Role: Partners

Jeremy Levison - Partner

“Jeremy’s talent is superlative. He has enormous charm and magnetism with his clients.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

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Jeremy Levison is a founding partner of the firm and has over 45 years’ experience in dealing with high-net-worth complex financial settlements.

A founder of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, Jeremy’s contacts with family lawyers worldwide assist in the successful resolution of a significant proportion of his cases that have an international dimension.

As well as being a lawyer, Jeremy is a passionate art collector and a supporter of artists unknown, emerging and emerged. Jeremy highlights some of his works which form part of his collection on this website under the section Art@LMP. He also has a love for, and a collection of, classic cars.

Jeremy frequently appears on television and radio discussing divorce issues. He was also the inspiration for Clive’s divorce lawyer in the irreverent “Alex” daily cartoon strip in The Telegraph. Jeremy is consistently ranked as a “Leading individual” by both the annual legal research directories, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as well as the Spears 500. He has been the recipient of many accolades including most recently receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2022.

Recent Reported Cases

GR v AR [2025] EWFC 143 (B)
10.03.2025

Recognition

“Jeremy Levison is a rockstar; he’s excellent and hugely experienced.” Chambers HNW 2026

‘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.’ Legal 500 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“Jeremy Levison is a lovely bloke and a brilliant practitioner. I really enjoy being against him on cases.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

‘Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are two titans of family law. Their experience is almost unmatched in the industry and they are so good at what they do.’ Legal 500 2025

“Jeremy’s talent is superlative. He has enormous charm and magnetism with his clients.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Jeremy is quality, fabulous, a real gentleman and really knowledgeable.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“ Jeremy Levison is a legend in the industry and remains one of the best, toughest, and most experienced solicitors in the country.” Legal 500 2024

“Jeremy is an excellent and very experienced family lawyer.” Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He’s extremely experienced, clients adore him. Levison also has very good judgement and a real eye for detail.” Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“Jeremy is very charismatic.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He is an incredible lawyer.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He is a very experienced operator.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

 “A small but perfectly formed niche boutique team specialising in family law. In Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison the firm has 2 of the most experienced, respected and well liked family solicitors in London. They provide the firm with leadership and example and still attract a range of very high profile and interesting cases”. Legal 500 2023

“Excellent specialist family law firm. Jeremy Levison remains one of the biggest names in the industry with decades of experience. He has a knack for predicting outcomes and has the strategic prowess of a chess grandmaster” Legal 500 2023

 

“He is as very experienced operator.” Chambers HNW 2022

“An incredible lawyer.” “Very charismatic.” Chambers HNW 2022

Ranked Lawyer – Jeremy Levison enjoys an impressive reputation for his vast experience in handling divorce proceedings. His caseload includes multi-jurisdictional matters involving significant trust and tax structures. He also demonstrates prowess in financial remedy disputes that require property valuations. Chambers UK 2022   

“Jeremy Levison remains one of the best and most experienced lawyers in the family law world. He is a world-class strategist and has a real knack for predicting outcomes.” Legal 500 2022

“Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are both extremely experienced leaders in the field. They have seen it all and so have all the answers.” Legal 500 2022


“Jeremy Levison is an exceptional lawyer and the team supporting him provides a high quality service. He has the experience to assess the likely result and avoid unnecessary waste action.” Legal 500 2022

Jeremy Levison has extensive experience advising on high-value family matters. He has considerable expertise representing clients in complex financial and international matters. Chambers HNW Guide 2021

“Jeremy is a formidable opponent who never shrinks from fighting his client’s corner.” Chambers UK 2021

‘Jeremy Levison puts clients at ease, and has immense knowledge and experience.’ Legal 500 2021

Senior statesman Jeremy Levison remains active on high-value, complex financial proceedings. One family barrister describes Levison as “a formidable opponent who never shrinks from fighting his client’s corner,”and another says he is a “good, cunning lawyer and quite prepared to deal with difficult cases – it’s good acting for him.” Chambers HNW Guide 2020

‘Utterly brilliant’ and ‘one of the best family lawyers in the industry’. – Top Recommended Family Lawyer, 2020 Spear’s Family Law Index

“Mr Levison was utterly brilliant in the way that he handled my needs and aspirations.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

“He’s tough, strategic and knows when to fight and when to find another avenue that’s perhaps less confrontational.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

‘His strategic insight and long experience of family law makes him one of the best lawyers in the industry’. LEGAL 500 2020

“One of the stars in the family law world,” Jeremy Levison is held in extremely high regard by his contemporaries for his expertise in his field. “Jeremy is somebody who everybody’s heard of – he gets some of the biggest and best cases in London. He has a powerhouse reputation and he is a real character,” enthuse sources. Chambers HNW Guide 2019

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Jeremy Levison is a highly respected matrimonial practitioner who draws on leading experience in acrimonious financial disputes. One interviewee states: “He’s very experienced, and his brain is tuned in to strategic thought. When working with him, you get a depth of experience and wisdom that is rare to find in a practitioner.” Chambers UK 2019

Jeremy Levison has “so much experience that he always starts at an advantage to his opponents” Legal 500 2018/9

Jeremy Levison continues to receive high praise from market sources for his family law expertise. “He’s very experienced, his brain is tuned into strategic thinking, which is fundamental to matrimonial finance,” says a source, adding: “He’s an extremely safe pair of hands. You get a depth of experience, and with that experience comes wisdom.”Another interviewee states: “He’s highly intelligent and entertaining. He always has an interesting and impressive approach to a case. Chambers HNW Guide 2018

Jeremy is one of the “Top Recommended Family Lawyers” recognised by the Spears Family Law Index 2018.

Jeremy Levison has impressive depth of experience in family law issues, offering particular expertise in complex financial matters. He is also sought after for international cases. “He’s very sensible. He’s a fighter and a very experienced lawyer,”note interviewees. Chambers UK 2018

Jeremy Levison is “fiercely bright but also utterly charming. If a case needs a fight, he is the solicitor you would want in your corner’” Legal 500 2017

“There is nothing about family law that Jeremy Levison doesn’t know,” says a barrister, adding: “He is a charming man. His clients adore him – his client care skills are exemplary.” Levison’s popularity with and care for his clients is a much-repeated theme. One interviewee describes it as his “outstanding strength,” adding: “He empathises with their situation and their problem. He’s a very down-to-earth lawyer who always sees his client’s story and wants to promote their interests.” This source also praises his “incredible tactical judgement.” “He’s a delight to work with,” says another interviewee; “he’s been doing it for a long time and has a strong reputation. Very charming, but also imbues clients with confidence.” Chambers HNW Guide 2017

Jeremy Levison is a highly respected family law expert with significant experience in dealing with financial remedy cases. Interviewees describe him as “a real institution; he’s an absolutely excellent solicitor with fabulous instincts for the outcome of a case.” Chambers UK 2017

Jeremy is listed as a prominent figure within family and matrimonial law in the Leading Lawyers list published by Citywealth for those working in private wealth management.

Education

Charterhouse School ; University of Kent (1973 BA Hons).

Career

Trained Theodore Goddard, qualified 1974; founding partner Levison Meltzer Pigott 1998.

Member

International Academy of Family Lawyers; American Bar Association (Family Section)

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Jeremy's Executive Assistant

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Simon Pigott - Partner

Simon Pigott is an exceptional individual. He has been around long enough to know all of the tricks of the game. He is a first-rate litigator but has the rare talent of being able to move effortlessly into the role of mediator and peacemaker. He has some of the best cases in both.’ Legal 500 2025

 

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Simon is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He has lectured for the College of Law and was one of the first family law mediators trained by the Family Mediators Association. He was Chair of the Association between 1995 and 1997, and was Vice-Chair of the United Kingdom College of Family Mediators between 1996 and 1998. He remains an accredited and practising family mediator. He is a trained Collaborative lawyer.

Simon was one of 12 members of the ‘small but hugely experienced’ working group, chaired by Mrs Justice Roberts, and appointed by the Family Justice Council as part of its primary role to promote an inter-disciplinary approach to family justice. In 2016, the group produced the publication “Sorting Out Finances on Divorce”, revised in 2024, to help litigants in person manage the difficult process of negotiating their own agreements as well as the first edition of “Guidance on ‘Financial Needs‘ on Divorce” intended for the judiciary with a view to trying ensure a uniformity of approach across the family courts; the second edition of this informative guide was published in 2018 . Simon is consistently ranked for both Family Law and Family Mediation in the Legal 500 and  Chambers & Partners as well as being “top recommended” in Spear’s.

Recent Reported Cases

SM v BA & Anor (No 3: Amendments to Statements of Case) [2026] EWFC 9
14.01.2026

SM v BA (No 2: Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 28
19.02.2025

SM v BA [2025] EWFC 7
10.01.2025

Rotenberg v Rotenberg & Ors [2024] EWFC 185
15.07.2024

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 – The Judgment:
04.08 2023

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 131 – The costs judgment:
04.08 2023

EL and ML [2023] EWFC 43
15.02.23

Recognition

“Simon Pigott steers the ship with expertise.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Simon Pigott is one of the best in the business. He’s immensely experienced and there’s nothing he hasn’t seen. He works hard, is really experienced and fantastic strategically but has a lovely manner.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Simon Pigott is an excellent mediator able to get to the heart of the issues and tries to enable parties to reach a solution that works to the benefit of both of them.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Simon made me feel very safe and well advised.” Chambers HNW 2026

‘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.’ Legal 500 2026

‘Simon Pigott is very simply is 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.’ Legal 500 2026

‘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.’ Legal 500 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

Simon Pigott is an exceptional individual. He has been around long enough to know all of the tricks of the game. He is a first-rate litigator but has the rare talent of being able to move effortlessly into the role of mediator and peacemaker. He has some of the best cases in both.’ Legal 500 2025

‘Simon Pigott is very clear headed and vastly knowledgeable. Excellent skills as mediator in establishing trust and innovative solutions.’ Legal 500 2025

‘Simon Pigott is top of his field for complex financial mediation. He is our first port of call for clients for whom mediation is suitable.’ Legal 500 2025

‘Simon Pigott has a deserved legendary reputation in the field of mediation. He is a superb mediator, ensuring he has an ability to resolve even the most intractable disagreements between the most challenging individuals. He is the ‘go-to’ person for mediation.’ Legal 500 2025

‘Simon Pigott is the go-to mediator for complex financial remedy work. He is a class act. He is insightful, highly skilled and a leader in the field of family law mediation.’ Legal 500 2025

‘Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are two titans of family law. Their experience is almost unmatched in the industry and they are so good at what they do.’ Legal 500 2025

“Simon is extremely personable and able to get unreasonable clients to change course.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Simon has a real command of the room, and his clients really value and trust him.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Simon is a go-to mediator for difficult cases. He’s calm, measured, authoritative and clients like him. He’s the go-to mediator for complex financial matters.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“ LMP have established themselves as the foremost boutique matrimonial practice in London. They are notable for the high level of service they provide and they offer exceptional value for money. Simon Pigott is a man of the highest integrity and is a formidable litigator. He is highly regarded.” Legal 500 2024

“Simon Pigott is one of the great family law solicitors and a gentleman to boot. He inspires confidence.” Legal 500 2024

“Simon Pigott is one of the best mediators in the country”’. Legal 500 2024

“Simon Pigott is a class act. Highly experienced, extremely knowledgeable and engages with the issues to help clients resolve matters amicably in mediation”. Legal 500 2024

“Simon is the go-to mediator for complex cases. He is very knowledgeable and has an air of authority that enables him to bring clients to settlement.“ Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“Simon is very experienced, very knowledgeable and very collaborative. He’s seen it all before, which makes him very unflappable. If you were a client, you would find his manner very reassuring.” “Simon is so organised, so calm under pressure and so good with clients. He has the most impeccable judgement.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“A small but perfectly formed niche boutique team specialising in family law. In Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison the firm has 2 of the most experienced, respected and well liked family solicitors in London. They provide the firm with leadership and example and still attract a range of very high profile and interesting cases”. Legal 500 2023

“Levison Meltzer Pigott fields an ‘exceptional team’ with the ‘simply phenomenal’ Simon Pigott at the helm who works on the ‘hardest of cases and trickiest of clients with skill’”. Legal 500 2023

“Simon Pigott at Levison Meltzer Pigott ‘is one of London’s best mediators and has a first-class reputation and achieves very good results. He has all the personal qualities needed to mediate complex family cases’”. Legal 500 2023

“Simon is very, very experienced, very knowledgeable and very collaborative. He’s seen it all before which makes him very unflappable” Chambers HNW 2022

“If you were a client, you would find his manner very reassuring” Chambers HNW 2022

“He really fights for his clients and is very good and analytical. He really understands finance too, and has a lot of international experience.” “He is diligent and immediately gains clients’ confidence.” “He is an excellent, outcomes-focused mediator.” Chambers UK 2022   

“Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are both extremely experienced leaders in the field. They have seen it all and so have all the answers.” 

“Simon listens and does not make decisions for his own gain or that of his firm, which is very rare in family law. The strategic advice and guidance was extremely thoughtful and well researched.”

Legal 500 2022

“ Simon offered sensible and fair solutions, which were both reassuring thoughtful. Simon is a rare breed in family law. He has a paternal and reassuring disposition that is not patronising or undermining. He wants the best and most fair outcome for his client and is not ruthless in his approach. This probably comes from the fact that he works as a mediator and while excellent at representing his clients’ interests, looks at the other side of the coin and makes important points that allow you to come to a well rounded and thoughtful decision.” Legal 500 2022

“Simon Pigott is excellence and experience in a glass.  Highly respected by all who work with him and trusted by all in the profession.  He is liked and admired by Judges and Clients alike and never fails to meet their expectations” Legal 500 2022 – Family Mediation

Simon Pigott has an excellent reputation as a lawyer and mediator within family law. A source explains: “Simon is quite simply magisterial in his approach. He is calm, measured and fair. He will fight his corner but knows very well the value of an agreement that all parties can live with.” A barrister notes: “He is brilliant, he’s an absolute legend. The reason he’s so good is he has a very quick mind, he reads situations brilliantly and is a very good people person. He can read the dynamic of a situation peerlessly, he is just brilliant at human dynamics.” Chambers HNW Guide 2021

“Simon’s experience, ability and sixth sense enabled him to quickly focus on issues and ensure that my case was presented to maximise the preferred outcome.” “He instils confidence in his clients and his preparation is brilliant.” Chambers UK 2021

“Simon Pigott stands out for his huge experience and measured approach. He is the archetypal lawyer you would want on your side.” Legal 500 2021

“Simon Pigott is a first-rate mediator – calm and assured” Legal 500 2021

“Simon Pigott has been doing mediation for such a long period of time and as a result is immensely experienced and knowledgeable” Legal 500 2021

“Simon Pigott is a highly experienced mediator and family lawyer of standing, respected by clients and peers alike” Legal 500 2021

“Simon works with complex financial issues and often high-conflict situations, wherever possible helping clients to find creative and workable solutions through mediation rather than recourse or return to the cost and uncertainty of court proceedings” Legal 500 2021

A client says Simon Pigott is “the voice of reason among all the ‘noise’ of divorce,” adding that “Simon cuts through all the jargon and the distress.” Pigott is also regarded as “a brilliant mediator” and has a highly active mediation practice. A source says he can “turn his hand to very complicated and highly acrimonious HNW mediations, and other things like international relocation where the mood is quite difficult.” Chambers HNW Guide 2020

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‘The sort of plain-speaking wisdom that has made Pigott’s firm an outlier’ – Top Recommended Family Lawyer, 2020 Spear’s Family Law Index

“He’s a polished litigator who is extremely experienced and a force to be reckoned with.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

“He’s tough, strategic and knows when to fight and when to find another avenue that’s perhaps less confrontational.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

‘Simon is a stand-out lawyer who has great technical skills and people skills. He is one of the most experienced mediators in London and I regularly refer clients to him with confidence.’ Legal 500 2020

‘The sort of plain-speaking wisdom that has made Pigott’s firm an outlier’ – Top Recommended Family Lawyer, 2020 Spear’s Family Law Index

“He’s a polished litigator who is extremely experienced and a force to be reckoned with.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

“He’s tough, strategic and knows when to fight and when to find another avenue that’s perhaps less confrontational.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

‘Simon is a stand-out lawyer who has great technical skills and people skills. He is one of the most experienced mediators in London and I regularly refer clients to him with confidence.’ Legal 500 2020

Education

Mill Hill School ; University of Southampton (1977 BSc Hons).

Career

Trained Wright Webb Syrett, qualified 1982; founding partner Levison Meltzer Pigott 1998.

Simon is a member of:

Resolution; American Bar Association (Family Section); Family Mediators Association;
International Academy of Family Lawyers; Central London Collaborative Forum.

Publications:

Contributor, ‘Rayden and Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters’, 17th ed.

Sarah Stower
Simon's Executive Assistant

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Alison Hayes - Partner

“She is one of the most cost-effective yet super-efficient lawyers I know; she has the most streamlined approach to litigation.”  

“Alison is a force of nature and is definitely somebody you want on your side.” Chambers UK 2023

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Alison Hayes joined the firm as a partner in April 2002. She handles complex financial remedy cases and all aspects and type of work involving children often of a complex nature, managing a high level of emotion. Alison is experienced at drawing up all types of agreements between people wishing to regulate their relationships, whether married or not.

Alison does not need to litigate; she is also a Resolution accredited member and a qualified mediator, including qualified to mediate with children. She is also a trained Collaborative Lawyer.

Recognition

“Alison Hayes is always so quick and efficient. She’s really hot on trust and enforcement.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Alison Hayes has been helpful and wise in understanding my situation. She has skilfully handled communication and provided excellent advice, helping me to understand the divorce process.” Chambers HNW 2026

‘Levison Meltzer Pigott‘s divorce practice has strong expertise in matters involving hidden assets, trust structures, and jurisdictional disputes. Pre- and post-nuptial agreements are another core area, with mediator Alison Hayes bringing particular strength.’ Legal 500 2026

“Alison Hayes is a very smart cookie.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“Alison Hayes is completely dedicated to every case. She’s always completely on top of everything.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“Alison is really firm, really kind and quick.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“Alison Hayes is excellent.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Alison Hayes is ruthlessly efficient; she gets straight to the nub of a matter.” Chambers UK 2023
“She is one of the most cost-effective yet super-efficient lawyers I know; she has the most streamlined approach to litigation.” Chambers UK 2023

“Alison is a force of nature and is definitely somebody you want on your side.” Chambers UK 2023

“She is top quality and has a practical approach.” Chambers UK 2023

“Alison is really excellent. She is one of the people you want to go to if you have complicated jurisdiction issues or trust matters overseas.” Chambers UK 2023

“A relatively small team commands huge respect in the sector and an excellent standard of work. Alison Hayes has seen it all, (and) strategises excellently.” Legal 500 2023

Ranked Lawyer – Alison Hayes shows particular strength in acting on international children and finance matters, including wardships and high-value prenuptial agreements. Her cross-border practice also covers contentious consent orders and matters with parallel criminal proceedings.  Chambers UK 2022   

“She’s very good at international trust issues and the need to enforce in foreign jurisdictions.” Chambers UK 2021

Alison Hayes is such a fighter and shows huge commitment to her clients. Legal 500 2021

‘Alison Hayes is in a class of her own. Her judgement is spot on and she has the rare quality of being able to deliver firm and sometimes difficult advice with a humble and human approach which results in clients listening to her even when the advice is not what they want to hear. She is fearless but couples that with humility which makes her a joy to work with’ Legal 500 2021

Alison Hayes is “very sensible, tough and fights her corner very hard,” says a fellow family solicitor. She is noted for work involving complex asset structures and international trusts. A barrister says Hayes is “very good at international trust issues and the need to enforce in foreign jurisdictions,” adding that “she is the go-to person for enforcement against offshore trusts.” Chambers HNW Guide 2020

“She thinks thoroughly about her clients’ long-term interests and offers a personal touch with her approach and attitude.” Chambers UK Guide 2020

Alison Hayes is commended for her experience in advising wealthy individuals on financial remedy matters, often involving offshore trusts, and for handling children cases. “She has this no-nonsense approach,” reports a market commentator who notes that “clients do not want to go anywhere else, they just want to stay with Alison.” Chambers HNW Guide 2019

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Alison Hayes comes particularly recommended for her work in sensitive private law children cases, but also has an active practice in financial remedy matters. One source comments: “She’s very good at holding her clients together and provides them with that element of emotional support necessary in a legal context.” Chambers UK 2019

Alison Hayes’ “dedication to her clients seems boundless. She is fantastically thorough and a team player through and through”. Legal 500 2018/9

Alison Hayes advises wealthy individuals on significant financial remedy matters and also handles children cases. “She is excellent on children matters,” observes a source; “she is formidable – she is fearless at times.” Another interviewee says: “She is a very good solicitor and she provides a bit of backbone for her clients,” adding: “She holds her clients together and provides them with that element of emotional support necessary in this context.” Chambers HNW Guide 2018

Interviewees note that Alison Hayes “will always go the extra mile for her clients – she’s so completely available and dependable. She also manages to combine delicate cases with humour so that she keeps her clients’ spirits up.” She handles a wide range of issues associated with relationship dissolution, including finance and private children matters. Chambers UK 2018

Alison Hayes “really goes that extra mile for her clients, and is completely client-focused”. Legal 500 2017

Alison Hayes “pulls no punches,” says a source; “she’s very straight-talking, doesn’t waste anyone’s time but absolutely cuts to it. Whether that’s cutting to a deal or cutting to litigation, she gets there fast.” According to another, she “fights her client’s corner very strongly and doesn’t take many backwards steps. She’s quite formidable.” Hayes handles impressively complex family litigation matters, and has a strong international element to her practice. “She’s a litigator,”says a barrister; “I don’t mean she’s allergic to settlement – she’s perfectly pragmatic and sensible – but her instincts are battling instincts.” This source continues: “She is very much looking for a way to identify what the client wants and see if it can be fought for.” Chambers HNW Guide 2017

Alison Hayes is commended for her “brilliant client care skills.” Sources describe her as “a real all-rounder” who is highly experienced in complex children and financial matters. Chambers UK 2017

Alison Hayes is “technically brilliant”. Legal 500 2016

Alison is also consistently recognised in the “Leading Lawyers – Family & Matrimonial”. Citywealth Leaders List

“She’s very good at international trust issues and the need to enforce in foreign jurisdictions.” Chambers UK 2021

Education

St Alban’s Girls School ; North London Polytechnic (1990 BA Hons); City University (1992 CPE/LSF).

Career

Trained Mishcon de Reya; qualified 1994; partner Mishcon de Reya 2000-02; partner Levison Meltzer Pigott 2002.

Member

Resolution (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association).

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Alison's Executive Assistant

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Benjamin Stowe - Partner

“He’s got a really bright future. He is unflappable, so hard-working, and gets to grips with complicated facts quickly.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

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Benjamin specialises in all work relating to Family and Child Law bringing his commercial law skills to Divorce Law. An expert in dealing with the financial repercussions of relationship breakdown. His work frequently has an international dimension, often involving tax and trust implications, substantial assets or incomes. He advises clients on the practical, legal and financial consequences resulting from the breakdown of relationships, covering a wide range of assets from the modest to those involving complex business structures. Benjamin has considerable experience in disputes relating to children, both within and outside of the Court forum.

Benjamin’s clients include City professionals, entrepreneurs, those in the arts/media, financiers, the independently wealthy and their spouses/partners.

Benjamin has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live, LBC and ITV to comment about family law issues. He is also often quoted in the national and international press, most recently in The Times.

Benjamin trained, qualified and worked until 2017 with global law firm Ince & Co, specialising in commercial disputes.

Recent Reported Cases

W v X [2025] EWHC 1696 (Fam)
23.06.2025

Re Z (No.5) Enforcement
04.03.2024

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 – The Judgment:
04.08 2023

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 131 – The costs judgment:
04.08 2023

Re Z (No.4) (Schedule 1 award)
07.03.2023

Recognition

“Benjamin Stowe gets a lot of international work and is very comfortable working at that top level of high net worth cases. He’s very clever, straight talking and good at managing the clients.” Chambers HNW 2026

‘Ben Stowe is flying as a young partner. He has confidence and wisdom beyond his years, and he is a first-rate litigator.’ Legal 500 2026

“Benjamin Stowe has a real fluency with cases and he is really comfortable dealing with complicated matters.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

‘Benjamin Stowe is tenacious, hungry and unafraid to give the right advice. He handles tricky clients, counsel and opponents well and is wonderfully fair minded.’ Legal 500 2025

“Ben is a younger partner who is making a name for himself.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Benjamin Stowe is a star of his generation. He is super organised, very commercial, and a hard worker. His client care skills are second-to-none. He has a bright future ahead.” Legal 500 2024

“Ben Stowe is young, dynamic and a real force.” Legal 500 2024

“Stowe is impressive in his determination to succeed.” Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“I like Benjamin’s confidence but I also like the hard work he puts in to back it up. He’s superb with clients.” Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He’s got a really bright future. He is unflappable, so hard-working, and gets to grips with complicated facts quickly.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“Ben does a fantastic job handling technical legal cases and his clients have a lot of confidence in him.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He’s so calm under pressure, he’s really efficient and good at providing sensible advice. He makes clients feel reassured and understood.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“He is a lawyer on the rise and is bright, industrious and ambitious.” Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

“Ben Stowe is a star amongst the new generation of family law partners in London. Calm under pressure, extremely empathetic, with excellent judgment, he is going places and is one to watch in our industry”.Legal 500 2023

“Ben Stowe is a star – smart, ambitious, committed and talented. I would want him representing me.” Legal 500 2023

“LMP delivers a stellar service and is particularly good at taking on ‘high risk’ clients- i.e. those with a difficult case to run or for whom funding is often tied up in the assets they are seeking to gain. I can’t speak highly enough of the talents of new partners Ben Stowe and Kate Stovold’. Legal 500 2023

“He’s got a really bright future. He is unflappable, so hardworking and gets to grips with complicated facts quickly” Chambers HNW 2022

“He’s so calm under pressure, he’s really efficient and good at providing sensible advice. He makes clients feel reassured and understood” Chambers HNW 2022

Ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 2022:
“His client skills are second to none, he is clever and pragmatic and I can really see him being one of the greats of family law. His prior career as a commercial solicitor really comes through and allows him to bring an edge to his financial cases”. Legal 500 2022

“Ben Stowe – a young newly promoted partner with gravitas beyond his years. Very diligent and hardworking with a sound knowledge of the law.” Legal 500 2022

“Ben has skills beyond his years. His case load is complex and varied and clients love him for his calm manner with hard hitting tactics.” Legal 500 2022

“Ben Stowe has a real gift of pragmatism” Legal 500 2022

Ben was named as one of the 2021 eprivateclient Top 35 under 35 men; this is designed to identify, recognise, introduce and promote the rising stars of the private wealth advisory sector.

Recommended  in The Legal 500 2021 for being  ‘bright, engaged and wise beyond his years’

Education

Kaplan Law School: 2010-11. LPC Law University of Leeds: 2007-10. First Class Bachelor of Laws (LLB). Awarded the Irwin Mitchell Prize for European Union Law Leeds Grammar School: 1995-2006

Career

Trained Ince & Co; qualified 2015. Stowe Family Law 2017 -2018. Joined Levison Meltzer Pigott 2018

Member

Resolution

Janine Douglas
Benjamin's Executive Assistant

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Miranda Green - Partner

“Miranda is the most kind, caring, smart, knowledgeable, fierce and compassionate family law specialist: you want her in your corner.” Chambers 2026

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With over 25 years’ post-qualification experience, Miranda covers all aspects of family law matters.

She has a particular focus on financial settlements especially those involving international issues, pre and post-nuptial agreements and private children issues arising from divorces.

Often working with high net worth individuals, her experience in cohabitation, family-run businesses and tax and trusts also distinguishes Miranda as a true family law specialist. She works closely with clients to help them navigate and mitigate any challenges they may be facing, recognising that family law is a sensitive and deeply bespoke service, with each individual having their own personal concerns and objectives.

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.

Miranda joined Levison Meltzer Pigott as a Partner in 2025.

Recognition

“Miranda Green brings clarity and precision even in emotionally complex matters. She is formidable and her reasoning is meticulous.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Miranda Green is an excellent family solicitor. She understands clients’ needs and is clear and fair in her approach. She is a pleasure to deal with on a case.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Miranda Green gets right to the heart of each case and focuses on what matters.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Miranda Green is incredibly financially astute and can read financial statements as well as any accountant.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Miranda Green is very detail-oriented and is brilliant in keeping her client focused and feeling supported while giving good advice.” Chambers UK 2026

“Miranda is the most kind, caring, smart, knowledgeable, fierce and compassionate family law specialist: you want her in your corner.” Chambers UK 2026

‘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.‘Legal 500 2026

“Miranda’s advice is always factual and she takes my family into consideration when making decisions with me.” Chambers UK 2025

“I can’t thank Miranda Green enough. She remained fair and realistic throughout my divorce journey and I always knew what the next steps need to be, what I need to provide her with, and her correspondence and all paperwork to my ex-husband’s legal team was always on time and professional.” Legal 500 2025

“Miranda is knowledgeable and provides firm advice and opinions. She is positive, efficient and personable.” Chambers UK 2025

“Miranda is really knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with.” Chambers UK 2025

“Miranda is very good and is becoming increasingly well known for this kind of higher-stakes work. She does higher complex litigation and, in terms of working with her, she is an absolute dream and completely unflappable. She is really all over every detail of the case and her client handling is excellent.” Chambers UK 2025

Miranda is really calm, really pragmatic and really good at settling cases.” Chambers UK 2025

 

 

Education

BA English & History from York University 1992-1995; CPE and LPC from the College of Law, Guildford St George’s College, Weybridge 1990-1992

Career

Partner, Russell-Cooke 2020 – 2025 Partner, Head of Family Team, Mundays 2008-2020 Associate, Irwin Mitchell 2003-2008 Solicitor, Family Law Consortium 1999-2003 Trained at Blake Lapthorn

Member

Resolution – Resolution Accredited Specialist in International & European Family Law and Advanced Financial Provision since 2013 Family Mediators Association

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Lucy Hoare - Partner

“Lucy Hoare – former young solicitor of the year – hardworking and practical. Legal 500 2023

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Lucy joined Levison Meltzer Pigott LLP in December 2022, having qualified as a Solicitor in 2016.

Specialising in the resolution of family law matters upon divorce and separation, Lucy advises on the full range of family matters including financial disputes, divorce and civil partnership dissolution, cohabitation disputes and Schedule 1 applications, as well as enforcement in these cases as appropriate.  She specialises in high-net-worth cases often representing individuals in business and the media and entertainment industries and their spouses/partners.  Her cases frequently have an international element and involve intricate financial arrangements including trusts.

She also advises on and drafts pre and post nuptial agreements and has advised on nuptial agreements being entered in to in other jurisdictions.

Lucy has significant experience in children matters including contact, shared care arrangements, prohibited steps orders, specific issue orders, removal from the jurisdiction and cases involving relocation.

Lucy prides herself on her ability to build personal relationships with her clients, helping them reach agreement outside of the court arena wherever possible.  Lucy also has significant experience of litigation and is able to provide robust representation when necessary.  When it comes to enforcement, she has experience of enforcing financial orders including applications for passport orders and judgment summons.

Lucy is a member of Resolution and a mentor for law students as part of the Kent Law School Professional Mentor Scheme.

Recent Reported Cases

SM v BA & Anor (No 3: Amendments to Statements of Case) [2026] EWFC 9
14.01.2026

SM v BA (No 2: Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 28
19.02.2025

SM v BA [2025] EWFC 7
10.01.2025

Rotenberg v Rotenberg & Ors [2024] EWFC 185

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 – The Judgment:
04.08 2023

Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023] EWFC 131 – The costs judgment:
04.08 2023

Recognition

“Lucy Hoare is very good. She doesn’t shy away from what she doesn’t know, is committed to learning, picks things up really quickly and is a safe pair of hands.” Chambers HNW 2026

“Lucy Hoare is an excellent member of the team.” Chambers HNW 2026

‘Lucy Hoare is a talented solicitor and a valuable member of any team.’ Legal 500 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“Lucy Hoare is utterly charming and fantastic to deal with.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

“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.” Chambers HNW 2025 and Chambers UK 2026

‘Lucy Hoare is a committed and talented solicitor. Goes above and beyond.’ Legal 500 2025

“Lucy is an  astute, quick thinker who is invaluable to the team.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Lucy is excellent and all over the detail.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“Lucy is a sound lawyer who’s got a lot of experience.” Chambers HNW 2024 and Chambers UK 2025

“ Lucy Hoare is an exceptional solicitor, with a real knack for finding practical solutions to even the toughest of cases.” Legal 500 2024

A recent addition to the Levison Meltzer Pigott team, Lucy Hoare assists her clients with a broad range of matters in family law. Chambers HNW 2023 and Chambers UK 2024

Young Family Solicitor of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2017.

“Lucy Hoare – former young solicitor of the year – hardworking and practical. Legal 500 2023

Lucy Hoare, is an exceptional solicitor. She knows her cases from the bottom up and has the intellectual and tactical nous that clients love’. Legal 500 2023

“Lucy Hoare is a growing talent…..Lucy has become a formidable lawyer. She is fast, efficient and effective. One to watch.” Legal 500 2022

“…former young solicitor of the year proves that her accolade was not a flash in the pan. Dedicated and talented with a phenomenal work ethic.” Legal 500 2022

“Lucy Hoare is clear sighted and a very tough but very polite opponent, well respected, sensible, intelligent and diligent. Her case preparation is exceptional; she knows her cases inside and out” Legal 500 2022

Education

The College of Law, Bloomsbury: Legal Practice Course (2012 – 2014)

The College of Law, Moorgate: Graduate Diploma in Law (2011 – 2012)

University of Kent: BA Politics and International Relations (2007 – 2010)

Westcliff High School for Girls (2000 – 2007)

Career

Levison Meltzer Pigott (December 2022 – present)

Russells, Senior Associate (April – December 2022)

Russells, Solicitor (July 2019 – April 2022)

Hecht Montgomery, Solicitor (June 2016 – July 2019)

Hecht Montgomery, Trainee Solicitor (September 2014 – May 2016)

Fisher Meredith LLP, Paralegal (February 2013 – September 2014)

Lucy is a member of

Resolution

Women in Family Law

Publications

The value of pre-trial preparations in care proceedings – Lexis Nexis, 4.9.17

Janine Douglas
Lucy's Executive Assistant

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