Index
Family Lawyers
Location
London
Advice type
Divorces
Financial matters
High-profile cases
High-value cases
International cases
Legal - Dispute resolution
Litigation
Matrimonial
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Client type
Celebrities
Families
High-profile clients
HNW
UHNW
Sector Focus
Legal Advisory Services
Helen Ward
Spear’s Review
‘Not merely one of the best, but the best family lawyer in London.’ That’s what Lewis Marks KC once told Spear’s when asked what he thought about Helen Ward, formerly of Stewarts.
Ward won the Spear’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 after judges praised her for being ‘a giant of our industry’ who has ‘steel’ as well as ‘a ferocious appetite for work’ (she is known for her working-all-hours approach).
Throughout her career, Ward attracted clients with the highest profiles and fought for the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paloma Picasso, Guy Ritchie and the Countess Spencer.
One client famously described her as possessing ‘a mind like a Swiss watch, and a warm heart – a rare combination’. They added: ‘When she is on your case she is a tigress who never sleeps.’
Read next: The ‘Queen Bees’ of family law: long may they reign?
Rank: Senior Statesperson
Senior Statesperson 2025, Family Lawyers