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Overview
Amelia Alston is an Associate in the Family team, specialising in high‑value divorce and complex financial claims involving international assets and intricate corporate structures.
Amelia is committed to achieving the best possible outcome for clients and is known for her calm, strategic and commercially focused approach. She helps clients navigate sensitive family matters with clarity and confidence. However, she is also building a reputation for being a robust and skilful negotiator who is not afraid to litigate.
She is recognised as a “Rising Star” in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide and is praised for delivering practical solutions that prioritise early resolutions while protecting clients’ long‑term interests.
Expertise
Amelia’s expertise spans:
- Complex High-Value Divorce & Financial Remedy Claims – Advises on divorce proceedings involving substantial wealth, often including multi‑jurisdictional assets and sophisticated corporate arrangements, ensuring strategic and commercially astute outcomes.
- International Family Law Matters – Handles cases with cross-border elements, providing clear guidance on jurisdiction, foreign assets and enforcement considerations within financial remedy proceedings.
- Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements – Drafts and negotiates nuptial agreements designed to protect personal and family wealth, supporting clients in safeguarding assets before and during marriage.
- Private Children Law Proceedings – Represents clients in children disputes, offering sensitive yet robust advice focused on achieving outcomes that prioritise the welfare of the child and family stability.
- Family Law Act Applications – Advises on protective measures and applications under the Family Law Act, ensuring clients receive timely support in urgent or challenging circumstances.
- Strategic Dispute Resolution – Committed to securing early, constructive settlements where possible, while ensuring clients are fully prepared for litigation when required through careful planning and clear legal strategy.
- ST v AR [2025] EWFC 4
- Dale Andrew Vince v Kate Vince [2024] EWFC 406
- Dale Andrew Vince v Kate Vince [2024] EWFC 389
- BR v BR [2024] EWFC 11
- BR v BR [2024] [2025] EWFC 88
Qualifications & Accreditations
Amelia qualified as a solicitor in 2021 and joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2026.
Amelia read History of Art at the University of Bristol and graduated with a Distinction in her dissertation on commercial architecture during the Weimar Republic. Following this, she completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course with Distinction at the University of Law, whilst working as a paralegal at Withers. She also holds a postgraduate degree from the University of Manchester in Healthcare Ethics and Law
Amelia is a member of Resolution and YRes.
Awards & Accolades
- Doyle’s Family Law Rising Stars – London 2026: Amelia is listed as a “Rising Star” practising in Family Law matters in the London legal market and has been identified as a future leading lawyer within the area.
