Hall Brown Family Law

Hall Brown Family Law is a boutique family law firm with offices in Manchester, London, Sheffield, Leeds, and Birmingham. Established in April 2016, the firm was ranked in the Top Tier of The Legal 500 within two years and has maintained this ranking since. The firm comprises highly regarded matrimonial lawyers, including James Brown, Sam Hall, Andrew Newbury, Beth Wilkins, Andrew Breakwell, Martin Loxley, Catherine Bell, and Michael Devlin. Izzy Walsh leads the London office, Alison Fernandes heads the Sheffield office, Laura Guillon manages the Leeds office, Janine Hobday oversees the Birmingham office, and Melanie Kalina directs the specialist Children Law Department. Every lawyer within the firm has been recruited from, or previously worked at, family law departments recognised as the best in the country by Chambers and Partners.

Hall Brown Family Law has developed a reputation as solicitors of choice for Premier League and Championship clubs seeking wealth protection in cohabiting or marital contexts. Approximately three quarters of the department’s workload involves cases valued at over £5 million, with nearly all work originating from personal referrals to the partners by former clients and other professionals. The firm has established itself as one of the leading boutique family law practices in the UK.

Specialisms include high-net-worth cases, with current matters ranging from £10 million to in excess of £550 million; high-profile cases involving prominent sports stars, celebrities, business figures, politicians, and members of the judiciary; complex financial disputes, including trusts, intricate business structures, and injunctions; multi-jurisdictional assets; complex and unusual pension arrangements; pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements; divorce and civil partnership dissolutions; Schedule 1 Children Act cases, including paternity claims against well-known individuals; cohabitation disputes; and private children law matters such as leave to remove, child abduction, surrogacy, and adoption.

Languages:
English, French