About Hannah Yellop
Hannah is an Associate in the Family team, having joined the firm in December 2022. She assists Partners in the team on a range of family law matters including divorce, finance, children, and enforcement issues, as well as managing the day to day conduct of her own cases.
Hannah qualified as a solicitor in September 2017. She works for a broad range of clients advising them on all areas of family law including divorce, finances, and children matters, arising from the breakdown of a relationship; helping to resolve disputes where there may be complex issues and allegations. She also provides advice to unmarried clients (advising on issues including property ownership, cohabitation, and arrangements for children).
Hannah has built a solid reputation in advising clients in relation to property interests/ownership, and childcare arrangements for multi-parent families, and on the breakdown of polyamorous relationships. Hannah also works closely with the wider LGBTQIA+ community, promoting an atmosphere of openness and goodwill to help her clients navigate often complex legal issues, and tailors her advice to each client’s personal circumstances.
Hannah has experience in complex issues surrounding relationship breakdown including cross-jurisdictional disputes. Prior to joining Hodge Jones & Allen she completed her training contract at a prominent family law firm in central London specialising in HNW individuals, often with an international element. This experience equipped Hannah with an early broad understanding of financially complex matters which she continues to build on as she develops as a family lawyer. Hannah also has experience with cases involving complex pension issues.
"Hannah Yellop is an amazing solicitor. She's super easy to get along with and is extremely thorough in her work. Highly recommend her. She's amazing."
Hannah guides clients with sensitivity as they navigate difficult personal circumstances. Her work includes a growing focus on modern families, and enforcement issues in relation to both financial matters and children matters.
Hannah was named as a Key Lawyer in the Legal 500 for 2022 – 2023.
Client Comments
- “HJA’s Family Law department, and in particular Hannah Yellop who was my solicitor, got me through one of the hardest years of my life with professional, reliable, compassionate legal advice that was tailored to help me achieve what I was saying my family needed. Hannah dealt with sensitive topics with care, give me clear, reasoned advice and listened if I said I needed to go down a different path. One hopes never to need a family law solicitor, but I recommend Hannah and HJA to anyone I encounter who has such a need.”
- “Exceptional Service! I had a great experience with Hannah and her team. They were incredibly professional and supportive, making me feel comfortable during a challenging time. Their guidance and reassurance throughout the process gave me confidence, and I was extremely happy with the outcome. I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking reliable and compassionate legal support!”
- “Hannah was amazing from start to finish. Very professional, efficient and knowledgeable. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. Nothing was ever too much trouble. Overall I felt she had myself and my children’s interests/lives as a priority from the start and worked with me to obtain a great settlement that we were happy with. Can’t speak highly enough.”
- “Highly professional and a brilliant communicator.”
- “Her aims were always to protect my interest whilst dealing with some complex and challenging issues, attaining a fair and secure resolution.”
- “Hannah helped by “taking away all the uncertainty by guiding you through the legal jargon” she “has been a great listener and radiates positivity.”
Notable Cases
- Hannah has acted for the spouses of professional footballers, and those in the entertainment industry. She regularly acts for a broad spectrum of clients including entrepreneurs, pilots, police officers, IT professionals, and homemakers. Hannah has represented both husbands and wives in financial remedy proceedings, which often require analysing complex business assets, and substantial pension assets.
- Hannah regularly acts for parents in contested Child Arrangement matters concerning care arrangements, schooling, and both domestic and international relocations.
- Most recently, she has acted on behalf of a multi-parent family, following the breakdown of their polyamorous relationship, to agree suitable childcare arrangements.
Members & Appointments
- Hannah is a member of Child Abduction Lawyers Association (“CALA”).
- Hannah is a professional member of Resolution; a body of family justice professionals commits to resolving family law issues in a constructive way, ensuring a better outcome for separating families.
- She is also a member of the Law Society.
- Hannah is a member of the Junior Modern Family Lawyers network.
- She is also a member of Neurodiversity in Law; a group committed to providing support and raising awareness of neurodiversity in the legal profession.
Career & Personal Interests
Career
- Associate at Hodge Jones & Allen
- Solicitor at Hodge Jones & Allen
- Associate at B P Collins LLP
- Solicitor at B P Collins LLP
- Trainee/Solicitor at Vardags LLP
Education
- LPC (Distinction) – City University London, 2013-2014
- GDL (Commendation) – Westminster University, London, 2012 – 2013
- MA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology – St Andrews University, Scotland, 2008 – 2012
Personal Interests
Hannah qualified as a helicopter pilot in 2018 (obtaining her PPL(H) license) and has enjoyed flying over the British countryside, and across the Channel.
She is a keen hiker, and in 2022 has started to work through the peaks and valleys of Snowdonia National Park and the Cambrian Mountains of Wales, the Yorkshire Dales in England, and the Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands of Scotland.
Hannah is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, and enjoys performing in local choirs, chamber groups, and for charity events.
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