Sustaining Excellence in Family Law

The York team of niche family law firm, Jones Myers, is based in contemporary offices in the heart of the historic city.

Spanning 2,200 sq ft premises at The Quadrant, Bootham Row, the office is headed by Jones Myers Partner, Nicki Mitchell – York’s first qualified collaborative family lawyer who is also a family law mediator and a child inclusive mediator.

The York team of the multi award winning firm is highly regarded for understanding clients’ wider needs during the process of separation.

Specialist lawyers work with clients to understand what they need and advise on the best way for them of getting there.  They provide much valued support, both in the sensitive way they deal with clients – and by referrals to their network of trusted professionals.

Divorce and Financial Remedies Department

The department has further consolidated its enviable reputation in representing a wide spectrum of clients, specialising in company owners, professionals and high net worth individuals or their spouses.

Led by Leading Individual, Richard Peaker, ranked lawyers include Partner Nicki Mitchell.

Lawyers’ unique skills enable the team to advise on a wider scale including varying processes of dispute resolution or proceedings tailored to meet individual requirements. Working closely with leading financial advisors/accountants enables the firm’s clients to plan for their future post-divorce settlement. Engaging Barristers/experts from an internal approved list ensures the highest quality advice.

Children Department

Delivering every aspect of private and public children law, the Department is consistently praised as ‘exceptional’ by clients/referrers for maintaining its outstanding client care/service.

It is headed by Leading Individual Kate Banerjee – Jones Myers partner who is named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the Legal 500 2023 Northern Powerhouse Awards

Succeeding with the most complex cases, the expanding team (now 13) achieves a consistently high success rate in international child abduction matters (Hague and Non-Hague) which few peers outside London are equipped to handle.

Cases include complex multi-issue matters involving international child abduction and complex cultural issues, risk of subjection to Female Genital Mutilation, abduction to Europe and/or Africa.

Most are referred by International Child Abduction and Contact Unit and London law firms. High Court case referrals continue to increase.

Extensive expertise across private/public children law (including public funding work) supported by an in-house counsel, jointly combines over 16 decades and believed unparalleled.

All fee earners Society Children Panel members. Additional expertise includes Higher Rights of Audience (2), Child Inclusive Mediation Accreditation, Advanced Family Law Panel members (3),

Child Abduction Panel Members (3) Founding members of panel of solicitors: ICACU/ Reunite/ Association of Lawyers for Children.

Bespoke resolutions go beyond clients’ financial issues, encompassing their personal lives, responsibilities and history.

Retaining its Family Law Firm of the North title (2020-2022), its reputation for dealing with complex cases/securing successful outcomes in reported cases involving Courts at all levels, is renowned globally.

Supporting society’s most vulnerable, new initiatives include a partnership with Northern charity Henshaw’s which enhances the quality of life for people with sight loss and wide-ranging disabilities

For divorce or family law related issues including children, call the York office on 01904 202550, the Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, the Harrogate office on 01423 276375, or. Visit www.jonesmyers.co.uk, email [email protected] or tweet @helpwithdivorce

Jones Myers blog is ranked 5th among the UK’s Best 25 family law blogs and websites to follow in 2025.