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The ‘very professional’, market-leading team at Mills & Reeve continues to provide an ‘excellent, efficient, five-star’ service. National practice head David Salter is noted for his ‘strategic understanding’, and Yorkshire practice head Philip Way is ‘excellent’. Senior solicitor Ellie Foster is also noted as being ‘extremely thorough and well organised’.

Specialist divorce and family law firm Jones Myers Partnership advises on residence and contract disputes and adoption as well as acting in international child abduction cases. The team was bolstered by the arrival of consultant Norman Taylor from Zermansky & Partners.

Stowe Family Law LLP regularly works on high-value relationship breakdown cases, often internationally. Marilyn Stowe heads the team.

The ‘excellent, very professional’ team at Clarion, led by the ‘extremely knowledgeable and proactive’ Justine Osmotherley, has experience drafting high-value pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and in 2010 took on a number of collaborative cases.

The ‘brilliant and knowledgeable’ team at DWF LLP is instructed by corporate clients as well as high-net-worth individuals. It is headed by Carol Grundell, who is noted for her ‘excellent technical knowledge and skills’. Associate Emma Davison is also recommended.

Gordons LLP handles a significant amount of high-value ancillary work, including a recent case with a value of over £5m. The team was bolstered by the arrival of assistant Theo Hoppen from Dawsons LLP. The ‘sympathetic and supportive’ Peter Foskett leads the team.

Grahame Stowe Bateson advises on care proceedings, residence orders and pre-nuptial agreements.

The family practice at Irwin Mitchell LLP deals with complex financial cases, often with an international element. It has also provides niche advice on same-sex relationships. Peter Morris heads the team in Leeds.

Lee & Priestley LLP’s team has a particular focus on ancillary relief and children matters. Andrea Dyer heads the group.

Anne Braithwaite heads the practice at Lupton Fawcett LLP, whose experience includes the tax and pensions aspects of relationship breakdowns.

The ‘excellent’ team at McCormicks, led by Geoffrey Rogers, has recently acted in a number of contested private law children matters, and also has experience in care proceedings. Amanda Cuthbert is recommended.

Stewarts Law LLP’s team is ‘efficient and professional’, and acts for numerous high-net-worth individuals in matters including complex jurisdictional disputes. Simon Preston, who heads the group, is ‘professional, with a wealth of experience’.

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