Amanda is head of our Ascot team and is a Director, Family Solicitor and Mediator. She advises on all aspects of family law and can assist both married and unmarried families going through relationship breakdown. Amanda’s priority is minimising the emotional and financial cost of relationship breakdown for her clients and their families.
Amanda is a Resolution Accredited Specialist, which required her to demonstrate her thorough knowledge of family law and high levels of skill and expertise in relation to the resolution of complex financial disputes on divorce and separation.
As well as being a lawyer Amanda is an accredited family mediator and an advocate for all forms of alternative dispute resolution. She also completed her Hybrid Mediation training in 2025. Her priority is to ensure her clients are using the right form of dispute resolution to allow them to identify and resolve the issues they need to address and decisions which need to be made rather than engage in rounds of endless, unhelpful correspondence.
Amanda undertook her training contract and qualified as a Solicitor at a boutique Surrey firm. Since then Amanda has chosen to specialise exclusively in family law, working for firms in Surrey and Berkshire throughout her career. Amanda studied Law at the University of Kent before going on to study for her Legal Practice Certificate in London, where she was awarded a commendation.
Amanda has particular expertise in resolving mid to high-value financial disputes on divorces involving complex issues such as fraud, overseas assets, business assets and interveners. She also advises on prenuptial agreements, applications to vary maintenance, disputes regarding the arrangements for children and disputes between unmarried partners going through separation.
Amanda prides herself on being accessible and available to her clients, and on providing clear and practical advice in plain English. Amanda always seeks to put herself in her client’s shoes and her kindness and empathy are traits which have been commented on by those who have instructed her in the past. She has a calm and sensitive approach which her clients find reassuring and supportive.
Amanda is ranked in the Chambers UK 2026 guide where she is described as follows: “Amanda is a joy to work with: she knows her cases inside-out and has a measured gravitas which reassures clients and persuades her opponents and judges alike.”
Feedback for her mediation practice includes: “Amanda draws on her experience to unravel even the most complicated situations to provide constructive, through and high-quality advice” and that “her ability to facilitate productive discussions and achieve amicable solutions is remarkable. Her empathetic nature and practical advice foster trust with clients.”
Amanda is also a Recommended Lawyer with Legal 500 UK, with editorial feedback stating: ‘Amanda Phillips-Wylds is utterly brilliant. She’s calm in a crisis and so supportive to her clients, who often include high net worth individuals’.
Previous editions have included the following feedback about her practice:
‘Amanda Phillips-Wylds runs the team with great skill. What she doesn’t know about family law isn’t worth knowing. She is unflappable in even the most pressured situations. Solution-driven, Amanda is always eager to reach a negotiated settlement for her clients if possible. However, she’ll never shy away from a fight in court if it’s needed.’ Legal 500 2024.
‘Amanda Phillips-Wylds is superb. She offers first rate advice to those going through a difficult time in their lives. She’ll always secure a great outcome.’
Amanda’s SRA number: 391697
Amanda is a keen runner and currently has a goal to run the six world marathon majors. She combines this with her love of travel and seeing the world one city at a time by running around it!
what she doesn’t know about family law isn’t worth knowing.
"Amanda Phillips-Wylds was fantastic throughout my stressful divorce. Her calmness, guidance and expertise helped me to achieve a successful outcome."
