…the best lawyers…an excellent team

Legal 500

Hall Brown are brilliant

Chambers & Partners

Well known and well respected for high net worth money work

 

Legal 500

Thorough knowledge of law and procedure

Legal 500

A forward thinking, modern practice.  Very responsive

Legal 500

I never have to worry about anything as they take everything in their stride

Chambers & Partners

Excellent client care skills and meticulous preparation

Legal 500

My solicitor, always goes the extra mile. She is professional, gives clear, good advice, has compassion and not only listens, but hears. At my second meeting with her she had remembered the names of our children, and other family members.

Legal 500

Hall Brown is the premier firm

Legal 500

Very “hands-on”, considerate, polite and yet utterly professional and effective

Legal 500

The team at Hall Brown make their clients feel like family; the personal approach

Legal 500

I really appreciated Alison’s straightforward explanations of the legal process and her pragmatic advice and guidance. She advised me to contact a family mediator, which kept the divorce process as amicable as possible whilst also keeping costs down

Legal 500

Martin Loxley gives sensible and pragmatic advice to his clients and deals with solicitors for the other party in a non-confrontational manner

Legal 500

Their approach is modern, ambitious and they attract high-quality work

Legal 500

Madelaine Hailey is a star in the making. She’s wise beyond her experience and her attention to detail is meticulous

Chambers & Partners

Alison is extremely efficient, well-versed in family law and easy to talk to. I would not hesitate to recommend her services

Chambers & Partners

She’s got such a brain on her, a great manner with clients and she is very straightforward to deal with

Chambers & Partners

Izzy is clearly a monumentally experienced and astute lawyer

Chambers & Partners

Her commercial pragmatism, empathy and vision led to the highest quality advice in every scenario

Chambers & Partners

They are well respected by fellow lawyers

Legal 500

Their team is made up of intelligent, dedicated and personable lawyers

Legal 500

Each team member is equally effective in communication they support each other

Legal 500

top class

Legal 500

He is quick-thinking, able and practical

Chambers & Partners

best in class

Legal 500

Hall Brown stand out from their peers

Legal 500

Brilliant at what he does

Chambers & Partners

superb partner, who is calm, knowledgeable and thoughtful

Chambers & Partners

very astute and good at seeing the bigger picture

Chambers & Partners

brilliant and really well respected

Chambers & Partners

highly experienced, focused, pragmatic and phlegmatic

Chambers & Partners

Ferocious intellect

Legal 500

incredibly experienced

Legal 500

Nothing but exceptional

Chambers & Partners

Very good at spotting new angles

Chambers & Partners

Hugely empathetic, his clients feel he is completely on their side

Chambers & Partners

First class lawyers who are approachable and truly excellent

Legal 500

Very knowledgeable with heaps of experience

Legal 500

Smart, sensible and very switched-on…as a tough and very constructive opponent

Chambers & Partners

At the top of its game

Legal 500

An excellent strategist and is hard to beat; a top-rate lawyer who also has unrivalled experience in matrimonial litigation at the highest level

Legal 500

Phenomenally bright. Hugely practical and takes really good care of his clients

Legal 500

Unflappable. Sees straight to the issues and gives each client 100%

Legal 500

An excellent reputation for quality and tenacity

Directories

She is always on hand to give swift assessments at which action follows and conclusions are reached

Chambers & Partners

A partner who is up there with the very best…

Legal 500

a superlative lawyer – he is unbelievably good with his clients

Chambers & Partners

cover all the bases and is very commercially-minded

Chambers & Partners

brilliant with clients

Chambers & Partners

She is a truly outstanding family lawyer. She is a very professional attorney – experienced, considerate and very tactful at the same time

Chambers & Partners

They are an amazing team and are so down to earth

Chambers & Partners

Andrew Newbury is a world-class family lawyer. What he does not know about the field of family law is not worth knowing. He also has excellent client skills

Legal 500

Catherine demonstrates a deep, thoughtful professionalism for the law, which she extends with creativity and imagination. This, coupled with her quiet, gentle charm and good grace, has enabled me to navigate an emotionally charged situation. She fights on fearlessly on my behalf.  She’s very pragmatic and collaborative

Chambers & Partners

She is very helpful, constructive and commercial when offering advice. She is very good on jurisdictional matters and is creative. She will roll her sleeves up and get stuck in. She is empathetic and makes clients feel safe

Chambers & Partners

He has enormous breadth of experience, and the confidence he inspires is just superb. He is someone I’d refer a friend to. He is unparalleled.  Andrew is particularly skilled in seeing the key legal points at play and addressing them in a direct and yet reasonable manner. He is a tenacious negotiator and has an extremely empathetic approach to all dealings

Chambers & Partners

Beth Wilkins remains an esteemed figure in the Manchester family market, known for her vast experience in handling high-value financial remedy disputes, prenuptial agreements and private children work

Chambers & Partners

James Brown is incredibly down to earth, has a good sense of humour and clients absolutely love that and warm to him. Equally, he has a very formidable side pushing his client’s case to success. He is very financially astute and very good at getting to the point very quickly. He’s good at getting end results

Chambers & Partners

Mike Devlin enjoys a longstanding reputation for his family law work. He specialises in children law, including care proceedings, adoption matters and contact disputes

Chambers & Partners

Andrew Newbury is at the top of his game.  Immense knowledge and intellectual ability, with pragmatism and great client care.  Simply the best matrimonial lawyer around

Legal 500

James Brown is exceptionally bright, with an uncanny ability to spot the killer point in a case, and then pursue it with vigour and charm

Legal 500

Sam Hall has excellent interpersonal skills and shows huge amounts of compassion whilst giving excellent advice

Legal 500

Sam is very strategic. He’s really technically gifted

Chambers & Partners

Alison is very personable and also extremely knowledgeable. She is second to none and really goes the extra mile, paying attention to all the details.  She is fantastic – prompt, approachable, and she really explains things and breaks them down in a way I can understand

Chambers & Partners

Alison Fernandes is an absolute delight to deal with – constructive, collaborative and calm in her approach. Communicates promptly and directly, bringing practical solutions to difficult and complex cases. I have no hesitation in recommending clients to Alison

Legal 500

There were no weak team members and they all worked well together in an obviously supportive way from the main partner downwards. Laura Guillon did not put a foot wrong throughout the whole period

Legal 500

Sam Hall has an exceptional reputation in the market. He is always focused on achieving the best possible outcome for his clients, whilst being personable and pragmatic

Legal 500

James Brown is incredibly bright, motivated and has a natural ability to win clients’ trust. He understands the needs of his clients and is an excellent leader at the helm of Hall Brown

Legal 500

Andrew Newbury fights his client’s corner. He is sensible and gives straightforward advice, yet will always find an angle that makes the most of the corner you are coming from. His colleague Sarah Hewitt is a good stand-in, and with a tutor like Andrew will be a name to watch for the future

Legal 500

Martin Loxley gives sensible and pragmatic advice to his clients and deals with solicitors for the other party in a non-confrontational manner

Legal 500

an exceptional team

Legal 500

Alice Rogers is superb and has a fabulous manner with client

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh and the team at Hall Brown Family Law are very responsive and collaborative. They have great technical knowledge which they apply seamlessly to the commercial and practical realities of the client’. Walsh is skilled at advising high-net-worth clients on a broad range of matters. Catherine Bell is also recommended

Legal 500

She is very savvy, approachable, pragmatic, and deals with matters constructively and effectively

Chambers & Partners

an excellent team with enormous amounts of experience and knowledge

Chambers & Partners

Izzy is a fantastic lawyer who is very practical and sensible; she is driving their London office forward

Chambers & Partners

Andrew is an absolutely exceptional lawyer with a wealth of knowledge and experience

Chambers & Partners

James Brown’s commercial approach strikes a good balance

Chambers & Partners

She consistently provides excellent advice to an impeccable standard. She is one to watch

Chambers & Partners

They have the best partners and associates and have created a truly exceptional firm

Legal 500

one of the best senior associate solicitors anywhere

Legal 500

Her advice is on the ball and her client care is spot on. She is an impressive solicitor who will go far

Chambers & Partners

Emma is collaborative, pragmatic and sensible

Chambers & Partners

For family law, they are the premier law firm

Chambers & Partners

I have always found him empathetic, calm and wise, backed by his significant experience and expertise

Chambers & Partners

Emma Hubbard is tenacious and extremely thorough in her approach to every case. She is exceptionally good at dealing with private law family matters, both in and out of Court

Legal 500

Andrew Newbury knows everything there is to know about family law and is meticulous in his approach

Legal 500

Catherine Bell is enormously charming and very clever.  She brings real insight to her cases and always keeps the client’s best interest at the forefront of her practice.  Her client care skills are second to none

Legal 500

Wealth of experience

Legal 500

diligent, caring and experienced

Legal 500

He is quick-thinking, able and practical

Chambers & Partners

very intelligent and sophisticated in the execution of her work

Chambers & Partners

Hall Brown stand out from their peers

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh is astute, tough, clever, and very sensible

Legal 500

James Brown and Sam Hall are leading names. They have built a strong team around them and are extremely knowledgeable in the field. Andrew Newbury knows everything there is to know about family law and is meticulous in his approach. Sarah Hewitt and Madelaine Hailey are real rising stars

Legal 500

Priya Palanivel is a standout lawyer

Legal 500

Priya Palanivel has a significant following and is very popular with her clients who appreciate her gritty determination to get them the best possible outcome

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh has a really forensic and switched on brain

Chambers & Partners

Priya is extremely experienced and has real depth in her practice. She is adept at children and money cases, and thinks strategically from the outset

Chambers & Partners

Catherine Bell is empathetic, clever, strategically astute and brings a real wisdom to her cases

Chambers & Partners

Excellent service on all fronts combining the best of traditional and progressive qualities. All the team are intelligent, hard working and commercially savvy

Legal 500

Hall Brown are one of the leading teams in financial remedies in London. They have long experience of dealing with high network cases and provide a Rolls-Royce service

Legal 500

One of the most experienced teams in the country. The core of the Sheffield team have been working together for decades. They are warm but robust, academic but practical. Nothing is beyond them

Legal 500

A suburb team which is growing and flourishing under the leadership of Laura Guillon. If you think you might need a family law solicitor, stop what you are doing and call them so you instruct them first

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh is superb. She is smart, direct, and is a good person to have on the other side

Legal 500

I cannot speak highly enough about the team at Hall Brown. They deliver the very top level of service across the board. Their delegation of work within the team is seamless and proportionate; legal advice is always spot-on, and delivered early enough in the process to make a difference; and client skills are second-to-none

Legal 500

Hall Brown is, without doubt, one of the leading family law firms in the country. Their team combines top-tier legal expertise with a results-driven approach that consistently delivers for their clients. They are sharp, strategic, and proactive—everything you want in a firm handling sensitive and high-stakes matters. A standout choice for anyone seeking excellence in family law.

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh is an exceptional solicitor—super insightful, incredibly clever, and an absolute pleasure to work with. She has a sharp legal mind and an instinctive understanding of complex issues, always bringing clarity and confidence to any case. Her approachable manner, combined with her professionalism and strategic thinking, makes her a true asset in the field

Legal 500

James Brown and Sam Hall command the respect of the industry

Legal 500

Andrew Newbury combines technical excellence with strong empathy and a sensitive interpretation of individual circumstances. His support was invaluable in a difficult period

Legal 500

James Brown works exceptionally hard for his clients and has great experience in high value cases

Legal 500

Exceptional quality of service

Legal 500

Zoe Round has very sound judgment and an unerring ability to get to the heart of a difficult case and find a way through it, whether finance or children. She makes herself very available for clients and they feel incredibly supported by her. She’s a very straight talker and cuts through the padding to deal with what’s really important

Legal 500

Melanie Hadwin is a standout Senior Associate, operating effectively at the level of a partner, with with day-to-day conduct of her matters. Her clients are extremely lucky. She gives counsel constructive ideas about how to approach a case and adds enormous value

Legal 500

The Hall Brown team are really close knit, the solicitors enjoy working there and feel valued. This supports them to provide a high level of service to their clients…Dedication to client care, insightful advice and superb reliable administration

Legal 500

Zoe Round is robust and practical, an extremely safe pair of hands

Legal 500

Sarah Manning is one of the most committed and creative mediators I have had the pleasure of working with. Sarah cuts through the issues and provides clients with a clear road map for resolving their disputes. She is a credit to the mediation community

Legal 500

Laura Guillon is a very experienced solicitor and it shows. She can get done in one meeting what others take 5 to achieve. Highly recommend

Legal 500

The team in Leeds has seen significant growth and has an excellent reputation within the market of hiring high quality lawyers who are also down to earth and personable individuals

Legal 500

Market leaders; partner level exceptional; very well respected, hard-working and experienced

Legal 500

Izzy Walsh is a highly accomplished solicitor and a delight to work for. She is always on top of all the facts and the law and provides fabulous advice with a lot of practical common sense. Sometimes people are too easily described as at the top of their game, but Izzy is very much at the top of her game

Legal 500

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