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Amphlett Lissimore joins the Legal 500 rankings

Written by

Toni Wensley

Published on

October 1, 2025

Amphlett Lissimore is delighted to announce that it has been listed in the Legal 500’s UK Guide 2026.

Now in its 39th year, Legal 500 was founded by John Pritchard in 1987 as a clients’ guide to Law Firms – the first of its kind – and prides itself on its robust research and data analysis used to put together the rankings every year.

Amphlett Lissimore is proud to be ranked in the South East’s Private Client: Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex.

“Amphlett Lissimore is ‘a respected firm with a good reputation for looking after clients’. Family team head Estella Newbold Brown has specialist experience of cohabitation law, and both Alice Brett, who joined the team in 2024 from Stowe Family Law LLP, and Samantha O’Dwyer are mediators.” – The Legal 500

Estella Newbold-Brown, Partner and Head of Family Law says:

“To say I’m proud of the family law team is an understatement. Since I joined Amphlett Lissimore in 2022, the team have worked tirelessly to grow and develop our reputation within the legal community and beyond. Client care is at the heart of Amphlett Lissimore’s values and I am thrilled to see this recognised in the Legal 500 rankings.”

Estella’s leadership and knowledge were highlighted in the testimonials collated independently by the Legal 500 research team:

“…Estella really is a powerhouse across the board, from her excellent client care skills to her strategy and knowledge of the law. From experience, clients feel supported, understood, and that someone is fully on their side, striving to achieve the best outcome for them. Estella has an excellent team behind her, and I have no doubt it will grow from strength to strength.”

Toni Wensley, Partner at Amphlett Lissimore says:

“I’m delighted that Estella Newbold-Brown and the family law team have been recognised in the Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide. The team goes above and beyond to ensure the best for our clients and are creating a name for themselves within the legal community.”

About Amphlett Lissimore Solicitors

Amphlett Lissimore is a South London law firm with offices in Crystal Palace, Bromley, West Wickham, Richmond, and London Bridge. The firm has specialist teams in the areas of Family and Children law, Residential Property, and Private Client.

About the Family Law team

The Family Law team at Amphlett Lissimore specialise in divorce and the financial agreements made thereafter. The department are all members of Resolution and includes two trained Mediators in their practice. Estella Newbold-Brown, Alice Brett, and Samantha O’Dwyer have all been named in this year’s Legal 500 UK guide 2026.

About Estella Newbold-Brown

Estella Newbold-Brown is a partner and Head of Family Law at Amphlett Lissimore. Since joining the firm in 2022, Estella has grown and developed the family law team, encouraged further professional development across the department, and ensured that the highest level of client care standards were upheld. In 2025, Estella was named in Citywealth’s Top 75 Family Lawyers and featured on their Leaders List of the same year.

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