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LMP contributes to Chambers Family Law 2026 Global Practice Guide

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The recently published Chambers Family Law 2026 Guide covers close to 30 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on divorce processes and jurisdiction requirements, division of assets, spousal maintenance, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, child custody and child support, and ADR.

LMP’s Jeremy Levison, Miranda Green and Alex Bartlett have provided the overview for the Guide’s key jurisdiction of England & Wales.

“This was the most natural chapter for us to write as this is the jurisdiction in which we operate,” explains partner Miranda Green. “The divorce process has indeed been streamlined considerably since April 2022 with the introduction of no-fault legislation. It is still, however, a hugely complex process and we were happy to contribute to this Guide believing that being better informed from the start will provide a positive opportunity for couples to work together to achieve mutually acceptable arrangements for the future.”

LMP is once again recognised as a leading family law firm by Doyle’s

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The recently launched Doyle’s Guide 2026 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.

Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is recognised as one of 27 top-tiered “leading” firms in the table Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – London, 2026 ; a further 25 firms are listed as “recommended”.

Founding partners Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison are recognised as “Leading” in the Guide’s Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – London, 2026 tables. Jeremy is further recognised in the Leading High Net Worth Family Lawyers – London, 2026 category.

The Doyle’s Guide 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.

Doyle’s is based in Brisbane, Australia, originally focussed on researching the Australian legal sector, but has now expanded to review and rank Lawyers, Law Firms and Barristers in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and London, and are continuing to grow a presence in Canada and the United States

LMP supports Family Mediation Week 2026

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Organised by the Family Mediation Council (FMC), Family Mediation Week (26 – 30 January 2026) is an opportunity to raise awareness of family mediation and its benefits to separating families.

LMP’s Managing Partner, Simon Pigott, who has been at the forefront of family mediation for 37 years, is in full support of Family Mediation Week:

“LMP has long recognised the benefits of Non Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) and opportunities to resolve family disputes out of Court. As one of the first cohort of lawyers to complete family mediation training, I am heartened to see that Family Mediation Week has become firmly established in the legal calendar. The LMP team will continue to champion mediation and other forms of NCDR as a positive alternative to litigation.”

LMP Partner Miranda Green, who is also a trained family mediator, agrees:” Mediation is a discipline of increasing importance to both family law and LMP. We applaud the goals of the FMC campaign to ‘let more people know about the benefits of family mediation and encourage separating couples to think about family mediation as a way of helping them take control, make decisions together and build a positive future for their family.’”

The LMP website shares information about mediation, collaborative practice, arbitration, private hearings and round table meetings

For further information on this year’s Family Mediation Week, visit the FMC website.

LMP expands team with solicitor Alex Bartlett and office manager Natasha Maynard.

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We are pleased to start the new year with two new team additions to Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP).

Solicitor Alex Bartlett joins from specialist family law firm Jones Nickolds and Natasha Maynard has taken up the mantle of managing the firm’s administration from a previous career in immigration enforcement and working for the Met police.

LMP founding partner Simon Pigott welcomes both Alex and Natasha to the team:

“We are delighted to start 2026 with two new team members.

We welcome Alex who has chosen to further his career as a family law specialist with LMP.  We remain committed to being a boutique family law firm and so recognise that recruitment at Alex’s level is so very important for the future of the firm. If selected wisely, and we take this very seriously, today’s legal recruits, will potentially be the LMP partners of tomorrow.
We also welcome Natasha to the firm as she pivots her career to apply her skills and experience to take on this important administrative role. LMP’s success is about the whole team and we only function as we do with the stalwart collaboration of all our supporting colleagues.

We wish both Alex and Natasha a very long and successful career with LMP.”

LMP is a The Times Best Law Firms 2026

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Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is once again recognised in The Times’ list of the top 250 legal practices in England and Wales.

The research was carried out by Statista, an international market research firm, which asked lawyers to recommend the best law firms in any of 28 categories covering business, public and private-client fields. To make sure that the survey was fair, respondents were not allowed to choose their own law firm and technology and other scrutiny was put in place to prevent anyone from voting more than once. Those with the most votes from more than 3,900 respondents made it into The Times Best Law Firms 2026.

Managing Partner Simon Pigott is delighted with the recognition:

“We are pleased to be acknowledged in this elite listing, referred to as the “lawyers’ lawyers” and endorsed by The Times brand. This continued validation is a credit to the LMP team as a whole and we are grateful to each individual member for playing their part in our continuing success.”

The full list of 250 firms was published in last Thursday’s Times online and the full results can be accessed online here, by those who have a subscription.

LMP is once again a leading eprivateclient Top Family Law Firm

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Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) has once again been recognised within eprivateclient’s ‘Top Family Law Firms’, the detailed annual guide to the leading law firms providing family law advice in the UK.

Now in its tenth year, the 2025 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firms includes, as a feature, “boutique” practices which have an almost 100% focus on family law.

Of the twenty-eight firms that feature in the Boutique listings just seven are in Tier I and we are delighted to announce that LMP has once again maintained its 2025 Tier I recognition, a leading position the firm has held from the very beginning.

Simon Pigott, LMP’s Managing Partner, says of this latest accolade: “When we founded LMP in 1998 as one of the very first “boutique” practices, our intention was to offer a more personal and bespoke family law service than that that was then available and for over 28 years we have adhered to that aim of having a partner-led and client-focused ethos. This continued recognition by eprivateclient of LMP as a top tier family law firm is a credit to the LMP team as a whole and we are grateful to each individual member for playing their part in our continuing success.”

The 2025 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firm rankings are based on a survey of over 100 firms in the UK. Where data was not provided, publisher’s estimates were made, which are clearly labelled on the rankings.

Eprivateclient is a leading website and news service for private client practitioners. Click here to read the boutique firms’ table. If a subscriber to eprivateclient, you can access the full article here.

All five LMP partners and the team’s most senior lawyer recognised in Chambers UK Guide 2026

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Levison Meltzer Pigott LLP (LMP) and all five partners Jeremy Levison, Simon Pigott, Alison Hayes, Benjamin Stowe and Miranda Green , together with the team’s most senior lawyer, Lucy Hoare, are ranked in the recently launched Chambers UK Guide 2026

With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is included in the Ultra High Net Worth rankings table for Family/Matrimonial Finance. This elite table identifies the 17 leading London firms advising this very focussed private client sector. LMP’s founding partners Jeremy and Simon are also recognised as individual lawyers in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman and Simon in Band 1.

Ben and Alison appear in the lawyer rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Lucy, for the fourth year running, is listed as one of “Associates to watch”; one of only three recognised this year.

Managing Partner Simon also appears in the London Spotlight table for Family/Matrimonial: Mainly ADR, one of 33 specialists identified and which this year includes Miranda Green who joined the firm this month

The Chambers UK Guide, which has been going for over 30 years, has featured LMP since its inception. In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in family law, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

The Firm:
“Their senior team, who I’d classify as senior family lawyers, bring a huge amount of respect to what the firm has. It’s a personable firm, and good value due to its boutique feel.”

“Even the juniors and admin staff at Levison Meltzer Pigott were excellent. All responses were very timely and I felt put first in everything.”

Jeremy Levison:
“Jeremy’s clients love him. He’s got the right perspective and has been doing this long enough to know that we’re all presenting clients’ cases and not to get overly personal or engage in a fight.”

“Jeremy Levison is a lovely bloke and a brilliant practitioner. I really enjoy being against him in cases.”

Simon Pigott:
“Simon’s great, a pleasure to work with. I really like him: he’s a decent, normal human being who knows his stuff. He’s been around a while and people respect him. He’s an amazing mediator as well.”

“Simon Pigott is a much-respected statesman of family law. He exudes statesmanlike qualities. He has done this so long and is very good at anticipating things; nothing takes him by surprise.”

“I felt in safe hands with Simon as mediator. He was measured, fair and listened to both sides. That meant we had as few sessions as possible and all was done in good time rather than drawing it out.”

Alison Hayes:
“Alison Hayes is a very smart cookie.”

“Alison Hayes is completely dedicated to every case. She’s always completely on top of everything.”

“Alison is really firm, really kind and quick.”

Benjamin Stowe:
“Benjamin Stowe has a real fluency with cases and he is really comfortable dealing with complicated matters.”

Miranda Green:
“Miranda Green is very detail-oriented and is brilliant in keeping her client focused and feeling supported while giving good advice.”

“Miranda is the most kind, caring, smart, knowledgeable, fierce and compassionate family law specialist: you want her in your corner.”

Lucy Hoare:
“I was super impressed with Lucy’s ability. She has a lovely manner; she has this real humility about her, and she is a super quick learner.”

“Lucy Hoare is utterly charming and fantastic to deal with.”

“I was struck by how pragmatic she was. She was appropriately reassuring and ensured the client was on board. She was really good at keeping everyone calm.”

The LMP family extends thanks to all clients and referees who have taken time to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing contribution to the world of family law and we look forward to continuing to work together in the years to come.

Legal 500 2026 recognises LMP as ‘an exceptionally well-regarded firm with some of the big hitters and future stars in family law.’

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15/10/2025

The Legal 500, the annual legal research directory, has published its 2026 guide and the boutique family law firm Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is recognised for both Family:divorce and financial remedy and for Family:mediation

Under Family: divorce and financial remedy, Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison continue to be listed in the elite ‘Hall of Fame’ , Benjamin Stowe is  recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ and Alison Hayes is commended in the editorial for bringing “particular strength. Lucy Hoare and Cara Lahnstein are deservedly highlighted as “other key lawyers” with Lucy receiving positive testimonial commentary.

Under Family:mediation, Simon Pigott, recognised for his “safe pair of hands and huge experience,’ is one of seven “Hall of Fame” lawyers, a ranking denoting those at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Owing to the timing of her joining LMP, which coincided with the publication day for the Legal 500 2026, partner Miranda Green is ranked as a “Leading Partner” for Family: Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for over 35 years. The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.

In the Legal 500 2026, LMP is described as ‘an exceptionally well-regarded firm with some of the big hitters and future stars in family law.’

Other published testimonials about the firm include:

‘This is a highly professional and experienced firm. Everyone I dealt with treated me with the utmost respect and addressed my matters promptly and with discretion. I felt exceptionally well-supported during the process with clear and constant communication. I continue to recommend this firm to others,’’

and

‘LMP offers an amazing boutique service to HNW individuals, providing exceptional experience and service, whilst never losing the empathy required in such an emotive field of law. They are first class in every aspect of what they do, from settlement to the fight.’

Individual testimonials feature:

‘Simon Pigott has been at the top of the profession many, many years and continues to be a force with whom to reckon. He is experienced, wise, calm, charming and deadly. ‘

‘Ben Stowe is flying as a young partner. He has confidence and wisdom beyond his years, and he is a first-rate litigator.’

‘Lucy Hoare is a talented solicitor and a valuable member of any team.’

‘Simon Pigott is very simply a top lawyer. He is pragmatic, results orientated and understood a complex multi-year case very quickly in great detail. His wealth of experience and understanding of the family law and the court system was tremendously reassuring.’

‘Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott exude experience and class. There is nothing that they have not seen or done before. In every situation, they have experience.’

‘Miranda Green has been an absolute star. Her compassionate, kind and heartfelt manner whilst dealing with a very sensitive and difficult matters was most appreciated and sincere. These are difficult times when families are struggling to cope with these circumstances and trying to resolve complex issues involving children and resolving finance matters and marital affairs. As soon as I met Miranda, I knew she was the one that will be able to help me.’ 

The LMP family extends thanks to all clients and referees who have taken time to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing contribution to the world of family law and we look forward to continuing to work together in the years to come.

Miranda Green, family law specialist, joins LMP as partner

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We are delighted to welcome Miranda Green to the Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) team.

Miranda joins from another Top 100 award winning leading family practice where she was a partner,  and she brings with her over 25 years’ post-qualification experience, covering all aspects of family law matters. Miranda has a particular focus on financial settlements especially those involving international issues, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and private children issues arising from divorces. Often working with high-net-worth individuals, her experience covers advice on cohabitation, family-run businesses and tax and trusts.

Being a strong litigator, Miranda always tries to resolve conflict out of court through arbitration or mediation. She is an accredited Resolution Specialist, a trained mediator, and qualified as a collaborative lawyer in 2009.

LMP founding partner Simon Pigott welcomes Miranda to the team:

“I am delighted that Miranda has joined the firm. Her appointment brings additional valued experience to our growing team, particularly in the area of non-court dispute resolution, a discipline of increasing importance to both family law and LMP. We remain committed to being a boutique family law firm and so recognise that when selecting a partner to join us, it is not just about expertise and experience but also choosing someone who will fit with the team culture, play a role in the strategic development of the firm and enrich the range and quality of services to our clients. In Miranda, we recognise such an individual and we look forward to working closely with her for many years to come.”

Miranda Green is equally happy with her decision to join LMP:
“I am very excited to be joining LMP, a boutique practice with strong foundations and an excellent reputation in complex litigation, in and out of court. I relish the opportunity to be more involved in higher complex international cases and of course to hone my skills in alternative forms of dispute resolution. I am also very pleased to have come full circle in terms of my 26 year-long legal career; back at a boutique firm and in London. I feel as if I have come home.”

Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is an award-winning boutique family law practice, ranked by the legal directories since its inception and recognised beyond the sector by client-facing research such eprivateclient, Spear’s and The Times Best Law Firms.

Miranda joins the team on 1 October.

LMP ‘s Simon Pigott in Spear’s Awards 2025 shortlist for Family

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Congratulations to Simon Pigott who has been shortlisted in the ‘Lawyer of the Year – Family’ category in the Spear’s Awards 2025. This is the second time Simon has been successfully nominated; he also made the shortlist for 2023.

The shortlist has identified seven specialists who have met the category criteria of being a “family lawyer that has provided outstanding service” You can view the full shortlist on the announcement video published on the Spear’s LinkedIn page here.

Simon was nominated by his fellow LMP partners in recognition of his role as a founding partner of the firm and in celebration of the vision, honed in the firm’s early years and with partners Jeremy Levison and Alison Hayes. That vision, which was formed in the belief that there should be a more innovative and personal approach to servicing the needs of wealthy families requiring tailored family law advice, still rings true today. In 1998, Simon was a pioneer. He is now a well-respected leader of a bespoke family law practice which continues to thrive under his and his partners’ direction. As the Spear’s 500 highlights when describing Simon’s founding ethos: “It’s the sort of plain-speaking wisdom that has differentiated Pigott’s firm from much of the competition.”

The Spear’s Awards has been celebrating the outstanding contributions of wealth managers, lawyers and service providers to (U)HNW individuals for over a decade. The winners for 2025 will be announced at a ceremony on the 20th  November.