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Legal 500 Tier 1 (2025) Large Firm

Stowe Family Law

Leeds, Yorkshire

2 offices: Leeds, National

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About Stowe Family Law

Stowe Family Law is the UK’s largest specialist family law firm, with over 90 offices nationwide and a team of dedicated family solicitors operating exclusively in family law. Founded in 1982 by Marilyn Stowe in Leeds and now backed by private equity investor Livingbridge, the firm offers comprehensive family law services across all regions of England and Wales — including divorce and dissolution, financial remedy proceedings, child arrangements, domestic abuse support, nuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes, surrogacy and international family law. Stowe is ranked by the Legal 500 across 13 regions of the UK, with particularly strong showings in Yorkshire, the North West and the Midlands, and is recognised in the Chambers UK guide. The firm combines national reach with local expertise, and its scale enables it to deploy specialist practitioners in complex financial remedy and children matters across the country.

Areas of expertise

Divorce
Financial Remedy
Children
Nuptial Agreements
Domestic Abuse
Surrogacy
Cohabitation
International Family Law
High Net Worth Divorce

Awards & recognition

Legal 500 Tier 1 Yorkshire 2025
Legal 500 Ranked 13 Regions 2025
Chambers Ranked 2025
Times Best Law Firm

Our team

Meet the family law specialists at Stowe Family Law.

Leeds Office

4 solicitors
Address
Portland House, 5 Portland Street, Leeds LS1 3DL
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Stowe Family Law

Julian Hawkhead

Head of Department Eminent Practitioner – Family/Matrimonial (Chambers UK 2026)

Senior Partner

Julian Hawkhead is the Senior Partner at Stowe Family Law, based in the Leeds office, with over 20 years’ experience practising exclusively in family law.

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Stowe Family Law

Senior Associate

Qualified 2009

Heidi Fleming is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law’s Leeds office, having qualified in England and Wales in 2009 after studying at the University of …

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Stowe Family Law

Katie Kilburn

Recommended Lawyer

Partner

Katie Kilburn is a Team Leader Partner at Stowe Family Law’s Leeds office and a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer, advising clients on the full spectrum of …

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Stowe Family Law

Rachel Roberts

Eminent Practitioner – Family/Matrimonial (Chambers UK 2026)

UK Managing Director

Qualified 2004

Rachel Roberts is the UK Managing Director at Stowe Family Law, where she has practised since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 after training at the firm.

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How to get in touch

Call 0113 224 0580
Address Portland House, 5 Portland Street, Leeds LS1 3DL
Website www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk →

Last updated: 9 March 2026

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