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Legal 500 Tier 2 (2025) Small Firm

Major Family Law

Ponteland, North East

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About Major Family Law

Major Family Law is a boutique specialist family law firm founded in 2009 by Joanne Major and based in Ponteland near Newcastle upon Tyne. The firm holds a significant share of the North East family law market, fielding a team of experienced lawyers with over 20 years’ post-qualification experience on average. The firm is ranked by the Legal 500 and is noted for complex, high-value financial matters and international children cases, offering a service comparable to leading London firms.

Areas of expertise

Divorce
Financial Remedy
International Family Law
Child Abduction
Children
Collaborative Law
High Net Worth

Awards & recognition

Legal 500 Ranked North East Family

Our team

Meet the family law specialists at Major Family Law.

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Joanne Major

Head of Department Leading Partner Band 1 (Eminent Practitioner)

Managing Director

Joanne Major is the Managing Director and founder of Major Family Law, with approaching 30 years’ experience in family law across complex financial remedy …

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Anna Hunter

Next Generation Partner; Recommended Lawyer

Legal Director and Head of Children

Qualified 2004

Anna Hunter is a Legal Director and Head of the Children team at Major Family Law, where she has practised since the firm’s inception in 2009.

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Legal Director

Qualified 2015

Sam Carter is a Legal Director at Major Family Law, where he has practised since 2017 after qualifying in 2015 and gaining experience at a nationally regarded …

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How to get in touch

Call 01661 824582
Address 12 West Road, Ponteland NE20 9SU
Website www.majorfamilylaw.co.uk →

Last updated: 9 March 2026

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