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Hanne & Co

Hanne & Co

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England - London • Private client

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Family: children

Hanne & Co’s children practice is led by Emma Baillie, Michele Brown, and Andrew Spearman, who joined as partner and head of the modern families team in November 2024 from Laytons LLP. Spearman specialises in surrogacy, fertility law, and same-sex family disputes, and often advises on overlapping criminal and care proceedings. Baillie focuses on private law children matters, including arrangements for children, schooling decisions, and securing protective orders for clients facing domestic abuse. Michele Brown leads on public law proceedings, while Rokeya Dangor has expertise representing parents and children in complex care proceedings, including cases involving radicalisation and non-accidental injury. Anna Gowen advises on private law disputes involving abuse, and James Dunn has experience with international child abduction and wardship.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Andrew Spearman himself truly sets the standard. Andrew feels less like a “service provider” and more like a strategic ally—someone who invests in your family’s long‑term wellbeing. I have already recommended him to other LGBTQ+ parents, and will continue to do so, confident that his integrity, warmth and expertise deliver exceptional results every time.’

  • ‘I’m utterly impressed by Andrew Spearman’s understanding of the legal complexity involved in my case and his excellent skills of making this understandable for me and meeting my needs. Andrew’s empathy and attention to details in combination with his processional approach and availability made me feel in good hands through the process. I would highly recommend him and his team at Hanne & Co and I am sincerely grateful for their exceptional work.’

Work highlights

Acting on a matter, referred to the European Court of Human Rights, in which a trans man has challenged his registration as the mother on the birth certificate of his trial.
Practice head

Emma Baillie; Michele Brown; Andrew Spearman

Other key lawyers

Rokeya Dangor; Anna Gowen; James Dunn; Caroline Little; Elinor Feeny; Tash Fairweather; Sophie Sibley; Katherine Martyn; Claire Gardner