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Irwin Mitchell Offices

Irwin Mitchell
9th Floor, The Colmore Building
20 Colmore Circus
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AH
England
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Mark Hands

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0121 203 5309 [email protected]

Work Department

Family

Position

  • I am a Partner and Head of the Birmingham family team. My clients are based up and down the country and I am regularly instructed to deal with cases in London.
  • I have an established practice representing people across a wide range of complicated financial claims on divorce, including business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs. This also includes a niche area advising in the context of third-party intervenor claims and professional footballers and their partners. I am also sought after for my expertise in wealth protection, including pre-nuptial agreements.
  • I have a particular specialism in complex financial cases, in the UK and internationally. I am one of only a small handful of family lawyers that deals with complicated tax structures, overseas trusts and assets. I have delivered training to other family lawyers on these issues, including STEP.
  • I’ve represented many parents in disputes about their children, including relocation locally and abroad. I am regarded as a complete expert in all cases involving alienation of children and fact find hearings in the context of mentally or physically abusive relationships, whether that be representing a victim or defending false allegations.
  • Almost all of my cases come from recommendations. I place a high value on client care, which is shown in the volume of 5* Trustpilot reviews. I have also won multiple awards (IAFL European Lawyer Award 2016, Law Society Solicitor of the Year 2015, Jordan’s Family Law Team of the Year 2017, Birmingham Law Society – Excellence in Client Service 2019, Finalist – Partner of the Year 2023).
  • I am also a trained and accredited collaborative lawyer, which is an alternative to the traditional process and provides clients with a different option to resolving issues out of court.

Memberships

Resolution; Collaborative Lawyer; Vice Chair of the Birmingham Law Society Family Law Committee

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Private client > Family: Birmingham

(Leading partners)

Mark Hands – Irwin Mitchell

Spearheaded by Mark Hands, Irwin Mitchell is ‘as good, if not better, than the magic circle firms in London’. Its ‘client service is outstanding, with a strong and talented group of lawyers at all levels’. Other key members of the ‘friendly and supportive team’ include Zahra Pabani and Sarah Balfour. The group works nationally with wealthy clients on areas such as wealth protection, financial remedy proceedings and children matters. Clients include entrepreneurs, professionals and CEOs. Marie Kilgallen, senior associate Sabrina Powell and associate Lucy Todd are among the other highly regarded members of the department, which also excels in children and finance matters with a cross-border dimension.

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