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Hanne & Co Solicitors

Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide


Hanne & Co Solicitors

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About

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Hanne & Co’s Family & Divorce department is renowned for advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients on complex financial and children matters, often involving cross-border elements and reputational sensitivities.

The team regularly manages high-value, high-profile divorce and financial remedy proceedings, including cases involving trusts, family investment companies, inherited wealth, and intricate business structures. They are highly skilled in negotiating pre-nuptial agreements for clients with substantial assets. The department also advises on private law children matters such as living arrangements, relocation, schooling, and urgent injunctions, including non-molestation and occupation orders.

Additionally, the team provides sensitive guidance on surrogacy and parental orders, as well as broader issues affecting modern families, ensuring clients receive informed support in these evolving areas of family law.

Clients include entrepreneurs, business owners, city professionals, high-profile public figures, and multi-generational families with complex wealth. Many have significant international ties, requiring integrated advice that combines family law with wider personal and financial planning, often involving collaboration with lawyers across jurisdictions.

The department is especially respected for expertise in complex asset structures, international cases, wealth protection strategies, bespoke agreements, and discreet handling of public-facing clients.

Chambers Review

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth - UK-wide

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Hanne & Co Solicitors' family law practice has a growing reputation. The team frequently advises on high-value nuptial agreements, divorces and financial remedy disputes.

Strengths

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  • They were very patient, supportive and understanding with me as I was experiencing extreme levels of distress and anxiety. They had great sensitivity and understanding towards my case.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Hanne & Co Solicitors take a solution-focused approach and deliver outcomes. They have clever solicitors and excellent trainees who are able to think in a creative manner.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • I think they're brilliant, they are actually quite heavy hitters. They are really driven to get best outcome for the client, really pragmatic and commercial in way they deal with things.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Elinor Feeny
    Band 5Elinor Feeny

    Elinor Feeny

    Elinor Feeny is a partner at Hanne & Co Solicitors. Feeny has a busy practice guiding clients through nuptial agreements and divorce disputes. Feeny is commended by market sources for her ability to navigate complex issues.

    • She's really down to earth, relatable and just gets it.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Elinor Feeny is super driven to get the best outcome and willing to think creatively. She's really good at strategically thinking things through.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Elinor Feeny has always been brilliant. She has been a real stalwart and runs the cases really well. She is completely unflappable.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Elinor Feeny managed an exceptionally complex cross-border matrimonial case for me. Her expertise, strategic thinking and dedication were truly remarkable.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Elinor Feeny is absolutely outstanding. She is capable of extremely high-value and complex cases.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 5Emma Baillie
    Band 5Emma Baillie

    Emma Baillie

    Emma Baillie heads up Hanne & Co's family law practice, and assists wealthy clients through nuptial agreements, divorces and financial proceedings.

    • Emma Baillie is very firm, very strong and goes after what the client wants. She's quite a force of nature.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Emma Baillie is very experienced, trusted and has a good reputation.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Hanne & Co Solicitors (2)

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    Elinor Feeny

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

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    Emma Baillie

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

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