Hall Brown Family Law — England
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About
Hall Brown Family Law is a boutique family law firm with offices in Manchester, London, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham and Liverpool. The firm started trading in April 2016 and in only two years was ranked in the Top Tier of The Legal 500 where it has remained since. Highlights include: Some of the best known and most highly regarded matrimonial lawyers in the UK – James Brown, Sam Hall, Andrew Newbury, Beth Wilkins, Andrew Breakwell, Martin Loxley, Catherine Bell and Michael Devlin. Izzy Walsh and Priya Palanivel head up Hall Brown’s London office. Alison Fernandes heads up the Sheffield office. Laura Guillon heads up the Leeds office. Janine Hobday heads up the Birmingham office. Natalie Dickson heads up the Liverpool office. Melanie Kalina heads up the specialist Children Law Department. Every single lawyer in the entire firm has been recruited from or worked at a family law department that has been recognised as the best in the country by Chambers and Partners. Sam Hall and James Brown are now the “solicitors of choice” to present to Premier League and Championship clubs for “wealth protection” from a co-habiting or marital sense. Three quarters of the department’s workload consists of cases worth in excess of £5m. Nearly all of the firm’s work comes from personal referrals to each of the partners. Work is referred in by former clients and other professionals. The firm has already established itself as one of the country’s leading boutique family law firms. ### Specialisms High net worth cases. Current cases range from £10m to in excess of £550m. High profile cases. Current cases include over a dozen of the most famous sports stars in the world as well as high profile celebrities and business people, politicians and members of the judiciary. Complex financial cases including trusts, complicated business structures and injunctions. Assets across multiple jurisdictions. Complex and unusual pension arrangements. Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. - Divorce Dissolution of civil partnerships. Schedule 1 Children Act cases, including paternity claims brought against well-known individuals. Co-habitation cases. Private children law (including leave to remove, child abduction, surrogacy and adoption). ### Languages - English - French
Office locations
Manchester
Manchester
Hall Brown Family Law Ship Canal House 98 King Street Manchester M2 4WU North West
Sheffield
Sheffield
Hall Brown Family Law Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield S1 2JA Yorkshire
London
London
Hall Brown Family Law 1 Bedford Row London WC1R 4BU
Leeds
Leeds
Hall Brown Family Law One Park Row 3rd Floor, Suite 9 Leeds LS1 5HN Yorkshire
Birmingham
Birmingham
Hall Brown Family Law The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT West Midlands
Liverpool
Liverpool
Hall Brown Family Law The Plaza 100 Old Hall Street Liverpool L3 9QJ North West
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alexandra Marshall
Solicitor · Family Law
Alison Fernandes
Partner / Head of Sheffield · Family Law
Alison Fernandes
Partner / Head of Sheffield · Family Law
Allie Pitchford
Associate · Family Law
Andrew Breakwell
Partner · Family Law
Andrew Newbury
Partner · Family Law
Antonia Williamson
Senior Associate · Family Law
Beth Wilkins
Partner · Family
Brogan Pennington
Solicitor · Family / Divorce
Bronwyn Warmington
Senior Associate · Family
Catherine Bell
Consultant · Family Law
Claire Reid
Partner and Head of Lawyer Development · Family Law
Ella Ashforth
Solicitor · Family Law
Ellen Fell
Senior Associate · Family Law
Emma Dewhurst
Senior Associate · Family Law
Emma Hubbard
Senior Associate · Family Law
Emma Whitehead
Associate · Family
Hannah Currie
Associate Solicitor · Family Law
Hannah Pilling
Senior Associate · Family Law
Harriet Williams
Associate · Family Law
Holly Cook
Associate · Family Law
Isabella O\'Donoghue
Chartered Legal Executive · Family Law
Izzy Walsh
Partner / Joint Head of London · Family Law
James Brown
Managing Partner · Family Law
Janine Hobday
Senior Associate and Head of Birmingham · Family Law
Jodi Ford
Associate Solicitor · Family
Kirsty McKenzie
Chartered Legal Executive · Family Law
Laura Guillon
Partner / Head of Leeds · Family Law
Lucy Raho Jeavons
Senior Associate · Family Law
Madelaine Hailey
Senior Associate · Family
Martin Loxley
Consultant · Family Law
Melanie Hadwin
Senior Associate · Family Law
Melanie Kalina
Head of Children Team · Family Law
Michael Swanick
Associate · Family Law
Michelle Ashworth
Senior Associate · Family Law
Mike Devlin
Partner · Family Law
Natalie Dickson
Partner. Natalie is well known as a family specialist in the North West dealing with a wide range of family law matters. She deals predominantly with divorce, financial settlements on divorce and arrangements for children. Natalie is known for her calm and pragmatic approach. She specialises in advising and representing a range of clients but particularly those with complex asset bases, sports and media personalities, owners of landed estates with inherited and dynastic wealth, business owners, directors, lottery winners, members of the judiciary and other professionals. Natalie’s specialism is complex Financial Remedy proceedings. She is known to be a pragmatist and straight talker who can get to the crux of a matter quickly. Natalie also advises families and wealthy individuals on wealth protection agreements including pre-nups, post-nups and cohabitation agreements. Natalie’s work includes private children matters (including a specialism in internal and international relocation in the High Court), financial provision for children under Schedule 1 Children Act and dealing with property disputes arising from the breakdown of cohabiting relationships. Natalie takes a proactive and pragmatic approach. She focuses on negotiated settlements and joint settlement meetings where appropriate, provides legal support alongside mediation and arbitration, and representation at Court where necessary. · Family
Priya Palanivel
Partner and Joint Head of London · Family
Rachel Cocker
Solicitor · Family Law
Rebekah Fender
Solicitor · Family
Rebekah King
Senior Associate · Family Law
Sam Hall
Senior Partner · Family
Sarah Hewitt
Senior Associate · Family Law
Sarah Manning
Partner and Head of Mediation · Family / Divorce
Savannah Davies
Solicitor · Family Law
Sky Langwieser
Solicitor · Family Law
Victoria Lee Domenech
Solicitor · Family / Matrimonial
Zoe Round
Consultant · Family Law