Rosemary Budden

"'excellent judgement' '..just amazing and has some of the best people skills and beside manner of any counsel' 'Rosemary is so lovely to work with…She is diligent, hardworking and someone with excellent judgement.'"

Chambers & Partners 2026

"Rosemary knows the law backwards, she is bright and able, but most importantly practical"

Legal 500 2026

"a lawyer of wide experience who is a pleasure to work with"

Chambers & Partners 2024

Rosemary Budden

"'excellent judgement' '..just amazing and has some of the best people skills and beside manner of any counsel' 'Rosemary is so lovely to work with…She is diligent, hardworking and someone with excellent judgement.'"

Chambers & Partners 2026

Rosemary is superb, and has a beautiful way with words. An experienced senior junior who is always all over the detail, she’ll fight for her clients, but if there’s any way a case can settle, she’ll find it.    (Chambers & Partners)

Overview

Rosie acts for a wide range of clients, in particular high net-worth clients with complex financial arrangements. She is regularly instructed in cases involving corporate, trust and tax elements and involving international elements. She brings an intelligent, strategic and extremely personable approach to her cases. Rosie is a strong advocate, whose “calm manner goes down well with Judges” (Chambers & Partners). Rosie is consistently ranked as a leading junior in Chambers & Partners (since 2013) and Legal 500 (since 2012) and regularly sits as a private FDR judge, Financial and Children’s Arbitrator (MCIArb). Rosie is ranked a leading Private FDR Judge, London 2026 by Doyles.

Rosie is “a tenacious advocate” (Legal 500), “phenomenal” (Chambers & Partners) and “a rising star” (Legal 500). She holds a “strong reputation for dealing with international cases” (Chambers & Partners) being “adept at both financial and private law children cases” (Chambers & Partners). She is “regularly sought after to advise high net worth clients with complex financial arrangements” (Chambers & Partners). She is “always extremely well prepared” (Chambers & Partners) with “a great intellect and is adored by her clients” (Chambers & Partners).

“Rosemary is just amazing and has some of the best people skills and bedside manner of any counsel. ”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“Rosemary knows the law backwards, she is bright and able, but most importantly practical. She always has a view… and willingly speaks on the phone regularly even before taking instructions.”
Legal 500 2026
“A lawyer of wide experience who is a pleasure to work with”
Chambers & Partners 2025
“a brilliant senior junior, who shows great depth of understanding”
Chambers & Partners 2024
“...she is fully on top of the case. Her written documents…are of the highest quality, and her advocacy is calm, controlled and highly effective.”
Chambers & Partners 2023
“intelligent, hard-working, knowledgeable…an excellent advocate ”
Chambers & Partners 2023
“fantastic judgement”
Chambers & Partners 2023
“… all over the detail and issues of a case with incredible speed…beautifully prepared at all times”
Legal 500 2022
“She prepares extensively and guides clients through the law in a simplistic, user-friendly way." "She's thorough, pays attention to detail and is responsive.”
Chambers & Partners 2022
“good for complex financial cases”
Chambers & Partners 2021
“detailed and amazingly well prepared…first-class”
Chambers & Partners 2021
  • Rosie read law at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. 
  • Hardwicke Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
  • Children’s Arbitrator (MCIArb)
  • Financial Arbitrator (MCIArb)
  • Financial and Children’s Arbitrator (MCIArb)
  • Member of the Family Law Bar Association
  • Affiliate member of Resolution
  • Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship 
  • Advocate volunteer
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • 2026 – Spousal Maintenance: Predicting the Unpredictable? Duration, Quantum and Discretion
  • 2020 – Paperless working
  • 2019 – Spousal Maintenance: Which way is the wind blowing? Quantum and Duration? What is achievable?
  • 2018 – Financial Remedy update
  • 2016 – Conduct in Financial Cases: When can / should you run it?
  • 2014 – Part III ​Matrimonial & Family Proceedings Act 1984
  • 2012 – Working women in Schedule 1 cases

Rosie enjoys ice-skating, HIIT workouts and has a love-hate relationship with running. She enjoys theatre especially musical theatre.

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