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Andrew has been ranked in the top tier of Legal 500 for approximately 15 years.
Andrew is highly respected for his academic approach to family law. In November 2017 he was awarded Family Law Commentator of the Year the national Family Law Awards.
Andrew writes three of the leading family law columns for the Law Society Gazette, Jordans Family Law and the Resolution Review. He continues to write three chapters on financial remedy work for the leading family law textbook, Butterworths Family Law Service. The book is updated several times a year. Andrew also lectures regularly on family law issues, including the update lecture at the Resolution National Conference. He has written several texbooks.
Andrew is only one of three solicitors in Manchester who is a Fellow of the prestigious International Academy of Family Lawyers. He specialises in family work with jurisdictional issues and in the last year has advised on cases involving the United States, Israel, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, the Netherlands and Spain.
In the last year Andrew has conducted several complex cases involving assets in the region of £30million to £50million.
Best Lawyers selected Andrew as Manchester Family Lawyer of the Year for 2018.
Andrew has 27 years of experience dealing with complex financial settlements on divorce, usually involving family businesses, international issues and family trusts. In the last year, he has acted for well-known television actors and sportsmen.
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- 'Exceptional quality of service.' 'James Brown works exceptionally hard for his clients and has great experience in high value cases.' 'Excellent service on all fronts combining the best of traditional and progressive qualities.' 'Andrew Newbury combines technical excellence with strong empathy and a sensitive interpretation of individual circumstances. His support was invaluable in a difficult period.' 'All the team are intelligent, hard working and commercially savvy.' 'James Brown and Sam Hall command the respect of the industry.' 'A truly stellar matrimonial finance firm. The firm is a powerhouse presence in Manchester, the North West, and nationally. They are at the top of their game and deservedly highly prominent in the field of matrimonial finance law. They excel at every level, having some of the most eminent and capable practitioners in the field.' 'Senior partners Sam Hall, James Brown and Andrew Newbury are at the top of their game. Andrew Newbury has a high profile at a national level. Calm, measured and streetwise, he is a force to be reckoned with. James Brown is a fantastic lawyer. Hugely knowledgeable, pragmatic, excellent with clients, and a real fighter when this is required of him. Sam Hall is a terrific practitioner with enormous experience - he always has his clients' interests firmly in mind. He will fight your corner.' 'The standout firm in the north of England.'