Mandeep Benning

Mandeep Benning is a partner in the family law team at Thomas Mansfield Solicitors, specialising in family law for over 15 years. She advises clients on all aspects of relationship breakdown, with particular expertise in financial settlements and children disputes.

Specialisms

• Divorce and financial settlements, including complex financial remedy cases involving business interests, pensions, property portfolios and high-value assets.
• Private children matters, including child arrangements, disputes following separation and issues relating to schooling, healthcare and other key decisions.
• Advising on prenuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes and financial claims for unmarried couples, including Schedule 1 applications.
• Acting in matters across a wide range of financial circumstances, from more modest asset bases to high net worth cases with complex structures.
• Supporting clients at all stages of their case, with a focus on achieving practical, proportionate and workable outcomes.

Approach

Mandeep takes a pragmatic and resolution-focused approach. She is committed to helping clients understand their options clearly and make informed decisions from the outset.

She is passionate about resolving disputes constructively and, wherever possible, without the need for court proceedings. As an accredited member of Resolution, with recognised expertise in complex financial remedies and private children law, Mandeep brings additional insight into achieving non-conflict-based outcomes.

Known for her clear communication and structured, no-nonsense advice, she focuses on understanding each client’s priorities and keeping matters proportionate in terms of cost and outcome. Mandeep's aim is to minimise unnecessary conflict while firmly protecting her client’s position.

Clients value her approachable manner and practical guidance, particularly during what is often one of the most challenging periods of their lives. She is committed to supporting clients through this process and helping them move forward with confidence.

Experience

Mandeep's experience includes acting for clients in financial remedy cases involving business interests, pensions, overseas assets and third-party interests. She regularly advises on high net worth matters as well as cases requiring careful handling where resources are more limited.

She frequently represents parents in disputes concerning living arrangements, time spent with children, and key decisions affecting their welfare. Her work also includes cases involving unmarried finance and cohabitation disputes.

Mandeep is fluent in Punjabi, enabling her to support a diverse range of clients.