Tom Farley-Hills

Spear’s Review

The personable Tom Farley-Hills is a partner at Simons Muirhead Burton who previously led the family team for close to a decade at Harbottle & Lewis. In his nearly 20-year career, he has advised a diverse clientele made up of HNWs in the media and entertainment world.

His specialism is financial claims on divorce, particularly in cases where ‘there is an element of complexity to the assets and/or a jurisdictional issue’. He tells Spear’s that he recently represented a number of wealthy clients who own and manage their own businesses.

Farley-Hills is adept at securing out-of-court settlements, which also helps his high-profile clients stay out of the limelight. 

Peers and clients alike are full of praise for this family law partner. One client disclosed that they ‘never felt at any time that Tom was wrong-footed during the case or that the case developed in a way that Tom did not see coming’.

Adviser Profile

I specialise in family law, particularly financial issues arising from divorce. I am recognised as one of the leading family lawyers in London by the main directories including the Legal 500 in which I am listed as a Leading Individual and ranked by Chambers & Partners. Many of my cases involve complicated issues such as the treatment of business, trust or foreign sited assets on an English divorce. 

I have a reputation within the industry of having a problem-solving and outcome-focussed approach to cases. I believe family lawyers should work harder to preserve family relationships, especially where there are children of the family, and engage with each other in a way that is respectful and measured. This approach chimes with the recent implementation of new legislation making England a no-fault divorce jurisdiction and the repeated indication from the judiciary that legal costs must be minimised by a more collaborative approach to resolving issues.