Boutique firm Hall Brown Family Law in Manchester is praised by clients as the ‘best in its class‘. The group is particularly sought after by high-net-worth individuals, such as sports personalities, celebrities, and business owners for financial remedy proceedings. These often involve international elements and include divorces and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. The team is also experienced in a broad range of children law matters. The practice is co-headed by James Brown and Sam Hall, who both specialise in all areas of family law with an emphasis on divorce and financial remedy proceedings. The group also includes financial remedy proceedings expert Andrew Newbury and Beth Wilkins, who is particularly experienced in high-net-worth work, pre-nuptial agreements, and Schedule 1 Children Act cases. Madelaine Hailey, who is ‘an up-and-coming star‘, is another key contact.

The ‘exceptionally knowledgeable' family practice at Irwin Mitchell in Manchester acts for a broad range of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, and the group has particular expertise in complex financial remedy proceedings, often with an international element, such as cases involving fraud and non-disclosure. Leading the group, the ‘excellent' Ros Bever specialises in high-net-worth cases with complex trust structures and cross-border issues. Nathaniel Groarke leads the financial remedy team and represents a broad range of national and international clients with ‘a cool head and safe pair of hands' on issues such as pre-nuptial agreements and wealth preservation. The ‘standout' lawyer Emma Benson also specialises in the high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth market, whilst Emma Hopton has expertise in complex children work with an emphasis on relocation and abduction matters. Phillip Rhodes joined the firm from Slater Heelis in April 2024, and Hannah Saxe joined Slater and Gordon in September 2023.

The highly knowledgeable family law team at JMW Solicitors LLP ‘provides a first-class service and has an enviable reputation in the sector‘. The Manchester-based group is co-led by Elspeth Kinder, who has extensive experience in acting for high-net-worth clients in divorce and matrimonial finance cases, as well as children work, and the ‘strategically aware and commercial‘ Michael Chapman, who has particular expertise in Schedule 1 claims. Also in Manchester, David Pickering is a divorce expert who frequently advises clients with assets located overseas and offshore trusts, and Katie Lowe, who focuses on the financial side of divorce and is praised by clients as ‘simply brilliant‘. The group also includes head of the Liverpool team Beverley Jones, who specialises in high-net-worth financial proceedings and children cases, such as Schedule 1 claims and surrogacy matters, and in-house counsel Abigail Bennett, who is a ‘formidable advocate and strategist‘ in cases relating to matrimonial finances, Schedule 1 claims, and Children Act proceedings. Pauline McNamara joined the firm's Liverpool office in February 2024.

Praised as as ‘a significant force in financial remedy proceedings' Maguire Family Law is a boutique firm specialising in all areas of family law. The team has particular expertise in cases with a cross-border element and frequently represents clients in international divorce proceedings and child abduction cases. In Manchester, James Maguire is ‘simply fantastic' and an expert in technical financial matters, and he also has niche capabilities in the international relocation of children and abduction cases. The group is also led by the ‘standout professional' Denise Moran in Wilmslow, who is experienced in the full range of financial provision and private children matters, including those involving trusts and corporate structures, and Henry Venables in Knutsford, who represents clients in both financial and children matters, including cohabitation disputes, divorces, and wealth protection issues.  The ‘outstanding' Abigail Reynolds in Altrincham, who has a broad family practice with a particular interest in complex private children cases, is also a key contact.

Led by the highly experienced Amanda McAlister, who specialises in complex pensions, divorce, and international cases, McAlister Family Law in Manchester is a specialist child and family practice that goes ‘above and beyond‘ for a broad range of clients in both public and private proceedings. The group has unique expertise representing children, as well as niche capabilities in cases involving child alienation, forced marriage, and non-accidental injuries. Fiona Wood leads the divorce and finance division and Jason Stanley heads the unmarried property team while also having extensive experience in matrimonial finance work, wealth protection, and disputes child arrangements. The group also includes the ‘outstanding‘ Ruth Hetherington, who is a public and private children law specialist, Nicola McDaid, who represents parents, local authorities, and children in a broad range of public law cases, and Paul Reay, who is ‘a real champion for his clients‘ and is experienced in all matters relating to relationship breakdowns, children, and domestic abuse.

Mills & Reeve LLP in Manchester is well equipped to handle both complex financial cases, often involving corporate structures and offshore trusts, as well as private children disputes with international elements. The group also has unique expertise in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration involving children law matters. The ‘outstanding' practice head Alison Bull leads the firm’s family non-court dispute resolution group and is a highly skilled arbitrator of children and financial issues, as well as being a cross-border family mediator. Nigel Shepherd is an expert financial arbitrator and dispute resolution consultant and Andrew Moore, who leads the firm’s family business team is ‘an exceptional advocate'. The group also includes unmarried families and cohabitation expert Sue Brookes and Rose-Marie Drury, who is ‘robust and determined with considerable expertise' in financial settlements and private children cases.

Described by clients as ‘ubiquitous in the Liverpool legal scene', MSB Solicitors Ltd has extensive experience in the full range of family finance cases, and the group is particularly sought after for its expertise in complex and cross-border children matters, including public law cases surrounding allegations of abuse, forced marriages, and surrogacy. Practice head Emma Palmer is a ‘highly competent' expert in complex multi-jurisdictional cases involving children, and Pippa Tudor is ‘an excellent advocate when it comes to financial matters'. The group also includes domestic abuse expert Emma Carey, who ‘creates a dynamic team that is unified in its desire to provide the very best of legal services', and Katie Camozzi, who is highly knowledgeable in the child abduction space. Financial relief specialist John Owens is a key contact in Manchester. Former head of private client department Pauline McNamara left the group to join JMW Solicitors LLP in January 2024.

Stephensons Solicitors LLP in Manchester is ‘a full-service family law team’ that represents parents, children, guardians, and local authorities across the full range of family law matters, often in cases with an international element. The group is knowledgeable on the private side of family law, including matrimonial  finances and children disputes, as well as boasting experts in complex public law disputes involving injury, adoption, and abduction. The ‘superb‘ Victoria Gethin leads the family department and has significant experience acting for local authorities, parents, and children in a broad range of children law cases, and she is also an expert in domestic abuse cases. Tim Galbraith specialises in complex care proceedings, private law children cases, adoption, and abduction matters, while Emma Roberts leads the divorce and finance team. The group also includes the ‘well-respected‘ Jackie Price and Rachel Benett, who is an ‘exceptional advocate with a great legal mind; both are children law specialists.

Full-service family practice Vardags in Manchester has ‘a strong reputation for handling complex and high-net-worth family law cases’, and the group regularly acts for a variety of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients on the financial aspects arising from relationship breakdowns, such as divorce and financial remedy proceedings, as well as the full range of children matters. The team often advises on cases with an international element and leverages the knowledge of the firm’s financial forensic and property departments. Praised by one client as ‘the best divorce lawyer anyone could ever instruct', practice head Emma Gill is an expert in divorce and matrimonial finance. The group also includes family finance specialist Gareth Curtis, Lucy Williams, who advises on all matters relating to divorce and complex children work, including parental alienation and abduction, and Annemarie Bradley, who ‘works tirelessly for her clients and simply goes above and beyond' in both financial and children matters. The ‘unbelievably supportive' Nikki Hale, who specialises in complex financial cases, is another key practitioner. Former Poole Alcock LLP lawyers Amie Pine, who specialises in financial matters, including those in the agricultural sector, and Nicola Jones, who brings extensive experience in both finance and children matters, joined the group in November 2023.

The family team at Weightmans LLP consists of ‘extremely capable individuals‘ who collaborate closely with the tax and private client team to provide a full-service offering to clients experiencing a relationship breakdown or seeking wealth protection advice. The group has broad expertise in finance matters, such as pre and post-nuptial agreements, inherited wealth, and offshore trusts, combined with extensive knowledge in complex children work, including abduction, surrogacy, and cross-border cases. In Manchester, practice head Emma Collins is ‘a truly excellent solicitor with brilliant client care skills’ and she is an expert in financial remedy and cohabitation claims, including those involving offshore trusts, and the ‘highly respected‘ Fiona Turner has an international family law practice that encompasses wealth protection, divorce, and children matters. The Liverpool-based group includes ‘excellent family lawyer’ Fiona Davidson, who specialises in divorce, financial settlements, and children law issues arising from relationship breakdowns, Carole Atkinson, who has expertise in cases relating to family businesses and complex pension issues, and Rachel Lim, who ‘has a wealth of knowledge‘ in both financial and children matters with a particular interest in issues relating to modern family law such as surrogacy and co-parenting agreements.

Praised by clients as a ‘premier family law service', Brabners LLP assists primarily high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients on the full range of family issues, including complex financial proceedings and child matters. As a full-service firm, the group ensures cross-department collaboration with its renowned private client and commercial team and has extensive experience in matters with a multi-jurisdictional element. Practice head Helen Marriott in Liverpool is a key name for complex financial matters and is also a highly skilled arbitrator. In Manchester, the ‘one in a million' Cara Nuttall is an expert in domestic and international children matters, as well as fertility and surrogacy law, and Leanne Instrall is also sought after for her work in childcare disputes. Also in Manchester, Joe Ailion is ‘a star' in all aspects of private family law and the ‘superb’ Jo-Anna Jellings is particularly sought after for children matters. Another key practitioner is Richard Rigg in Liverpool, who ‘offers straightforward and easily deciphered advice' on all aspects of family law. Joanne Radcliff left the group for Hill Dickinson LLP in December 2023, and Natalie Dickson is with Freeths LLP as of October 2023.

The family lawyers at Farleys Solicitors LLP in Blackburn are ‘approachable and client focused in everything they do'. The team advises a variety of high-net-worth individuals on the full range of financial matters arising from a relationship breakdown, and also has extensive experience representing clients in both public and private children cases, including Schedule 1 Children Act applications and care proceedings. Antonia Love leads the group and provides ‘excellent advice' to high-net-worth individuals, footballers, and business owners in financial remedy proceedings. The group also includes the ‘exceptional’ Angharad Bentley, who advises on a broad range of issues arising out of a relationship breakdown, and Emma Procter who ‘goes above and beyond for clients' in Children Act matters and care proceedings.

Hill Dickinson LLP is a full-service firm whose family offering provides ‘consistently high-quality legal services to clients' across the full range of family matters, and the group has particular expertise representing high-net-worth clients like footballers and entrepreneurs in matrimonial disputes, nuptial agreements, and internal and international children relocation cases. Practice head Joanne Raisbeck in Liverpool is ‘incredibly hard-working and dedicated' and focuses on high-value financial matters and the negotiation of nuptial agreements. The ‘fantastic' Joanne Radcliff joined the Manchester-based team at the beginning 2024 from Brabners LLP, and she specialises in high-value divorce and financial remedy matters, often involving international elements and complex financial structures. Ellie Webster in Liverpool, who is a specialist in complex finances and private children law, is also a key contact.

Benefiting from the firm’s full-service offering and commercial capabilities, the family law team Myerson Solicitors in Altrincham is ‘highly regarded in the professional community' for its financial remedy work and wealth of children law expertise. The ‘knowledgeable' group regularly advises high-net-worth national and international individuals on financial matters, including nuptial agreements, applications to enforce and vary financial remedy court orders, and agricultural divorces. Practice head Jane Tenquist gives ‘realistic and solution-focused advice to clients’, particularly in her area of expertise regarding high-net-worth matrimonial finance. The ‘hard-working' Nichola Bright is experienced in both financial remedy matters and complex and cross-border children cases, and is a notable expert on fertility and surrogacy issues. Sarah Whitelegge is ‘calm and sensible' and has a broad family practice with particular emphasis on children law, while Grace Parry has extensive experience in both financial and children matters.

The experienced team at SAS Daniels LLP represents clients in a broad range of family law disputes, including high-net-worth and cross-border financial matters, such as divorce and nuptial agreements, as well as in complex children cases, including internal and external child arrangements. Leading the group, Shelley Chesworth in Stockport has particular expertise in financial negotiations. The group also includes Anita Scorah in Macclesfield, who advises high-net-worth clients on matrimonial and children law, and often on issues with an international element, and Claire Porter in Chester, who advises a broad range of clients on matters including divorce, financial settlement, child arrangements, and asset protection.

Largely based in Manchester, the family team at Slater Heelis consists of ‘technically excellent and client-focused solicitors‘ who are known for their financial work for high-net-worth and often international clients. The group also has particular specialisms in matrimonial finance, nuptial agreements, and international family law, as well as in complex children disputes and Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings. Practice head Mark Heptinstall frequently advises entrepreneurs and business owners with complex income structures on a broad range of financial matters. Charlotte Beck has extensive experience advising clients on divorce and cohabitation disputes. The group also includes Vicki McLynn and Kim Aucott, who both specialise in complex financial work, and Kaleel Anwar, who advises on a wide range of family law issues and has niche capabilities in providing Islamic family law advice that is compliant with Sharia Law. Phillip Rhodes joined Irwin Mitchell in April 2024.

Chester-based Aaron & Partners LLP is praised as an ‘absolutely first-class‘ family practice by clients, and the group has particular expertise in advising high-net-worth individuals on the financial aspects of a relationship breakdown. The team represents land owners, business owners, and farmers on marital agreements and complex financial structures. Practice head Simon Magner Mawdsley is ‘an outstanding family lawyer with huge intellect and real empathy‘, and he is sought after for his high-net-worth financial remedy and children work. Other key practitioners include Lorraine Saunders, who focuses on high-net-worth remedy work and private children law, and finance specialist Victoria Syvret, who is also a seasoned mediator.

With particular expertise in matrimonial finance, BPS Family Law LLP in Manchester regularly advises on international divorces and financial settlements involving assets and properties overseas, and it also has extensive experience in matters relating to children law, particularly child custody and maintenance disputes. Leading the group, Caroline Swain is ‘an excellent and understanding solicitor' and a sought after divorce and matrimonial lawyer whose experience includes work involving multi-national companies, trusts, and inter-family financial structures. The ‘incredible' Jennifer Roulston, who has a broad family practice that includes divorce disputes and international child abduction, is another key contact.

Led by Kevan Hankinson in Northwich, who frequently represents clients in the full range of family matters, the ‘efficient, organised and client orientated' Butcher & Barlow LLP is a full-service firm with specialist knowledge in complex financial remedies, children law, and domestic abuse. Also in Northwich, family law specialist and mediator Caroline Cockill-Guy supports clients ‘both legally and emotionally at all times', particularly in cases relating to high-value asset finances, and is a sought after practitioner for farming families. The family group also includes Angela Gleave in Sandbach, who acts for clients in a broad range of private family matters, often with a cross-border element, and Claire Jackson, who is experienced in high-value financial matters and has a particular interest in TOLATA. The ‘brilliant' Alex Williams in Frodsham, whose practice includes both finances work and Children Act proceedings, is also a notable contact.

Leveraging the strength of the firm’s large private client department, Clarke Willmott LLP in Manchester has an ‘extremely capable' family law team with international capabilities. The group assists clients with financial settlements on divorce, unmarried family disputes, and separation planning. The group is also experienced in child arrangement proceedings. Practice head Chris Longbottom, who is ‘a well-known and well-regarded partner in the local market', represents clients in a broad range of complex financial and children-related matters. Emily Finn, whose ‘capabilities are beyond her years of practice', has extensive experience representing clients in divorce proceedings, child arrangements, and wealth planning matters; she also has notable knowledge of fertility law.

Forbes Solicitors has a ‘dynamic and talented family team' with extensive experience representing clients in a broad range of public and private family and children proceedings. The practice is co-headed by the ‘experienced, unflappable and capable' Rubina Vohra in Blackburn who heads the private client team and is an expert in both finance and complex children cases, and Helen Shirbon in Preston, who leads the public law group and is ‘a tenacious advocate with particular expertise representing children in complex care proceedings'. Also in Blackburn, Gill Carr is ‘fantastic' in all aspects of children matters. The ‘highly knowledgeable' Sarah Robson and the ‘eminently capable' Nicola Rushton in Preston both specialise in high-value financial remedy proceedings.

Stowe Family Law LLP is praised by clients for having the ‘best family law team in Liverpool‘. It is a specialist practice with expertise in all private family law matters. With extensive cross-border capabilities, the group has notable experience advising high-net-worth individuals in nuptial agreements and on matters including complex business assets, trusts, and pensions, as well as in the international and domestic relocation of children. The practice is also co-headed by the ‘amazing’ Helen Miller in Altrincham, who has a broad family practice with particular expertise in complex financial remedy proceedings; Matthew Taylor in Liverpool, and Nastassia Burton in Manchester, who advises on all aspects of family law and ‘is capable of dealing with cases of the upmost complexity with skill‘. Another key practitioner is Camilla Burton-Baddeley in Altrincham, who focuses on private law children cases.

Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors in Northwich has particular expertise in public family law proceedings, as well as broad knowledge in financial remedy work. Practice head Susan Howarth is a renowned family law specialist with extensive legal experience in complex children work, such as cases involving abuse, hostile parents, and international elements, and is also knowledgeable in all aspects of financial matters. Victoria Poole specialises in the full range of family law disputes, including divorce, domestic abuse, and Children’s Act proceedings, while Nicola Deakin, who has ‘exceptional knowledge of the law', focuses on children and Family Law Act matters, including private law adoption, domestic abuse, and advising on Special Guardianship Orders. The group also includes David Bannister, whose practice covers a broad range of family finances and children matters, and Sonia Rickard, who is experienced in care work and private family law matters.

VM Family Law in Bolton is a boutique practice praised for its ‘highly efficient, very professional, calm and creative approach to family law dispute resolution'. Victoria Melling, who is ‘knowledgeable and kind in equal measure' is an expert in complex financial settlements and has extensive experience in financial remedy proceedings and cases relating to domestic abuse, while the ‘exceptional' Amanda Rimmer represents high-net-worth clients in cases involving complex settlements and business assets, as well as in matters involving a risk of harm to children. The group also includes Ceri Thomas, who works with high-net-worth individuals in a wide range of cases, including those relating to risk of harm to children and domestic abuse, and Laura Simmons, who specialises in all legal aspects of relationship breakdowns and has experience representing both local authorities and parents in public law proceedings.

Ward Hadaway LLP in Manchester has a ‘very strong team' in matrimonial finance work, and the group regularly acts for business owners and media and sports personalities in divorce proceedings which can often involve complex financial issues and children-related disputes. The group is also experienced in nuptial agreements, particularly ones involving inherited wealth, and surrogacy law. The practice is co-headed by Christine Barker, who is ‘a force to be reckoned with' and an expert in high-value divorces and financial settlements, and ‘master of her trade' Liz Bottrill, who advises clients on divorce and cohabitation disputes, nuptial agreements, and issues relating to children; Bottrill is particularly capable of representing vulnerable clients. The group also includes David Burrows, who has ‘an abundance of knowledge' on the full range of family issues arising from a relationship breakdown, Rachael Longman, who has particular expertise in complex financial proceedings, and Rachel Ward, who has a broad family practice.

Watson Ramsbottom in Blackburn has a ‘strong family law team who competently advise on all aspects of family law', and it is particularly sought after for its specialist expertise in dealing with cases involving domestic violence, stalking, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation. The group also specialises in child care and has unique experience in private law children cases involving coercive control and parental alienation. In addition, the group also handles high-net-worth family finance matters, as well as divorce, separation and ancillary relief mandates, and cases involving multiple jurisdictions. The ‘skilful and wise' practice head Rachel Horman-Brown specialises in cases of domestic abuse and stalking, and is an expert in matters involving coercive control.

Former Brabners LLP family lawyer Natalie Dickson is the new ‘formidable’ practice head at Freeths LLP in Liverpool since joining the firm in December 2023, and she has extensive experience representing high-net-worth individuals in divorce proceedings, financial settlements, and divorce and financial remedy applications. Antonia Williamson also joined Dickinson in the move to form ‘an incredible duo‘, and she expertly handles the full range of private family law matters.

Praised by clients as ‘client focused, empathetic and efficient‘, Gorvins Solicitors in Stockport has an experienced group of family and matrimonial finance specialists who can leverage the firm’s commercial and property teams to provide a comprehensive service for clients. The group also advises on all aspects of private law children cases, as well as representing clients in public sector proceedings. Practice head Nicola Fraser has a ‘unique approach‘ and specialises in financial settlements upon divorce; she often advises on cases involving commercial assets, including family businesses and limited companies. Another key contact with a broad matrimonial law practice is Ainsley Pritchard, who ‘is passionate and fights hard for her clients‘. Patricia Robinson joined the practice in 2024.

Benefiting from the status a full-service corporate and commercial firm, gunnercooke LLP has expertise in complex, high-value divorce and matrimonial finance work. The group also has broad experience in private child arrangement matters, particularly those cases involving abuse, and cases with an international element. The key contact is Roland Humphreys in Chester, who oversees all aspects of family law, has specialist experience representing agricultural clients in matters involving farming assets, and is knowledgeable in child maintenance litigation and alternative family structures.

Led by the ‘skilled negotiator‘ John Osborne in Kendal, who specialises in all matters arising from relationship breakdowns and family disputes, Harrison Drury & Co has an ‘excellent team able to deal with all aspects of financial remedies’. The group has particular expertise in high-value divorces, and is also experienced in children matters and cases with a cross-border element. In Preston, the group includes Rebecca Patience, who advises on divorce proceedings and matrimonial finances, as well as children law disputes.

The family practice at HM3 Legal in Chester has expertise in a broad range of family matters involving finances and children. The group ensures close collaboration with the private client, property and corporate law teams to provide a holistic service, and is increasingly experienced with individuals in farming and rural business. Practice head Elizabeth Hassall focuses primarily on financial settlements involving complex business assets and cases with an international element, and she also advises on nuptial agreements and Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings. Emma Evans, who is ‘a brilliant advocate and a credit to her team‘, has particular expertise in Children Act work, special guardianship applications, and relocation cases.

The family practice at Keystone Law has expertise in matrimonial dispute resolution, wealth protection, and the law of children. The group acts for a broad range of high-net-worth clients, such as business developers, landowners, and celebrities, often on cases with international elements, such as foreign nationals and offshore assets. The team can leverage the knowledge of the firm’s private client team in cases with complex trust structures and international tax, as well as drawing support on the reputation management team. Sarah Thompson is knowledgeable in financial remedy proceedings, pre-marital agreements, and Schedule 1 Applications.

Kuit Steinart Levy LLP in Manchester advises clients with ‘the upmost care and attention' on the full range of private family law matters, and is particularly sought after for handling high-value financial matters, including divorce, separation, and wealth protection. The group frequently advises high-net-worth clients on financial matters involving complex trust and business arrangements and offshore assets, and additionally has strong capabilities handling children cases with an international element. Practice head Colin Davies is ‘extremely personable' and represents clients in financial matters with a cross-border element, and he is supported by Ayesha Griffin, who is highly experienced in separation and divorce matters.

Lowry Legal in Manchester is ‘boutique in the absolute best sense of the word‘ and represents clients across the full range of family law services, including divorce and separation, cohabitation and nuptial agreements, and matters relating to children. The ‘knowledgeable and experienced‘ Katie McCann frequently acts for high-net-worth clients in all matters regarding family law, with particular expertise in financial settlements in separation and divorce proceedings. The group also includes Michael Gregory, who is ‘great on financial remedies but also a go-to in surrogacy and fertility law’, and Abigail Woodcock, who has a broad practice with a particular interest in financial settlements in divorce and separation cases. Lesley Smythe joined the firm from DTM Legal LLP in July 2023 and is a specialist in all financial matters relating to divorce, Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings, nuptial agreements, and farming cases.

The ‘fantastic' family group at Slater and Gordon in Manchester has expertise in a broad range of family matters, and the group is particularly experienced in representing clients in high-value financial remedy proceedings and children matters, as well as advising on nuptial agreements. Praised for her ‘knowledge, professionalism and strong capabilities’, practice head Georgina Chase advises on a broad range of family matters, including complex matrimonial finance cases, private children disputes, and cohabitation issues. The ‘standout' Hannah Saxe joined from Irwin Mitchell in September 2023, and is an expert in complex child arrangements, often ones involving an international element, as well as modern family structures such as international adoption and surrogacy. Rebecca Cliff in Liverpool, who is ‘extremely capable and conscientious’, is also a key contact.

Praised by clients as ‘knowledgeable, trustworthy, and approachable’, the family group at Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall (WHN) has expertise in both financial remedy and Children Act work, with particular experience in cases involving TOLATA, pensions, and complex financial aspects. Practice head David Connor in Rawtenstall has a broad family practice with a particular emphasis on the financial aspects of divorce and separation. The group also includes the ‘very dedicated family lawyer‘ Stephen Pinnington in Bury, who handles all aspects of family law and additionally specialises in cohabitation, civil partnership, and nuptial agreements, and Tanya Magell in Blackburn, who has expert knowledge in public and private Children Act work, and is an ‘excellent advocate’.