Katie Male | Family Lawyer | Boodle Hatfield

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Katie Male

Katie Male, Family Associate, Boodle Hatfield

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Katie Male, Family Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Katie advises high net worth individuals in relation to a broad range of family law matters.

She is experienced in advising husbands and wives on their financial separation upon divorce, both in the context of court proceedings and out-of-court negotiation. Many of Katie’s clients are high net worth individuals and her cases often involve trusts and family businesses, whether in this jurisdiction or offshore. Katie regularly advises in relation to asset protection and is experienced in drafting and negotiating pre- and post-nuptial agreements, as well as acting for clients who have signed such agreements upon divorce.

Katie represents clients who are in unmarried relationships, advising on the implications of entering into a cohabiting relationship, as well as acting for parties whose relationship has broken down. She also advises on private children law matters.

Areas of Practice

Family & Divorce, Divorce, Children, Financial Claims in Divorce, Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements, Living Together Agreements, Divorce with a Private Business, Trusts & Divorce

Track Record

KA v MA [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam) – acting for the wife in circumstances where the parties had signed a pre-nuptial agreement which she felt pressured to sign and did not meet her needs.

CMX v EJX [2022] EWFC 136 – acting for the husband in circumstances where the parties had signed a “séparation de biens” French marriage contract.

EK v DK & Ors [2023] EWHC 1829 (Fam) – acting for the husband on the wife’s application to set aside a divorce financial settlement on the grounds of his non-disclosure.

CG v DL [2023] EWFC 82 and CG v DL No 2 [2023] EWFC 238 – acting for the wife in her financial remedy claim, including to a share in the future profits of the husband’s hedge fund business.

SS v IS [2023] EWHC 1544 (Fam) – acting for the wife in her financial remedy claim, including to vary the offshore family trust to distribute trust assets to her.

Publications

Tolley’s Estate Planning

Awards & Rankings

Legal 500, Leading Associate, 2025

Family Law Associate Solicitor of the Year, LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024 (shortlisted)

Chambers HNW, Associate to Watch, 2024

ePrivateClient NextGen Leader 2023

Legal 500, Rising Stars, 2024

ePrivateClient Top 35 under 35 2022

Memberships

Resolution

Education & Qualification

University of Oxford

Qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

KA v MA [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam) – acting for the wife in circumstances where the parties had signed a pre-nuptial agreement which she felt pressured to sign and did not meet her needs.

CMX v EJX [2022] EWFC 136 – acting for the husband in circumstances where the parties had signed a “séparation de biens” French marriage contract.

EK v DK & Ors [2023] EWHC 1829 (Fam) – acting for the husband on the wife’s application to set aside a divorce financial settlement on the grounds of his non-disclosure.

CG v DL [2023] EWFC 82 and CG v DL No 2 [2023] EWFC 238 – acting for the wife in her financial remedy claim, including to a share in the future profits of the husband’s hedge fund business.

SS v IS [2023] EWHC 1544 (Fam) – acting for the wife in her financial remedy claim, including to vary the offshore family trust to distribute trust assets to her.

Tolley’s Estate Planning

Legal 500, Leading Associate, 2025

Family Law Associate Solicitor of the Year, LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024 (shortlisted)

Chambers HNW, Associate to Watch, 2024

ePrivateClient NextGen Leader 2023

Legal 500, Rising Stars, 2024

ePrivateClient Top 35 under 35 2022

Resolution

University of Oxford

Qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

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Recommended by Katie

7 min read 16 Jul 2024 Separation anxiety

The division of assets in divorce cases involving private equity partners can be a particularly complex process. In The Drawdown, Senior Associate, Katie Male provides some insight on a recent case where the wife was deemed to be owed a share of the hedge fund.

 Read more 7 min read 24 Jul 2024 Could a pre-nuptial agreement protect your business?

The case recently reported as AH v BH [2024] EWGC 125 concerned an English pre-nuptial agreement intended to protect the entrepreneur husband’s pre-marital wealth, primarily his business. Family Senior Associate, Katie Male details the result.

 Read more 7 min read 05 Jan 2023 The power of nuptial agreements in the English Courts

In Wealth Briefing, Family Partner, James Ferguson and Family Associate, Katie Male comment on the fundamentals of their successful High Court case, highlighting the power of nuptial agreements in the English Family Courts.

 Read more 4 min read 30 Apr 2025 Navigating Modern Relationships in a Changing World

Evolving family roles and shifting gender dynamics are reshaping everything from financial planning to parenting and separation. In The Dura Society, Family Partner, Katie O’Callaghan explores how the legal system must keep pace with the realities of modern relationships.

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