Ranking tables
Family/Matrimonial | UK
Manchester and surrounds
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Farleys Solicitors LLP 7 Years Ranked- Maguire Family Law
- McAlister Family Law
- Stephensons
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
- Amanda McAlisterMcAlister Family Law
Star Individuals
Band 1
- Abigail Bennett JMW Solicitors LLP6 Years Ranked
- Alison Bull Mills & Reeve LLP20 Years Ranked
- Andrew Newbury Hall Brown Family Law22 Years Ranked
- Emma Collins Weightmans14 Years Ranked
- James Brown Hall Brown Family Law12 Years Ranked
- Sam Hall Hall Brown Family Law11 Years Ranked
- James MaguireMaguire Family Law
Band 2
- Elspeth Kinder JMW Solicitors LLP8 Years Ranked
- Fiona C Turner Weightmans7 Years Ranked
Mark Heptinstall Slater Heelis Limited11 Years Ranked- Michael Chapman JMW Solicitors LLP11 Years Ranked
Phillip Rhodes Irwin Mitchell6 Years Ranked- Cara NuttallBrabners LLP
- Joanne RadcliffHill Dickinson LLP
Band 3
- Andrew Moore Mills & Reeve LLP10 Years Ranked
Antonia Love Farleys Solicitors LLP10 Years Ranked
Kim Aucott Slater Heelis Limited8 Years Ranked
Patricia Robinson Slater Heelis Limited5 Years Ranked
Sarah Thompson Keystone Law2 Years Ranked- Sue Brookes Mills & Reeve LLP13 Years Ranked
- Colin DaviesKuits Solicitors
- Fiona WoodMcAlister Family Law
Band 4
Charlotte Beck Slater Heelis Limited1 Years Ranked
Christopher Longbottom Clarke Willmott LLP4 Years Ranked
Georgina Chase Slater and Gordon Lawyers5 Years Ranked- Katie Lowe JMW Solicitors LLP4 Years Ranked
Nathaniel Groarke Irwin Mitchell6 Years Ranked- Nicola Wilburn-Shaw JMW Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
- Denise MoranMaguire Family Law
- Gareth CurtisStowe Family Law LLP
- Helen MillerStowe Family Law LLP
- Henry VenablesMaguire Family Law
Up and Coming
- Amy HarrisBrabners LLP
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Hall Brown Family LawFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedHall Brown has a recognised team of practitioners in Manchester experienced in handling all aspects of family matters, including high net worth financial issues as well as private children law. The firm's clients include high-profile personalities from the North West region who require advice on complex cases encompassing intricate business structures, investments and trusts. Hall Brown also advises on wealth protection issues and is skilled at managing matters which span multiple jurisdictions.
1 Irwin MitchellFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell is highly regarded in the Manchester market for its work in major financial remedy and set-aside proceedings for high net worth individuals. The firm is also called upon for its expertise in private children law matters, including Schedule 1 proceedings, child relocations and adoption issues. Irwin Mitchell is active in wealth protection matters, regularly assisting clients with prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and is adept at handling matters with significant cross-border aspects.
1 JMW Solicitors LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedJMW Solicitors has an impressive presence in the North West, with key offices in both Manchester and Liverpool. The team possesses noted expertise across a broad spectrum of complex family matters, handling high-value financial remedy cases involving pensions, businesses and trusts, as well as prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. It is also adept at children law, including international abduction cases and matters related to fertility law and surrogacy.
1 Slater Heelis LimitedFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedSlater Heelis offers family law services from offices in Manchester and Cheshire, advising on financial remedies and child residence and contact issues. It also regularly handles wealth protection agreements and inheritance claims. The team is skilled at alternative dispute resolution methods, including collaborative law, arbitration and mediation, as well as being well equipped to handle cross-border cases concerning non-UK residents and overseas assets.
Band 2
2 Mills & Reeve LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedMills & Reeve has a strong reputation for handling complex wealth protection and financial remedy cases for high net worth clients. The Manchester family team ably handles litigation, mediation and collaborative law matters and works closely with the firm's corporate and private client teams to provide a fully rounded service. It remains active on international children matters, including relocations to foreign jurisdictions, and also offers advice on fertility and surrogacy law.2 WeightmansFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedWeightmans has a strong presence in family work in the North West, with key offices in both Manchester and Liverpool. It is especially well known for its strength in wealth protection and cohabitation matters as well as for skill in private children cases. It works closely with its private client and property teams and is often involved in cases with significant international and trusts elements.
Band 3
3 Farleys Solicitors LLPFamily/Matrimonial2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedFarleys Solicitors is a respected Blackburn-based practice noted for its experience advising clients on the financial aspects of separations, frequently assisting with financial remedy proceedings. It is also active in children law matters, representing clients in child arrangements order cases and care proceedings.