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Wales

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Devonald Griffiths John Solicitors
Criminal Defence Specialists
×××Swansea / Haverfordwest / Newport / Carmarthen / Rhymney
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
✓ Verified by firm
×Cardiff / Swansea / England & Wales
Reeds Solicitors×Cardiff / Bridgend / England & Wales
Watkins & Gunn××Cardiff / Newport / Pontypool
Harding Evans Solicitors×××Newport / Cardiff / South Wales
Devonalds Solicitors×Bridgend / Pontypridd / Talbot Green
Gomer Williams Solicitors××Llanelli / Swansea / South Wales
CJCH Solicitors×××××Cardiff / Barry / Bridgend
Grant Stephens Family Law×××Cardiff / South Wales
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice×××××Cardiff / Wales

Duncan Lewis Solicitors | Verified by firm | Contact: 0333 772 2409 | Website: www.duncanlewis.co.uk | Use lace & blades as reference
Duncan Lewis Solicitors have a highly experienced Family and Childcare team advising on a wide range of complex matters, including domestic abuse, child protection and children law and divorce. The specialists provide clear and compassionate guidance tailored to each client’s circumstances. The team is recognised for handling sensitive and high-risk cases with expertise in domestic abuse. Urgent and complex cases: Duncan Lewis confirmed urgent domestic abuse/protection order enquiries are accepted and that their criminal law team can assist where victims face allegations linked to retaliation, self-defence, coercive control, trauma responses or complex fleeing situations.


North Wales

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
J W Hughes & Co×Llandudno / Conwy / North Wales
Winrow Solicitors×××North Wales
Gamlins Law××××Rhyl / Mold / Ruthin / North Wales
Edward Hughes Solicitors××××Rhyl / North Wales
Swayne Johnson Solicitors×××××Denbigh / St Asaph / North Wales
Allington Hughes Law××××Wrexham / Chester / North Wales
Cyril Jones & Co××××Wrexham / North Wales
Hopleys GMA××××Wrexham / North Wales
PSR Solicitors×××××Rhyl / Colwyn Bay
Bone & Payne Solicitors×××××Llandudno / Colwyn Bay

North England

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
✓ Verified by firm
×North England / England & Wales
David Gray Solicitors×Newcastle / North East
Ben Hoare Bell LLP×Newcastle / Sunderland / Middlesbrough
Ison Harrison Solicitors×Yorkshire
Switalskis Solicitors×Yorkshire / North England
Cartwright King Solicitors×Manchester / Nottingham / National
Stephensons SolicitorsManchester / Wigan / National
JMW Solicitors×Manchester / Liverpool / London
Olliers Solicitors××××Manchester / National criminal defence
Burton Copeland Solicitors××××Manchester / Criminal defence
Slater and Gordon×××Manchester / Liverpool / National

South England

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
✓ Verified by firm
×South England / England & Wales
Lyons Bowe
✓ Verified by firm
×××South West / South England
National Legal Service××England & Wales
Trethowans×××××Southampton / Salisbury / Bournemouth
Moore Barlow×××Southampton / Guildford / London
Biscoes Solicitors×Portsmouth / Hampshire / Isle of Wight
Family Law Partners×××Brighton / Horsham / South East
Edward Cooke Family Law×××Chichester / Brighton / South Coast
Crisp & Co Solicitors×××London / South England
Miles & Partners×London / South East
Taylor Rose××××South England / National

Lyons Bowe Solicitors | ✓ Verified by firm | Contact: Lucy Woodward-Gray | Email: lucy.woodward-gray@lyonsbowe.co.uk | Website: www.lyonsbowe.co.uk | Use Lace & Blades as reference Lyons Bowe Solicitors have a highly experienced Family Law team advising on a range of sensitive and urgent matters, including domestic abuse, injunctions, finances, children matters, non-molestation orders, occupation orders, child arrangements and urgent protective applications. The firm confirmed they act in urgent cases and provide private-only services. Lyons Bowe offer a confidential, friendly and sensitive approach to domestic abuse matters, with options including out-of-hours appointments, face-to-face appointments and Teams calls. They also conduct their own advocacy, which may assist in keeping costs to a minimum. Areas covered: Exeter, South Wales, Somerset, Devon, North Devon, Wiltshire, Bath and Bristol.

East England

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
✓ Verified by firm
×Slough / East & South East / England & Wales
Reeds Solicitors×Luton / East England / England & Wales
Tees Law×××××Essex / Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire
Ashtons Legal××××Cambridge / Ipswich / Norwich / East Anglia
Birketts×××××Norwich / Ipswich / Cambridge / Chelmsford
Buckles Solicitors×××××Peterborough / Cambridge / National
Family Law Group××Nottingham / Peterborough / East Midlands
Rayden Solicitors×××Hertfordshire / London / Birmingham / Bristol
THB Solicitors××××Essex / East London
Hunt & Coombs Solicitors××××Peterborough / Huntingdon

West England

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
✓ Verified by firm
×West England / England & Wales
Coodes Solicitors××Cornwall / North Devon
Barcan+Kirby Solicitors×Bristol / South West
Wards Solicitors×××Bristol / South West
Watkins Solicitors××××Bristol / South West
Tozers Solicitors×××Devon / Exeter / South West
Stephens Scown×××Cornwall / Devon / South West
Battens Solicitors××××Somerset / Dorset / South West
Irwin Mitchell××××Bristol / Birmingham / National
HCR Law×××××Birmingham / Worcester / Cheltenham / Hereford
Richard Nelson LLP××××Birmingham / National criminal defence

Scotland

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Harper Macleod×××Glasgow / Edinburgh / Inverness / Highlands / Scotland
Livingstone Brown×××Glasgow / Scotland
Beltrami & Company××Glasgow / Scotland
Beltrami & Company — Sexual Offences××××Glasgow / Scotland
Scullion LAW×××Glasgow / Hamilton / Scotland
Tod & Mitchell×××Glasgow / East Kilbride / Scotland
The Robert Kerr Partnership××××Paisley / Greenock / Scotland
MJS Criminal Defence Lawyers××××Dunfermline / Scotland
MTM Defence Lawyers×××Falkirk / Scotland
SKO Family Law Specialists××××Edinburgh / Scotland
Drummond Miller××××Edinburgh / Glasgow / Central Scotland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland note: Northern Ireland is part of the UK but has its own legal system and legal aid rules. Domestic abuse protection may be described through non-molestation orders, occupation orders, barring orders, exclusion orders or related remedies depending on the case. Always contact the firm or service directly to confirm whether they can help.

Law firmProtection orders / injunctionsFamily lawDomestic violence / sexual violenceHistoric abuseAccepts legal aid casesCriminal defenceArea covered
Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors××Belfast / Northern Ireland
McCartan Turkington Breen××Belfast / Northern Ireland
McCartan Turkington Breen — Criminal Law×××××Belfast / Northern Ireland
John Boston & Co Solicitors×××Belfast / Northern Ireland
John Fahy & Co Solicitors××××Derry/Londonderry / Strabane / Northern Ireland
P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors××××Belfast / Dungannon / Omagh / Northern Ireland
Owen Beattie & Co Solicitors××××Belfast / Northern Ireland
O’Neill Solicitors××××Belfast / Northern Ireland
McAteer & Co Solicitors××××Belfast / Northern Ireland
Victim Support NI — SOLA××××Northern Ireland