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Legal 500 Tier 2 (2026) Medium Firm

Hanne & Co

London, London

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About Hanne & Co

Hanne & Co is a Lexcel-accredited South London firm with a history stretching back over 130 years, operating from offices in Battersea and Holborn. Its large family department advises on complex financial remedy, child arrangement and international children matters including surrogacy, with many high-net-worth and international clients, and benefits from a distinct full-service offering across criminal, employment, and private client law.

Areas of expertise

Child Arrangements
Financial Remedy
Mediation
Divorce
International Abduction
Nuptial Agreements
Surrogacy
Modern Families
Domestic Abuse
Public Law Children

Awards & recognition

Legal 500 Tier 2 London Family: Children 2026
Legal 500 Tier 3 London Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy 2026
Chambers HNW Band 4 Family/Matrimonial Finance London 2026
Times Best Law Firms 2025

Our team

Meet the family law specialists at Hanne & Co.

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Emma Baillie

Head of Department Recommended Lawyer Ranked – Chambers HNW 2025

Partner

Emma Baillie is a Partner and Head of the Family & Divorce Law team at Hanne & Co, having been a partner since 2016 and appointed Head of Family Law in …

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Sue Harlow

Recommended Lawyer

Partner

Sue Harlow is an equity partner at Hanne & Co, having practised exclusively in family and divorce law for over 30 years and built extensive expertise in …

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Elizabeth Francis

Recommended Lawyer

Partner

Qualified 1984

Elizabeth Francis is a Partner at Hanne & Co who retired from practice in March 2024 after over 30 years with the firm, having qualified in 1984 and played …

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Andrew Spearman

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Partner

Andrew Spearman is a Partner and Head of Modern Families at Hanne & Co, specialising in surrogacy and fertility law, same-sex family financial disputes and …

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Michele Brown

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Partner

Michele Brown is a Partner and Head of the Child Care Law team at Hanne & Co, having returned to children’s law in 2019 and become a Director in 2020 …

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Associate

Qualified 2020

Helen Mead is an Associate Solicitor in the Family & Divorce Law department at Hanne & Co, having trained at the firm under Sue Harlow and qualified in …

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Solicitor

Qualified 2017

Claire Gardner is a Solicitor in the Child Care Law department at Hanne & Co, having joined the firm as a paralegal in 2015 and qualified in 2017 after …

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How to get in touch

Call 020 7228 0017
Address The Candle Factory, 112 York Road, London SW11 3RS
Website www.hanne.co.uk →

Last updated: 10 March 2026

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