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Stewarts

Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

UK Guide 2026 : London (Firms)


Stewarts

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth - London (Firms)

Band 1

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What the Team is Known For

Stewarts is highly sought after by ultra high net worth individuals to advise on complex matrimonial finance matters. The Stewarts team is particularly widely praised for its bench strength.

Strengths

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  • The Stewarts department is big and strong across the board. They deserve the reputation they have. They are outstandingly good at what they do.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
  • The strength of their team from top to bottom stands out.

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  • The Stewarts team were at all times strategically astute, ten steps ahead of the opposition, creative in their thinking, solution-focused and highly responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleHelen Ward
    Senior StatespeopleHelen Ward

    Helen Ward

    Helen Ward is a highly regarded figure within the matrimonial market.
  • Star IndividualsEmma Hatley
    Star IndividualsEmma Hatley

    Emma Hatley

    Emma Hatley is widely admired as a leading practitioner for complex domestic and international family matters.
    • Emma Hatley is always focused on her strategy, fights as hard as she can and always keeps her finger on the detail of a case.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Emma Hatley is a standout partner with an extremely quick mind and takes a strategic approach to solving clients' issues. She's a joy to work with.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Emma is a very stylish lawyer. She's very elegant in the way in which she presents cases. She obtains results through meticulous attention to detail and has a smooth way of engaging with opponents.

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  • Band 1Debbie Chism
    Band 1Debbie Chism

    Debbie Chism

    Debbie Chism enjoys a fantastic reputation for her expertise in complex family matters.
    • Tactical positioning is her great skill and she's really good at judging and creating creative structures and outcomes. Debbie completely understands how to put together a team.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Debbie Chism is approachable, astute and has lots of experience. She is caring with clients and makes sure their feelings are looked after.

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  • Band 1Richard Hogwood
    Band 1Richard Hogwood

    Richard Hogwood

    Richard Hogwood is well known for his considerable experience handling international divorce proceedings and drafting nuptial agreements.

    • Richard Hogwood is a bright lawyer, good to deal with and very sensible.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Richard Hogwood is really technical and really bright, probably the brightest of his generation. He's a really dynamic partner.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Richard Hogwood is really good at client care and can always see the bigger picture.

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  • Band 1Stephen Foster
    Band 1Stephen Foster

    Stephen Foster

    Stephen Foster has extensive experience advising ultra high net worth individuals on complex international family matters. He is head of the family department.

    • Stephen Foster combines immense charm and a great skill at developing a plan. He's peerless at that.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Stephen Foster has great strategic instincts, and his judgement is excellent. He is also extremely calm under pressure.

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    • Stephen Foster brought his wealth of experience to the case, providing strategic input and first-rate judgement at key stages.

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  • Band 2Matthew Humphries
    Band 2Matthew Humphries

    Matthew Humphries

    Matthew Humphries is noted for his considerable experience advising high net worth clients on matrimonial finance cases.
    • Matthew Humphries is rapidly building in profile and reputation. For clients at an emotional stage of their lives, he is a calm, authoritative adviser who clients have a high degree of trust in.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Matthew Humphries is really sensible, pragmatic and a good litigator.

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    • Matthew Humphries is a top matrimonial litigator. His knowledge of the procedural rules is second to none, his understanding of clients' needs is brilliant, and his case strategy is brilliant.

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  • Band 2Sam Longworth
    Band 2Sam Longworth

    Sam Longworth

    Sam Longworth regularly advises high net worth clients on complex matrimonial matters.
    • Sam Longworth is a great team leader. He cares about his clients and is strategic about his approach in disputes.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Sam is an excellent strategist. He's very good at settling cases and comes up with really good solutions.

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  • Band 3Toby Atkinson
    Band 3Toby Atkinson

    Toby Atkinson

    Toby Atkinson is adept at handling all aspects of family law, with particular expertise in dealing with financial matters.

    • Toby Atkinson has got exactly the right temperament to deal with the high emotions.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Toby Atkinson managed the client superbly.

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  • Band 4Carly Kinch
    Band 4Carly Kinch

    Carly Kinch

    Carly Kinch is particularly skilled at dealing with complex financial remedy proceedings.
    • Carly Kinch knows her way around a complex, high-value financial case.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Carly Kinch is coming up and a phenomenal worker.

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  • Band 5Lucy Stewart-Gould
    Band 5Lucy Stewart-Gould

    Lucy Stewart-Gould

    Lucy Stewart-Gould is regularly instructed by affluent clients to handle complex matrimonial finance matters.

    • Lucy Stewart-Gould is an amazing partner in the team. She is a very commercial partner who focuses on solutions. She is also technically good with a mind to commerciality.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Lucy Stewart-Gould has a brain the size of a planet.

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    • Lucy Stewart-Gould is super smart, very driven and very focused on results for her clients. She's very intelligent and I enjoy working with her.

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  • Band 5Sophie Chapman
    Band 5Sophie Chapman

    Sophie Chapman

    Sophie Chapman advises affluent clients on a broad range of family issues, including divorce, nuptial agreements and children matters.
    • Sophie Chapman orchestrated an extremely well-thought-through strategy and had a phenomenal eye on the detail while keeping a keen focus on the broader picture and my strategic goals.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • She's a very safe pair of hands and a very trustworthy opponent.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Sophie Chapman is really calm, clever, and managed difficult clients extremely well.

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  • Up and ComingJenny Duggan
    Up and ComingJenny Duggan

    Jenny Duggan

    Jenny Duggan is a partner who advises on complex matrimonial finance matters, including nuptial agreements.

  • Up and ComingVoirrey Ward
    Up and ComingVoirrey Ward

    Voirrey Ward

    Voirrey Ward is a well-regarded partner who advises on complex financial remedy matters, often involving international elements.

    • Voirrey Ward is very intelligent, astute and highly effective. She's really polished and highly regarded.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Voirrey Ward is thorough and hard-working.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentUK
    • Voirrey Ward is very enthusiastic, a good team player and up-and-coming.

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  • Associates to watchSarah Havers
    Associates to watchSarah Havers

    Sarah Havers

    Sarah Havers is a senior associate on the Stewarts divorce and family team.
    • Sarah Havers is extremely good at client management and at getting into the detail of a case.

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Ranked Individuals at Stewarts (14)

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    Helen Ward

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    Emma Hatley

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    Debbie Chism

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    Richard Hogwood

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    Stephen Foster

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    Matthew Humphries

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    Sam Longworth

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    Toby Atkinson

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    Carly Kinch

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    Sarah Havers

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