Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : Yorkshire
Band 2
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+44 370 1500 100About
Provided by Irwin Mitchell
Our client base includes -
• Entrepreneurs;
• landed gentry;
• Affluent female market;
• highly skilled professionals;
• sports professionals;
• CEOs;
• spouses and partners of multi-millionaires; and
• Vulnerable clients who have received large PI settlements
Clients and referrers are particularly attracted by our Teams of Excellence – having confidence that the lawyer they instruct is a specialist in the area of law they need.
We have two new service lines.
• Mediation – we serve our clients nationally dealing with all aspects of family law.
• Counselling and Coaching – we have an in-house coach/counsellor and provide free initial sessions to all our clients.
From a referrer perspective we have created two new programmes –
• Intermediary programme – we ensure we have the knowledge and connections required in the marketplace to give clients a seamless transition to the next professional of their choosing
• Priority Client Programme – we work with certain organisations providing support to employees going through a family difficulty and support in preparing wills and considering tax planning.
Chambers Review
Irwin Mitchell is highly respected for the breadth of its expertise and its handling of high-value and complex matters, with strong teams in both Sheffield and Leeds. The firm advises on high net worth finance cases, including matters involving international assets, family businesses and pensions, as well as cohabitation and prenuptial arrangements. It has additional experience in private law child cases, such as child relocations and child abductions. The practice leverages the firm's full-service offering to assist with corporate, tax, employment and property issues. It also has a strong focus on LGBTQ+ issues in the context of family law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Irwin Mitchell navigated a complicated and highly emotional, high-conflict case with tenacity. The team has good knowledge and skills and offers focused and prompt responses."
"The team is very professional and gives easy-to-understand advice."
"As a family team they have experience in the breadth and depth in all areas of the law."
"Irwin Mitchell navigated a complicated and highly emotional, high-conflict case with tenacity. The team has good knowledge and skills and offers focused and prompt responses."
"The team is very professional and gives easy-to-understand advice."
"As a family team they have experience in the breadth and depth in all areas of the law."
Notable Practitioners
Helen Revill-Wyles has many years of experience practicing family law. She advises clients on a range of work, including cohabitation and prenuptial agreements, financial remedy and children law.
"Helen is very well regarded and is hugely experienced. She is very skilful, hugely knowledgeable and very hard-working."
"Helen does her utmost for her clients."
"Helen is sensible, very experienced and knows what she is doing."
Sheffield-based Maisie Huynh is an associate who handles a broad range of matrimonial finance proceedings, with particular specialist experience advising on cases involving significant personal injury settlements. She also assists with children matters concerning complex cross-border issues and allegations of abuse.
"Maisie is incredibly organised and thorough."
"Maisie is a strategic lawyer who will stop at nothing to achieve her client's objectives and is not intimidated going up against a more senior opponent."
Leeds-based associate Scott Halliday regularly advises on complex family law cases and has a particular specialism in LGBTQ+ issues. In addition to handling a wide range of matters concerning financial remedy and private children cases, he also has notable experience handling matters of significant public interest all the way up to the Supreme Court.
"Scott is a rising star. He gets very good outcomes for clients, is committed and leaves no stone untuned."
"Scott stands out amongst solicitors of his generation and goes the extra mile. He is absolutely dedicated and will fight tooth and nail for his clients to ensure they get the best result."
"Scott Halliday is quite exceptional."
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