Matthew Rudd

Barrister @Broadway House Chambers

leeds, GB

Matthew Rudd is an experienced barrister, having practised in London from 1994 and in Leeds since 2005. He is a member of Broadway House\'s Employment Law and Family Law teams.Matthew Rudd is a seasoned Employment Tribunal advocate, having provided advice and representation to individual and corporate clients in employment matters for over 15 years. He has appeared in several important employment appeals and has had some notable successes.Matthew’s practice encompasses all areas of employment law, from unfair dismissal, all forms of discrimination and transfers of undertakings, to Trade Unions, work-related stress claims and restrictive covenants within contracts of employment. He is regularly called upon to advise on complex issues and appear on behalf of clients in Tribunals across England and Wales.Matthew Rudd is also a family law specialist with an excellent reputation in both ancillary relief and Children Act work. Matthew’s ancillary relief practice includes cases involving high-value asset bases, personal and corporate insolvencies, family businesses, hidden loans and significant delays in applying for relief. He has also represented clients in cases brought under the Married Women’s Property Act 1882, the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 and the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996Matthew’s Children Act practice covers both private and public law matters of serious complexity, and he is often called upon to act in Family Law Act 1996 cases where Occupation and Non-Molestation Orders have been applied for. He can be relied upon to provide robust advocacy and sensitive advice in extremely difficult circumstances where family relations are at a nadir, including on appeals to the Court of Appeal.