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JMW Solicitors LLP

Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

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JMW Solicitors LLP

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About

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As one of the country’s largest and most respected family law teams, JMW is ready to help you. Our expert lawyers are prepared to guide and support you and your family as you navigate family law.

With over 100 years of combined experience across the team, we are recognised by the leading legal directories, including the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and the Spear’s 500. Our solicitors offer pragmatic, empathetic advice across the spread of family law services.

We have over 50 family law experts based in offices in Manchester, Liverpool and London; we can assist you wherever you are in the country.

Chambers Review

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

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

JMW Solicitors is a full-service law firm with specialist family lawyers. They advise their high net worth clients on a wide array of matters within the field.

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Strengths

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  • JMW consistently demonstrates a strong ability to manage complex family law matters. They combine rigorous legal expertise with sound professional judgment and a calm, measured approach. Their capacity to navigate sensitive issues, distil complicated information and provide clear, well‑reasoned guidance ensures that clients receive exceptional support throughout even the most challenging cases.

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  • JMW is meticulous, strategic, and empathetic. The team at JMW is all over the detail without losing sight of the human element to what we do. They are always on hand to assist and are reliable and responsive.

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  • As a team, JMW has great breadth and depth.

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  • JMW has a wide breadth of knowledge in the team with a good support team so that they can respond quickly to queries.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Michael Rowlands
    Michael Rowlands

    Michael Rowlands

    Michael Rowlands focuses his practice on international family matters, particularly those with a connection to the Middle East.

    • Michael Rowlands is a champion for the client. He is an excellent litigator and will leave no stone unturned.

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  • Ruben Sinha
    Ruben Sinha

    Ruben Sinha

    Ruben Sinha focuses his practice on high net worth divorces. Sinha has significant international experience, having previously worked in Hong Kong.

    • Ruben Sinha has probably the most international experience of pretty much anyone in the North West. He brings such presence and experience to litigation involving trusts and prenups from working in London and Hong Kong.

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  • Michael Chapman
    Michael Chapman

    Michael Chapman

    Michael Chapman is joint head of JMW's Manchester team. Chapman advises on complex divorce and financial remedy matters.

    • Michael Chapman is wonderful to work with.

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    • Michael Chapman is a fantastic litigator. He is straight talking. His experience comes across in his practical approach to big cases.

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  • Philip Cooper
    Philip Cooper

    Philip Cooper

    Philip Cooper is head of JMW's London family law team. Cooper advises on financial remedy proceedings, divorce and high-value pre- and postnuptial agreements.

    • I’d regard Philip Cooper as an expert in jurisdictional disputes and financial remedy disputes generally. He is very experienced and high level.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Philip Cooper is very charismatic and charming, and focused on financial work in particular. He has a very nice manner with clients and is very creative in finding solutions, enabling the gap to be met and cases to settle. He can look outside the box in complex financial cases, and that’s his skill.

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