Family/Matrimonial

Founding partner Margaret Simpson has extensive experience acting for high net worth individuals on divorce and associated financial remedy proceedings, including complex cross-border cases. She also handles private children matters.

Margaret is a class act in every sense.

Margaret has a lovely manner and can deal with challenging behaviours professionally.

Margaret is the doyenne of family law. She is incredibly well respected, very fair yet firm and excellent in managing client relationships.

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 does her utmost for her clients.

Helen is very well regarded and is hugely experienced. She is very skilful, hugely knowledgeable and very hard-working.

Helen is sensible, very experienced and knows what she is doing.

Matthew Miles of Silk Family Law in Leeds has a great deal of experience in complex matters concerning financial remedy and child arrangements.

Matthew shows attention to detail and gives practical advice; I enjoy working with him.

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 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.

Scott is a rising star. He gets very good outcomes for clients, is committed and leaves no stone untuned.