Hailed as an ‘excellent firm which provides a full range of expertise across the board’, Stowe Family Law LLP operates out of Reading and Oxford, regularly representing clients in complex cases involving alleged abuse, financial settlements with complex assets, and cohabitation. Amanda Phillips-Wylds heads the Reading team as a qualified mediator with particular expertise regarding nuptial agreements. In Oxford, the team is headed by fertility and surrogacy specialist Gemma Davison, who is also a mediator.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘An excellent firm which provides a full range of expertise across the board. They have great attention to detail, are always incredibly professional & responsive.’

  • ‘Sobiah Hussain is super bright, knowledgeable and a great strategist. She is really passionate about her work and works tirelessly on behalf of her clients.’

  • ‘Gemma Davison is a very pragmatic and collaborative family lawyer. She is a pleasure to deal. She has a niche in surrogacy and also mediation. Gemma is always focused on trying to resolve matters something I feel is important when dealing with children matters. ’

  • ‘Gemma Davison leads the Oxford based team and local offices. She is calm and forward focused working with clients to find the best process to reach outcomes to suit individual family needs. Gemma is an excellent mediator and family solicitor with particular expertise in surrogacy. She is approachable and supportive.'

  • ‘Hannah Mugleston guided me in a very calm and collected manner and enabled me to ensure we were safe. She is incredibly personable and never made me feel stupid or dramatic. She is madly efficient and made adjustments when she could see I was struggling.'

  • ‘A vast team across numerous locations means there is no family law case Stowe cannot tackle.’

  • ‘Amanda Phillips-Wylds in Reading is utterly brilliant. She's calm in a crisis and so supportive to her clients, who often include high net worth individuals. Roanna Hounslow (now based in London) is a joy. Clients love her and she brings a no nonsense approach to even the trickiest matters.’

  • ‘Skilled and experienced lawyers who understand the complex issues the client goes through with their divorce.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Amanda Phillips-Wylds, Gemma Davison

Other key lawyers

Hannah Mugleston, Sobiah Hussain