The 2026 listing of leading London Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters in the London legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
James Carroll, Russell Cooke
Alex Carruthers, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Kate Clark, Mishcon de Reya
Claire Gordon, Farrer & Co
Diana Parker, Withers
Baroness Fiona Shackleton, Payne Hicks Beach
James Stewart, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Suzanne Todd, Withers
Joe Vaitilingham, Vaitlingham Kay
Leading
David Allison, Family Law in Partnership
Camilla Baldwin, Camilla Baldwin
Catherine Bedford, Harbottle & Lewis
Debbie Chism, Stewarts Law
David Emmerson, Anthony Gold
Sital Fontenelle, Kingsley Napley
Michael Gouriet, Withers
Mark Harper, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Emma Hatley, Stewarts Law
Frances Hughes, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Davina Katz, Katz & Partners
Anne Kay, Vaitilingham Kay
Patrick Kearns, Newton Kearns
Suzanne Kingston, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Kate Landells, Withers
Jeremy Levison, Levison Melzer Piggott
William Longrigg, Charles Russell Speechlys
Antonia Mee, Burgess Mee
Alistair Myles, Ribet Myles
Paul Newton, Newton Kearns
Ben Parry-Smith, Payne Hicks Beach
Simon Pigott, Levison Meltzer Pigott
Katharine Rayden KC, Rayden Solicitors
Julian Ribet, Ribet Myles
Kevin Skinner, Goodman Ray
Anna Worwood, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Recommended
Saika Alam, Branch Austin McCormick
Tom Amlot, Penningons Manches Cooper
Frank Arndt, Paradigm Family Law
Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Jenny Beck KC, Beck Fitzgerald
Sharon Bennett, Bross Bennett
Abigail Blick, Blick & Co
Zoe Bloom, AFP Bloom
Charlotte Bradley, Kingsley Napley
Tessa Bray, Simons Muirhead Burton
Tom Brownrigg, Goodman Ray
Simon Bruce, Dawson Cornwell
Peter Burgess, Burgess Mee
Rebecca Cockroft, Fladgate LLP
Jo Edwards, Forsters LLP
Tom Farley-Hills, Simons Muirhead Burton
Trudi Featherstone, Goodman Ray
Antonia Felix, Mishcon de Reya
Claire Filer, Irwin Mitchell
Miranda Fisher, Charles Russell Speechlys
Mark Freedman, Osbornes
Steven Gasser, Laurus Law
Kay Georgiou, Kay Georgiou Solicitors
Emma Green, Howard Kennedy
Helen Greenfield, Family Law in Partnership
Jo Grandfield, Mills & Reeve
Georgina Hamblin, Hamblin Family Law
Henry Hood, Hunters
Sarah Hutchinson, Farrer & Co
Mark Irving, Harbottle & Lewis
Lois Langton, Howard Kennedy
Katie Longmate, Russell Cooke
Sam Longworth, Stewarts
Will MacFarlane, Birketts
Jacqueline Major, Clintons
Nick Manners, Payne Hicks Beach
Carolina Marín Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell
William Massey, Farrer & Co
Magnus Mill, AFP Bloom
Clayton Miller, Ketley Miller Joels
James Netto, International Family Law Group
Olivier Piercy, Hunters
James Pirrie, Family Law in Partnership
Clare Radcliffe, Mishcon de Reya
Lois Rogers, Ribet Myles
Rosie Schumm, Forsters
Alexandra Tribe, Expatriate Law
The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater London Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow London Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
Preeminent
James Carroll, Russell Cooke
William Longrigg, Charles Russell Speechlys
Baroness Fiona Shackleton, Payne Hicks Beach
James Stewart, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Suzanne Todd, Withers
Leading
Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Camilla Baldwin, Camilla Baldwin
Simon Bruce, Dawson Cornwell
Alex Carruthers, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Debbie Chism, Stewarts Law
Kate Clark, Mishcon de Reya
Rebecca Cockroft, Fladgate LLP
Claire Gordon, Farrer & Co
Mark Harper, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Emma Hatley, Stewarts Law
Frances Hughes, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Kate Landells, Withers
Carolina Marín Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell
Diana Parker, Withers
Ben Parry-Smith, Payne Hicks Beach
Julian Ribet, Ribet Myles
Recommended
Saika Alam, Branch Austin McCormick
David Allison, Family Law in Partnership
Tom Amlot, Penningons Manches Cooper
Frank Arndt, Paradigm Family Law
Jenny Beck, Beck Fitzgerald
Catherine Bedford, Harbottle & Lewis
Archie Best, Melius
Helen Blackburn, International Family Law Group
Tessa Bray, Simons Muirhead Burton
Linzi Bull, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Sophie Chapman, Stewarts Law
Sandra Davis, Mishcon de Reya
Jo Edwards, Forsters LLP
David Emmerson, Anthony Gold
Tom Farley-Hills, Simons Muirhead Burton
Antonia Felix, Mishcon de Reya
Miranda Fisher, Charles Russell Speechlys
Sital Fontenelle, Kingsley Napley
Stephen Foster, Stewarts Law
Helen Greenfield, Family Law in Partnership
Georgina Hamblin, Hamblin Family Law
Sarah Hutchinson, Farrer & Co
Davina Katz, Katz & Partners
Anne Kay, Vaitilingham Kay
Patrick Kearns, Newton Kearns
James Kier, Kingsley Napley
Suzanne Kingston, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Lois Langton, Howard Kennedy
Alison Leivesley, Bindmans LLP
Jacqueline Major, Clintons
William Massey, Farrer & Co
Will MacFarlane, Kingsley Napley
Antonia Mee, Burgess Mee
Magnus Mill, AFP Bloom
Clayton Miller, Ketley Miller Joels
Joshua Moger, Fladgate LLP
Alistair Myles, Ribet Myles
James Netto, International Family Law Group
Paul Newton, Newton Kearns
Simon Pigott, Levison Meltzer Pigott
James Pirrie, Family Law in Partnership
Katharine Rayden KC, Rayden Solicitors
Barbara Reeves, Mishcon de Reya
Tanya Roberts, Collyer Bristow
Lois Rogers, Ribet Myles
Amy Rowe, Hunters Law
Kevin Skinner, Goodman Ray
Molly Snowe, Camilla Baldwin
Ben Stowe, Levison Meltzer Pigott
Bridget Thompson, Osbornes Law
Joe Vaitilingham, Vaitlingham Kay
Claire York, Mishcon de Reya
2024 edition published May 2024
Preeminent
Diana Parker, Withers
Baroness Fiona Shackleton, Payne Hicks Beach
Leading
Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Catherine Bedford, Harbottle & Lewis
James Carroll, Russell Cooke
Alex Carruthers, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Kate Clark, Mishcon de Reya
Rebecca Cockroft, Payne Hicks Beach
Antonia Felix, Mishcon de Reya
Claire Gordon, Farrer & Co
Michael Gouriet, Withers
Mark Harper, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Emma Hatley, Stewarts Law
Frances Hughes, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Suzanne Kingston, Mills & Reeve
William Longrigg, Charles Russell Speechlys
Carolina Marín Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell
Antonia Mee, Burgess Mee
Alistair Myles, Ribet Myles
Kevin Skinner, Goodman Ray
Suzanne Todd, Withers
Recommended
Saika Alam, Branch Austin McCormick
Camilla Baldwin, Camilla Baldwin
Abigail Blick, Blick & Co
Peter Burgess, Burgess Mee
Debbie Chism, Stewarts Law
Teresa Cullen, Fladgate
Amy Fox, Penningtons Manches Cooper
James Freeman, Charles Russell Speechlys
Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell
Davina Katz, Katz & Partners
Patrick Kearns, Newton Kearns
Lois Langton, Howard Kennedy
Tony McGovern, Creighton & Partners
Clayton Miller, Ketley Miller Joels
Julie Nix, Miles & Partners
Katie O'Callaghan, Boodle Hatfield
Peggy Ray, Goodman Ray
Simon Pigott, Levison Meltzer Pigott
Yael Selig, Osbornes Law
Molly Snowe, Camilla Baldwin
James Stewart, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Ben Stowe, Levison Meltzer Pigott