About

Provided by Hall Brown Family Law

-         Five of the best known and most highly regarded matrimonial lawyers in Manchester/North West – Andrew Newbury, Beth Wilkins, Michael Devlin, James Brown and Sam Hall. All are recognised as Leading Individuals by Chambers and Partners – the highest number of ranked individuals in one firm in the North West.

-         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.

-         Specialisms:

o   High net worth cases. Current cases range from £10m to in excess of £300m.

o   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.

o   Complex financial cases including trusts, complicated business structures and injunctions.

o   Assets across multiple jurisdictions.

o   Complex and unusual pension arrangements.

o   Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

o   Divorce

o   Dissolution of civil partnerships.

o   Schedule 1 Children Act cases, including paternity claims brought against well-known individuals.

o   Co-habitation cases.

o   Highly complex children law cases including leave to remove, child abduction, adoption and public law.

Chambers Review

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Family/Matrimonial - North West

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What the Team is Known For

Hall Brown has a recognised team of practitioners in Manchester experienced in handling all aspects of family matters, including high net worth financial issues as well as private children law. The firm's clients include high-profile personalities from the North West region who require advice on complex cases encompassing intricate business structures, investments and trusts. Hall Brown also advises on wealth protection issues and is skilled at managing matters which span multiple jurisdictions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Newbury
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Andrew Newbury
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Andrew Newbury is adept at handling complex family disputes and regularly represents clients in high-value financial remedy proceedings, often involving assets in multiple jurisdictions.

Andrew is a truly exceptional lawyer. When it comes to matrimonial finance, he is the complete package. If you have Andrew fighting for you, you will get the best possible result.

I have always found him to be empathetic, calm, wise and backed by his significant experience and expertise.

He is incredibly intelligent, compassionate, patient, utterly unflappable and fearless.

Andrew Newbury is a brilliant, level-headed lawyer with amazing attention to detail. His knowledge and understanding is exceptional. He explained the process and guided me through it perfectly.

Andrew Newbury is one of the best financial remedy lawyers in the country.

James Brown
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James Brown
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James Brown regularly acts for high net worth individuals during divorce proceedings, particularly where complex financial structures and jurisdictional issues are involved.

James is a visionary when it comes to family law. The ease with which he approaches even the most complex of cases is testament to his exceptional knowledge and skill in matrimonial finance matters.

Sam Hall
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Sam Hall
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Sam Hall advises on complex financial remedy and divorce cases, with particular expertise in representing professional sportspeople. He is additionally adept at advising on cross-border matters.

Sam is always cool under fire. He maintains his composure and focus even in the most difficult of cases.

Sam is a force of nature.

Madelaine Hailey
Madelaine Hailey
Associates to watch

Madelaine Hailey has considerable expertise in matrimonial finance matters, advising clients on financial remedies and nuptial agreements.

Madelaine is an excellent lawyer. She is tenacious and hard-working for her clients.

Madelaine has an incredibly empathetic and compassionate approach. She is incredibly skilled at putting people at ease and couples this with exceptional skills as a family lawyer.

Madelaine is exceptional and I think that she will be a star of the future.

Ranked Lawyers at
Hall Brown Family Law

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North West

Family/Matrimonial

Andrew Newbury
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Andrew Newbury
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James Brown
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James Brown
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Sam Hall
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Sam Hall
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Madelaine Hailey
Madelaine Hailey
Associates to watch

Members

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Abigail Jones

Alice Rogers

Allie Pitchford

Beth Wilkins

Bronwyn Warmington

Claire Reid

Ellen Fell

Emma Dewhurst

Emma Whitehead

Hannah Currie

Hannah Pilling

Holly Cook

Jodi Ford

Katie Welton-Dillon

Laura Guillon

Matthew Hodgson

Melanie Kalina

Michael Swanick

Michelle Ashworth

Mike Devlin

Rachael Brownlee

Rachel Darrell

Rebekah Edwards

Sarah Hewitt