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Jones Myers

UK Guide 2026

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(0113) 246 0055

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Jones Myers’ reputation as an outstanding niche family law firm, which has achieved top rankings in legal guides for over three decades, is unparalleled.

Launched in 1992 with a commitment to deliver exceptional levels of client care and service, the firm places Resolution’s Code of Practice at the heart of its client services and delivery.

At the forefront of Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR), the team’s lawyers hold unique and extensive expertise in mediation and collaborative family practice. This offers clients an innovative, integrated approach to dispute resolution which puts children’s best interests first. This process is applied successfully to even the most financially complex divorces.

When going to court is a client’s only sensible option, the practice is highly experienced in litigation in both local and national Family Courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Financial Remedies Department - leading individuals specialise in high-net-worth cases of up to £250m; frequently managing matters involving tens of millions of pounds. Jones Myers are regularly instructed in multi-jurisdictional proceedings and in cases involving complex corporate and (often off shore) trust structures.

Specialists are noted for their ability to handle complicated cases, including those involving shareholder issues, property portfolios and complex pension schemes.

Children Department - renowned nationally and internationally, the Department covers every aspect of public and private children law. It is at the forefront of complex matters involving children being subject to Deprivation of Liberty Orders and highly sensitive multi-cultural matters including Female Genital Mutilation.

The team consistently achieves a high success rate with international child abduction cases in Hague and Non Hague countries with most cases of this nature referred in by the International Child Abduction Unit and London firms. Specialists’, supported by the firm’s in-house Barrister is extensive and singular.

Jones Myers’ culture and approach to giving back to society is embedded in its robust ethical standards and integrity to all stakeholders.

Services Include:

  • Divorce and separation
  • Financial claims on divorce
  • High Net Worth Divorce
  • Pensions on divorce
  • Pre and Post Nuptial agreements
  • Arrangements for children
  • Adoption
  • Collaborative Family Practice
  • Civil Partnerships
  • Child protection
  • Grandparents’ rights
  • International child abduction
  • Mediation
  • Step Parents’ Rights

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UK - Head office
UK
  • York
    Blake House, 2A St Martin’s Lane, York YO1 6LN , York, North Yorkshire, UK

Jones Myers rankings

UK Guide 2026
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Yorkshire
Family/Matrimonial
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Family/Matrimonial
1
Family/Matrimonial
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Richard Peaker
1
Richard Peaker
1
Band 1
2
Kate Banerjee
2
Band 2
Elizabeth Bell
4
Elizabeth Bell
4
Band 4
Nicki Mitchell
4
Nicki Mitchell
4
Band 4
Family/Matrimonial: Mediators
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Nicki Mitchell
Nicki Mitchell
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