, so that it becomes the norm for couples to divorce fairly, with dignity and without blame.

Connie regularly assists clients who need help with their separation and the practical and financial implications arising out of this. 

Most of Connie’s clients or their partners work in the City and many have an international connection.  Connie therefore regularly works with solicitors in other jurisdictions.  Connie has expertise in international surrogacy cases and helps parents with the parental order applications required following their children’s birth.  On these cases, she works closely with members of our immigration team to resolve any issues in bringing the children home.

Connie is also a qualified mediator and assists as a mediator for clients in respect of all practical and legal issues surrounding family relationship breakdown. She is recognised as a Next Generation Lawyer in Legal 500 UK 2019 for Family: Mediation  and in Chambers UK 2020 as an Associate to Watch in Family/Matrimonial.