Lesley Smythe

Partner, Northwest & Yorkshire

Lesley advises on high-value money cases for clients across Manchester and surrounding areas, Cheshire, Liverpool and North Wales., having worked in top rated practices across the North West and Yorkshire.

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About Lesley

Lesley is a proactive and determined family solicitor with 25 years of experience in non-contentious and contentious family law, with specialist expertise in divorce matters, separation agreements, and financial settlements.

Lesley advises on high-value money cases for clients across Manchester and surrounding areas, Cheshire, Liverpool and North Wales., having worked in top rated practices across the North West and Yorkshire.

She is respected for her candid, supportive, and personable approach to clients, attributes which are essential in providing high-quality family law services. Lesley supports families and children through difficult divorces and relationship breakdowns, investing personal care into every matter she handles.

Practising since 1997, Lesley’s approach to high-net-worth family law is holistic, taking cases considering business valuations across different sectors, pensions issues, and maintenance payments through all levels of the courts system from District Judges to the Court of Appeal. Her wealth of knowledge and experience allow her to form strategies to be able to give effective and commercial advice throughout.

Lesley also specialises in the intricacies involving with complex farming cases.

Client care is at the heart of Lesley’s work, and she is committed to providing clear and concise advice with the diligence needed to obtain swift and amicable resolutions to complex divorce issues.

Accreditations & Accolades

Experienced, highly capable and client focused

“Lesley is described as an “experienced, highly capable and client focused solicitor who exudes confidence,” and who “ensures her clients receive an exceptional service.”

Legal500

Lesley’s Articles

  • old oak family tree

    Divorce and Future Inheritance Unravelled

    Are you concerned about divorce and future inheritance rights? This is perfectly natural, as the breakdown of a marriage [...]

  • expensive gold watch

    How to Combat the Disposing of Assets Before Divorce

    Disposing of assets before divorce is a proven tactic for spouses who want to deny their other half a [...]

  • grandparent in garden with 2 small children, highlighting the question, "Can Grandparents Get Custody of Grandchildren UK?"

    Can Grandparents Get Custody of Grandchildren in the UK?

    Family dynamics can shift quickly. When they do, grandparents are often left in a painful position, wondering what rights [...]