McAlister Family Law

I cannot recommend Paul Reay highly enough. An exceptionally clever and knowledgeable family lawyer who knows the law inside out. But what really sets Paul apart is his compassion, honesty and humanity. Throughout an incredibly stressful, lengthy process, I always felt I was in safe hands. He’s always pragmatic, strategic and fiercely effective in court, while also genuinely caring about the children he represents. His advice has always been clear, realistic and trustworthy, and Paul has always balanced his professionalism with warmth and a brilliant sense of humour when it was needed most. If you need someone who is both passionate about achieving the right outcome and deeply supportive along the way, Paul’s outstanding. Have him in fighting for you and your child.

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Nicola Bradley

Ruth was very professional and provided compassionate and caring advice during my discussion with her in relation to perusing access to see my grandson. Additionally she has signposted us as a family to the most appropriate support for upcoming court appearance. I can’t thank Ruth enough and whilst I hope I won’t require any further services from her, she would be my first person to contact should I need too.

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Ruth Hetherington

Vicky was the lead solicitor for an extremely challenging Hague Convention case for me and was never anything other than professional, strategic, proactive, and exceptionally hardworking throughout. From the outset, she inspired confidence and always made me feel supported, informed, and protected during an incredibly stressful period. She and her team dedicated countless hours to my case and consistently went above and beyond to make the process as manageable as possible for me and my son. Despite juggling multiple complex cases, I never once felt neglected or overlooked, even as proceedings became lengthy and demanding. I would also particularly like to thank Megan and Ruth for their support throughout the proceedings. Megan was consistently kind, responsive, and reassuring, while Ruth’s specialist knowledge and oversight were clearly invaluable to the case. What stood out most was the team’s calm, measured, and highly strategic approach. They were meticulous in preparation, compassionate in communication, and clearly deeply experienced in this area of law. Their work ultimately achieved the best possible outcome for us - a return refusal. I will always be incredibly grateful to Vicky and the wider team for believing in me, fighting tirelessly for my case, and helping secure our future.

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Megan Hunt

My experience with Paul has been amazing from the start. After I filled in the contact form on his firm’s website, he called me first thing the next day and was genuinely concerned about my situation. We spoke several times over a number of weeks regarding various matters, and when a serious case arose, he proactively escalated it to the appropriate team to ensure I was properly protected legally. I owe Paul a great deal for believing in me and taking my situation seriously.

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Chelsey recently represented me in a family court case relating to a child arrangement order. Being the father and requesting more time with my son, I naturally felt like there was going to be an uphill battle to achieve shared care. Throughout the process, Chelsey was reassuring, personable and professional. She was honest with me when I needed it, but always fought my corner and her guidance and support throughout was invaluable. With Chelsey’s support and relentlessness, I was able to achieve a shared care order for my son and seeing how passionately Chelsey represented me in the court room really showed the importance of having excellent legal representation in that moment. I can’t thank her enough for the way that she dealt with the situation and the result that we achieved.

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Chelsey Bayliss

Excellent service and support from all the staff no matter what problems or issues you have they are there for you.

On 30/07/2019 I was represented by Gillian Bentrand (barrister), she immediately put me at ease. Gillian was very professional and efficient throughout the whole day. I would most definitely recommend her to family and friends. I would also like to thank Anne Jones, Anna Rooney and Nicola Willburn-Shaw. Cannot thank you all enough for your time and effort, I feel so much stronger and confident with your help and support. Thank you once again. I w

Even though I wasn’t registered with this solicitors I called for information regarding a family matter. Chris fairhurst contacted me back shortly later and gave some great advice and put me in the right direction. Fantastic help and would highly recommend him. Thanks Chris appreciate your help.

Chris Fairhurst was fabulous throughout my long and difficult case. His communication is excellent and made things easy for me to understand and make decisions. Chris is friendly and very approachable he was always on the end of the phone for me to discuss concerns and he reassured me through a very difficult time. His approach in Court is very calm and professional with a great depth of knowledge and expertise. Chris clearly cares about the work he does and shows empathy within in work. With his hard work and dedication we got a positive outcome and my family and myself are extremely grateful to Chris for this. I would highly recommend Chris to anyone facing a difficult Family situation.

The expertise, empathy and understanding shown by the whole team is outstanding. In particular I cannot recommend Amanda highly enough. First class lawyer.

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