The purpose-led independent law firm.

Services & Sectors

Business

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We support organisations to achieve their strategic goals.

Life

We calmly guide you through the most important moments in life.

Brabners Personal

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Your legal partner for life. Plan and protect your future today.

Sectors

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We have our finger on the pulse across a broad range of sectors.

Recognised by

Legal Business Awards 2025, Regional/Offshore Firm of the Year, Winner trophy badge with black background and gold, blue and white text and accents.

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Yorkshire & the Humber’s #1 best company to work for in 2025, with a red and black design, large white text and a central hashtag and number 1.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Champions of the Year

B Corp & Sustainability

We're constantly evolving our strategy around sustainability and social impact as part of our commitment to bring about positive change.

The Brabners Foundation

An independent grant-making charity, supporting our mission to make the difference for our clients, people and communities.

The Times Best Law Firms

We're thrilled to have been commended in three separate categories in The Times Best Law Firms 2026.

We make the difference

3 September 2025

Employment Rights Bill to strengthen reproductive health rights in the workplace

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Workplace reproductive health rights are due to be strengthened with the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill. We look at key changes and implications for employers.

12 August 2025

Whistleblower protections in the UK — a timely reminder

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Discover the protections available to UK whistleblowers and some key learnings for employers from the HMCTS case.

9 July 2025

Rebuilding the north: A blueprint for meaningful regeneration

Discover why legal frameworks matter in regeneration. Our development team shares how we’re supporting towns like Oldham to deliver lasting impact through structured, viable partnerships.

30 June 2025

Unlocking northern potential — why we must invest in female founders

Prof. Maggie O'Carroll reflects on the challenges facing female founders following the True North Female Founders Forum.

3 June 2025

Brabners expands offering with strategic investment in The Sustainability Academy

We've completed a groundbreaking strategic investment by acquiring a stake in The Sustainability Academy.

9 April 2025

Neonatal care leave and pay — practical steps for employers

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Statutory neonatal care leave and pay came into effect on 6 April 2025. Here's how employers can ensure compliance and support their employees.

12 March 2025

How Everton's new stadium became a catalyst for regeneration

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We explore the legal and commercial considerations that underpinned the successful sport-led regeneration scheme for Bramley-Moore Dock and Liverpool Waters.

28 June 2024

International surrogacy in a war zone — securing a Parental Order in the UK

Our family law experts secured a Parental Order for a same-sex couple who traversed war zones to bring their child — born via surrogacy — home to the UK.

12 June 2024

True North Advisory Council launches to drive impact across the region

The True North Advisory Council brings together leaders that are at the heart of transformative projects and impactful research across the North.

Who we are

Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm.

Our independence allows us to be objective, principled and provide a service with heart and personality.

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.

Tour our offices

Liverpool office tour

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Explore our newly refurbished Liverpool office, complete with a 'secret' bookcase bar.

Manchester office tour

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Take a peek inside our award-winning Manchester office at 100 Barbirolli Square.

Leeds office tour

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Step inside our stunning Leeds office, based at 1 City Square in the heart of the city.

Lancashire office tour

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Take a tour of our modern, welcoming office in Bamber Bridge (near Preston).

What we do

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.

As a certified B Corp, we’re committed to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

It’s all part of how we make the difference.

“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

Social & community impact

We work hard to do good and be responsible. This includes giving back to our local communities and wider society while being environmentally friendly.

‘Leading on social impact’ is one of our seven key strategic business goals for 2024 to 2027, alongside being the ‘employer of choice’ in the legal industry (for which we received recognition by Best Companies in 2023 and 2024) — so we take our responsibilities seriously.

Find out more about our work in community engagement, sustainability & environment and inclusion & opportunity.

Find out more

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Making Places Work

Recognised by The Legal 500 for our involvement in “some of the biggest and most complicated development deals in recent times”, we’re immensely proud to be an award-winning leader in regeneration — something that we consider to be a powerful force for good.

From revitalising town centres to constructing strategic infrastructure and housing, we play a central role in breathing new life into communities across the UK. We work with pace, precision and purpose to ensure that no project is left standing still.

Our work includes major waterfront schemes like Liverpool Waters and Chatham Waters as well as Eden Project Morecambe, the Mersey Gateway Bridge and Oldham Council’s regeneration project.

Discover our work in regeneration

Your future isn't business. It's personal.

Life’s journey is full of unknowns. While every set of circumstances is unique, we have a wealth of experience in navigating all kinds of complexities that require the personal touch.

Brabners Personal brings together a wide range of award-winning solicitors — including those from our employment, estate planning and wealth protection, estate administration and probate, family, litigation, medical negligence and serious personal injury and real estate teams — to offer holistic, seamless and collaborative access to our full range of legal services.

Whether you’re looking to build or protect your family (or even deal with its breakdown), create a Will, trust or plan your succession, buy or sell property, land, an estate or a business, pursue a claim in negligence, negotiate a contract or plan for an exit, you can rest assured that our experts have the experience to get you where you need to be.

Discover your lawyers for life

Why Brabners

We’re different. And our clients and people feel it.

The added value we provide makes us both a standout partner for clients and the employer of choice.

We're trusted by thousands of organisations and people across the country and recognised as one of the best law firms and large companies to work for in the UK.

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.

Talk to us

With over 500 colleagues, we offer the full range of legal services.

hello@brabners.com

Company news

21 November 2025

Brabners in the UK’s Top 10 Best Large Companies to Work For 2025

We’re the eighth Best Large Company to Work For in the UK and #1 Best Company to Work For in Yorkshire, according to the latest Best Companies rankings.

13 November 2025

The Times Best Law Firms

We're thrilled to have been commended in three separate categories in The Times Best Law Firms 2026.

6 November 2025

Brabners & We Love MCR extend Maurice Watkins social mobility bursary

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We’ve renewed our support for the Maurice Watkins Bursary — pledging a further £45,000 over the next three years.

3 November 2025

Restrictive covenant dispute — Brabners secures successful judgment for Docutech Office Solutions Ltd

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Our litigation team achieved a successful outcome for Docutech Office Solutions Ltd in a major claim against a former employee and his new employer.

30 June 2025

Upcoming Brabners events to tackle key business issues as Lancashire networking groups grow

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Events from three of our growing invite-only networking groups will take place between July and September this year in Lancashire.

23 June 2025

Brabners adds to partnership in record round of promotions

A total of 41 lawyers have been promoted across the firm including Rachel James and Richard Rigg who have become part of our almost 100-strong partnership.

4 June 2025

Brabners completes HQ overhaul with Liverpool refurbishment

We've completed a major refurbishment of our Liverpool office, marking the latest step in our ongoing growth and evolution.

3 June 2025

Brabners expands offering with strategic investment in The Sustainability Academy

We've completed a groundbreaking strategic investment by acquiring a stake in The Sustainability Academy.

29 April 2025

Brabners advises shareholders of MACD in strategic acquisition by Foconis

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Our corporate team advised the shareholders of MACD throughout its acquisition by Foconis, a portfolio company of Main Capital Partners.

21 March 2025

Brabners partners with inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool

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We've strengthened our commitment to Liverpool and elite sport in the UK by becoming an official partner of the inaugural World Boxing Championships.

15 January 2025

Brabners appoints new pensions leadership team during transformational period for UK pension funds

Nik White welcomes new senior leaders in our pensions team, Kim Jones and Nigel Jones.

We've invested in our Pensions team with the appointment of new senior leadership as significant pension reform remains a key focus of government policy.

2 December 2024

Brabners advises on Lancashire lens manufacturer’s employee ownership transition

We advised an optical lens and coatings manufacturer — which distributes its products globally — on its transition to employee ownership.

7 November 2024

Best Law Firm to Work For

We're officially the best law firm and the sixth best large company to work for in the UK, according to the Best Companies league table.

7 November 2024

Brabners' commercial dispute resolution and family law teams commended in The Times Best Law Firms 2025

We've been recognised again in The Times' Best Law Firms guide for 2025, with our commercial dispute resolution and family law teams receiving commendations.

16 September 2024

Malicious falsehood — Brabners’ litigation team succeeds in Supreme Court (George v Cannell & LCA Jobs)

Our litigation team has successfully appealed to the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling that’s described as being the leading case on malicious falsehood and likely to have significant implications for media law.

8 August 2024

Brabners’ corporate team recognised as one of the most active UK firms for M&A

Brabners’ corporate team has been recognised as the UK’s 11th most active legal team for merger and acquisition activity, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ league table for H1 2024.

24 June 2024

Brabners events to give key insights into business growth and acquisition strategies

Company owners and decision makers will hear from experts on business growth and acquisitions at two Lancashire events organised by law firm Brabners.

13 June 2024

Celebrating our 50th employee ownership transaction — Planet Logistics

We're thrilled to have advised a Gloucester-based supply chain and logistics courier on its transition to employee ownership in collaboration with Castletons Accountants.

12 June 2024