The team at Dean Wilson LLP, in Brighton, ‘is second to none’. It deals with a full range of divorce, financial remedy, children, and cohabitation matters, led by mediator Julian Hunt, who is praised for his ’excellent resolution focused approach'. Sarah Phillips often handles complex children matters, Jennie Aspey is also recommended.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'I could not be happier with every aspect of Dean Wilson. The family yet professional feel of the company is second to none.'

  • ‘Sarah Phillips is absolutely superb and a pleasure to work with. She is great with clients and really goes the extra mile to achieve sensible outcomes.'

  • 'Julian Hunt is a very experienced solicitor, well-respected by the judiciary and opponents alike. He has good judgement and is also great to work with, having a very collaborative approach to working with counsel on cases.'
  • 'Jennie Apsey is a rising star. Hardworking and resilient, having done some extraordinary work on one of the most challenging cases I have seen.'
  • ‘Sarah Phillips is a brilliant solicitor; she has an excellent strategic mind and works extremely hard to ensure the best and swiftest outcome for her clients. Sarah is practical and pragmatic, giving sensible and realistic advice, but she will absolutely go to bat for the client if that is what is required.’

  • 'Sarah Phillips is very bright and a constantly reassuring presence for clients who are finding matters particularly difficult.’
  • ‘Julian Hunt is the stand out lawyer at Dean Wilson. He is an absolute delight to work with and opposite. He has an excellent resolution focused approach to his cases and will always seek to avoid court if possible. He is sensible, measured and pragmatic - characteristics which are immeasurable in a family lawyer.’

  • ‘Sarah Phillips is settlement focused, her correspondence is to the point and not inflammatory, but she is no pushover. She has commercial acumen coupled with a compassionate approach - she never forgets that we are dealing with real people going through a tough time. Her client care skills are second to none. I'd recommend her in a heartbeat.' 

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julian Hunt

Other key lawyers

Sarah Phillips, Jennie Apsey