Ranking tables
Family/Matrimonial | UK
Birmingham and surrounds
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP 12 Years Ranked
Irwin Mitchell 12 Years Ranked- Lodders Solicitors LLP
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Senior Statespeople
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Band 3
Adam Maguire Clarke Willmott LLP4 Years Ranked
Caroline Young Clarke Willmott LLP8 Years Ranked
Hayley McCormack Harrison Clark Rickerbys9 Years Ranked- Lucy Barr VWV2 Years Ranked
Maria Ramon Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP5 Years Ranked
Mark Hands Irwin Mitchell8 Years Ranked- Tania Derrett-Smith Weightmans10 Years Ranked
Victoria Fellows Harrison Clark Rickerbys11 Years Ranked- Caroline DresdenLodders Solicitors LLP
- Vivienne MiddletonLodders Solicitors LLP
Star Associates
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedAnthony Collins has a well-known Birmingham team handling a range of family law issues, both matrimonial and children-related. The financial remedies team offers advice and representation in complex matrimonial disputes, along with valuable experience in financial forensic analysis. The specialist childcare team is highly regarded and supports clients in cases involving child abuse as well as domestic violence, with notable expertise in representing vulnerable individuals.1 Irwin MitchellFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell has an outstanding family practice with an impressive bench of highly revered practitioners. It offers the entire range of family law services, frequently acting for high net worth individuals. The team handles high-value prenuptial agreements and financial remedy matters, as well as cases involving overseas assets, trusts and corporate interests. The group has additional expertise in international pensions law. Its members also represent clients in complex Children Act proceedings.
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2 Clarke Willmott LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedClarke Willmott has an established family law practice with a varied offering. Its team advises on cases of financial remedy and private children law. The members regularly handle complex disputes that involve international relocation, multi-jurisdictional interests and high-value assets. The group has further experience with highly sensitive cases involving domestic violence and abuse.
2 Harrison Clark RickerbysFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedHarrison Clark's team maintains its reputation as a market leader in family law from its offices in Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester. The group regularly advises on high-value and cross-jurisdictional financial remedy matters, including hearings before the High Court. Its practitioners have extensive expertise in cases involving trusts, property, farming and business assets, with the ability to provide a variety of alternative dispute resolution options. The team also handles Children Act matters, including cases of abuse.
2 Shakespeare MartineauFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedShakespeare Martineau has a highly recommended team that advises clients on the full spectrum of family law matters, from international financial disputes to sensitive children law cases. Its practitioners are regularly instructed on complex financial remedy matters involving business structures and trusts, as well as handling the negotiation of prenuptial agreements. The group provides services from key locations around the region, including Leicester and Birmingham.2 WeightmansFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedWeightmans has an experienced team that handles complex financial and children-related disputes related to divorce and separation. The group is well placed to assist with international aspects of relationship breakdowns and knowledgeable with regard to cases involving trusts, family businesses and overseas assets. The members also demonstrate expertise in drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. The team provides alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation and collaborative law proceedings.
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3 Duncan Lewis SolicitorsFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedDuncan Lewis's team handles a wide range of both financial remedy and children work. The practitioners have notable expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Its members are adept at handling difficult children law matters on both a public and private basis, with substantial experience in cases concerning abuse, child sexual exploitation and forced marriage, among other issues.
3 Mills & Reeve LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMills & Reeve has an exceptional family practice that is based in Birmingham. Its members have a strong track record of representing clients in domestic and cross-border child law issues, as well as regularly acting for clients on high-value financial remedy cases. Its group is capable of advising on complex matters concerning the division of overseas assets, business holdings and inherited wealth.