Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : Yorkshire
Band 1
Chambers Review
Hall Brown Family Law has a strong team in Sheffield advising on the full array of private family law. The team frequently acts for high net worth clients on matters involving substantial assets, including divorce proceedings and nuptial agreements, as well as advising on children-related disputes. The group demonstrates further strength in agreements and disputes concerning cohabiting couples.
Strengths
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"Hall Brown has a top team of quality lawyers who know what they're doing."
"They have a great technical reputation and a good spread of lawyers, so the work is done by right person at the right level."
"They are first-class. They have outstanding specialist knowledge as a combined team of first-class professionals and call upon the relevant expertise as and when required throughout the process."
"It's a very strong team which works well together and which is well supported."
"Hall Brown provided very accurate and well-structured advice, pointing out risks as well as strengths of my case."
"Hall Brown has a top team of quality lawyers who know what they're doing."
"They have a great technical reputation and a good spread of lawyers, so the work is done by right person at the right level."
"They are first-class. They have outstanding specialist knowledge as a combined team of first-class professionals and call upon the relevant expertise as and when required throughout the process."
"It's a very strong team which works well together and which is well supported."
"Hall Brown provided very accurate and well-structured advice, pointing out risks as well as strengths of my case."
Notable Practitioners
Zoe Round is a consultant at Hall Brown in Sheffield and is known for her experience and expertise in family law. She regularly acts for clients in high-value financial remedy proceedings involving complex tax and corporate issues, with notable strength in cross-border cases.
"Zoe is absolutely wonderful."
Alison Fernandes is head of Hall Brown's Sheffield team. She handles private child cases in addition to complex matrimonial finance matters often involving such considerations as inherited assets, high-value pensions and offshore trusts.
"Alison is completely down to earth and sensible."
Emma Hubbard primarily assists clients with children-related matters. She also has significant expertise in issues concerning surrogacy and cases that involve neurodivergent children.
"Emma is a really good children's lawyer."
"Emma is a credit to the team and her counsel is invaluable. I trust her judgement and advice implicitly and it's clear she believes in the work she does. She goes above and beyond in her service."
Ranked Lawyers at
Hall Brown Family Law
Yorkshire
Members
Provided by Hall Brown Family Law
Hayley Jetson
Louise Butcher
Martin Loxley
Melanie Hadwin
Zoe Round
Industries
Provided by Hall Brown Family Law
Family Law