Legal 500

…the best lawyers…an excellent team

Well known and well respected for high net worth money work

Thorough knowledge of law and procedure

A forward thinking, modern practice.  Very responsive

Excellent client care skills and meticulous preparation

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.

Hall Brown is the premier firm

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

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

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

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

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

They are well respected by fellow lawyers

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

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

top class

best in class

Hall Brown stand out from their peers

Ferocious intellect

incredibly experienced

First class lawyers who are approachable and truly excellent

Very knowledgeable with heaps of experience

At the top of its game

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

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

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

A partner who is up there with the very best…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

an exceptional team

Alice Rogers is superb and has a fabulous manner with client

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

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

one of the best senior associate solicitors anywhere

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

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

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

Wealth of experience

diligent, caring and experienced

Hall Brown stand out from their peers

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

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

Priya Palanivel is a standout lawyer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

James Brown and Sam Hall command the respect of the industry

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

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

Exceptional quality of service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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