The School of Law is delighted to announce that Tony Roe has been recognised as Visiting Fellow in Family Law. Principal of Tony Roe Solicitors, Tony has provided support and advice to our students for a number of years, through both specialist sessions on family law in action and practical advice on a career in private practice. The Tony Roe Prize is awarded annually for the best performance in the Final Family Law Examination and includes a monetary award and work experience with his firm. Tony Roe Solicitors, based in Theale, is the only specialist niche divorce and family law firm to have been named in the Legal 500 in the Thames Valley, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and M4/M40 corridors.

The School of Law is very proud of its collaboration with practitioners and is committed to ensuring that students benefit from the practical and professional insight offered by practitioners in different fields. Tony’s nomination recognises his on-going contribution to the student experience here at Reading. He joins our existing Visiting Fellows, Malcolm Head of The Head Partnership and Dr Chris Danbury, Consultant in Intensive Care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.