Laura Hallahan

Laura regularly advises clients in disputes regarding the division of finances upon divorce. She endeavours to reduce conflict and resolve these disputes consensually where possible, but also has extensive experience of litigating in the family courts. Many of Laura’s cases involve complex asset structures and an international dimension. She also has experience of dealing with cases involving Sharia family law. A barrister, who recently worked with Laura on a complex financial remedies case, has said: “Laura is fantastic. She is hard working, has an eye for detail and good judgement, making her a real asset to any case she is working on. She is a star already, with a very bright future ahead.”

She has expertise in preparing pre- and post-nuptial agreements, particularly with a view to ring-fencing parties’ pre-marital, trust and inherited assets upon marriage.

In addition to Laura’s financial practice, she regularly advises on children matters, including disputes regarding contact, residence and relocation. She is adept at dealing with cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse, including allegations of alienation and coercive and controlling behaviour, and where it is necessary to apply for non-molestation and occupation orders. Laura is described as “calm, insightful, super-smart, very personable and well up to the most demanding of children’s cases”.

Laura won the bronze award for “Family Lawyer of the Year – Associate” at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2022. She is recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2025 as a “Key Lawyer”.

She read Law at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge before training and qualifying as a solicitor in 2019. She spent over two years practising at a boutique family law firm, before joining Payne Hicks Beach as an Associate in December 2021. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.

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