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Recommended Head of Department Band 2

Bessie Hanson

Director · Co-founder, Director and Solicitor

Brigstow Family Law Limited

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About Bessie

Bessie Hanson is a Director and co-founder of Brigstow Family Law, having qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and exclusively practising family law since qualification. She has extensive experience advising clients on child arrangements, including complex cases involving serious welfare issues, domestic abuse, parental alienation, and expert evidence. Bessie specialises in resolving financial matters, particularly cases with complex asset structures, trusts, pensions, and business assets, including farming assets, complex business structures, significant pension funds, inherited wealth, and trust assets. In October 2022, she was appointed as a Deputy District Judge on the Western Circuit.

Areas of expertise

Child arrangements
Financial remedy
Complex asset structures
Trusts
Pensions
Business assets
Domestic abuse
Parental alienation
Farming cases

Awards & recognition

Leading Lawyer by Wiselaw
Ranked Band 2 in Chambers & Partners
Legal 500 2024

Professional background

Qualified
2008

Regulatory information

SRA Regulated SRA ID: 414158
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Last updated: 7 April 2026

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