Ranking tables
Family/Matrimonial | UK
West Midlands
Rankings overview for Departments
Clarke Willmott LLP 2 Years Ranked
Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors 2 Years Ranked
Mills & Reeve LLP 2 Years Ranked
Shakespeare Martineau 2 Years Ranked
Weightmans 2 Years Ranked- FBC Manby Bowdler
- George Green LLP
- Lodders Solicitors LLP
Duncan Lewis Solicitors 2 Years Ranked
HCR Wright Hassall 4 Years Ranked
Rayden Solicitors 1 Years Ranked- Band Hatton Button (Incorporating Varley Hibbs) LLP
- Bank Solicitors Limited
- Brethertons LLP
- mfg Solicitors
All Departments profiles
Band 1

1 Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedAnthony Collins has a well-known team in Birmingham 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 HCR LawFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 1 | 4 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.
1 Irwin MitchellFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell has an outstanding family practice in Birmingham with an impressive bench of highly respected 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.
Band 2

2 Clarke Willmott LLPFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedClarke Willmott has an established family law practice in Birmingham 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 Lanyon Bowdler SolicitorsFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedLanyon Bowdler Solicitors is a well-regarded firm with offices across Shropshire and Herefordshire. It represents clients in financial matters involving trusts, pensions and overseas assets, such as divorce proceedings and prenuptial agreements, with notable expertise in cases concerning farming families. The team also supports clients in complex Children Act matters involving allegations of criminal behaviour and domestic abuse. The practice offers a range of dispute resolution options, including collaborative law services.

2 Mills & Reeve LLPFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedMills & Reeve has an excellent family practice based in Birmingham. Its lawyers have a strong track record of representing clients in domestic and cross-border child law issues, as well as regularly acting for clients in high-value financial remedy cases. The team is capable of advising on complex matters concerning the division of overseas assets, business holdings and inherited wealth.

2 Shakespeare MartineauFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 2 | 2 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 Birmingham as well as other key locations in the Midlands.

2 WeightmansFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedWeightmans has an experienced team in Birmingham 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.
Band 3

3 Duncan Lewis SolicitorsFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedDuncan Lewis's team in Birmingham handles a wide range of both financial remedy and children work, with notable expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes. The team is 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 HCR Wright HassallFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 3 | 4 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.
3 Rayden SolicitorsFamily/Matrimonial2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedRayden Solicitors has a growing family team in Birmingham. The firm represents clients in financial negotiations and disputes following divorce, as well as advising on child arrangement orders and international relocations. It also assists client with prenuptial agreements and TOLATA disputes between unmarried couples.