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Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm.
Proudly anchored in the North since 1815, we serve all of England and Wales, acting as a strategic partner to both UK-based and international clients.
With hundreds of nationally recognised lawyers, we offer a wide range of legal services.
We’re here for you in times of both challenge and opportunity, whether personal or professional.
We represent an eclectic mix of clients — from multinational businesses and global brands to social enterprises and ambitious SMEs, as well as families, individuals, senior professionals, athletes and celebrities.
Our independence allows us to be objective, principled and provide a service with heart and personality.
We make the difference
Our mission to make the difference guides everything we do, pushing us to go the extra mile for our clients and empowering our people to do what they do best.
A certified B Corp, we’re committed to responsible business. That means high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
With four modern offices in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Lancashire, our people have the choice to work remotely and flexibly to best support our clients’ needs.
Our services
Our practice areas cover corporate defence and compliance, commercial, corporate, employment, family, immigration, intellectual property, litigation, private client, professional conduct, real estate, regulatory and more.
We work with clients across a wide range of sectors including charity, health, housing, manufacturing and supply chain, professional services, property, construction and regeneration, recruitment and workforce solutions, retail and leisure, sport and technology.
We have strong connections with legal advisers around the world. As active members of Eurolegal and the Association of European Lawyers (AEL), we offer cross-border support and trusted foreign legal advice.
Multi-award-winning
We're multi-award-winning, including featuring in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame and The Times’ Best Law Firms 2025, highly commended in the ‘Independent Law Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer Awards 2024 and being recognised as the Best Law Firm to Work For and the sixth Best Large Company to Work For in the UK by Best Companies.
We’ve gained recognition for being leaders in ESG as both Liverpool Law Society and Manchester Law Society’s EDI Champions and receiving the British Legal Awards’ Excellence in ESG Award and The Lawyer’s Sustainability Initiative of the Year award in 2023.
Recognised by
“Among recent successful cases, Brabners' litigation team won a landmark defamation and malicious falsehood case in the Supreme Court overturning an early Court of Appeal ruling... Brabners also has one of the North of England’s largest family law teams, with expertise across financial, children, international and fertility work.”
The Times Best Law Firms 2025
“Brabners has created an environment where staff can thrive collaboratively whilst pushing the business forward... The firm has a full-service offering, with strong northern personality and ethos.”
The Legal 500
“Our commitment to the B Corp movement has only strengthened as we continue to engage with the industry-leading knowledge of our colleagues in the global B Corp network. Their support has been instrumental in shaping the evolution of our sustainability strategy and, in turn, helped us to act more effectively as a flagbearer for the legal sector to incorporate people and the planet as measures of success.”
Robert White, CEO, Brabners
“Acting on some of the UK’s most high-profile casework propelled Brabners, a firm anchored in the north but with national reach, to post its sixth consecutive year of growth [in 2023], with revenue up by more than 50 per cent since 2017.”
The Times Best Law Firms, 2024
“It’s not just the size of the business, it’s what you do with it. That is what led our judges to select this year’s legal award winner. A firm that is purpose-led, true to its roots and putting its business where its values are.”
EG Awards 2024
We're committed to responsible business
Northern Ambition
The collaborative network for purpose-led businesses. We’re building a more sustainable and innovative tomorrow.
Sustainable Business
In 2022, we proudly became the UK’s largest law firm (and the first outside London) to become B Corp certified.
Community Impact
We channel the energy of our public-spirited people and clients towards improving our local communities.
