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Spear’s Indices 2025 – Payne Hicks Beach Lawyers ranked for Corporate, Employment, Landed Estates, Litigation Dispute Resolution, Hommes d’Affaires

Several of our lawyers at Payne Hicks Beach have earned recognition in the Spear’s 2025 Legal Indi...
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Noel Clarke, Libel, and the Streisand Effect: A Costly Pursuit of Reputation

Jamie Hurworth and Hanna Basha, both leading Privacy and Media experts at Payne Hicks Beach, examine...
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Eprivateclient NextGen Leaders 2025

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders ‘recognising top talent’ names Verity Sherwin

Verity Sherwin, Senior Associate in the Private Client department, has been named as one of the 202...
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What is a Prenup Agreement? Why More Wealthy Couples Are Saying “I Do” to Prenups – Even Taylor Swift Might Be Considering One

Luke Scarratt, family law expert, explores the rise of prenuptial agreements – once considered...
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Balancing criminal investigations, reputation, privacy and employment: lessons from football 

Media and Privacy experts Dominic Crossley and Jamie Hurworth, along with Employment Law expert Dom...
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Striking the balance between police transparency and privacy

Privacy and Media experts Jamie Hurworth and Hanna Basha alongside Defence and Investigations expert...
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"They are a fantastic group of lawyers. They provide excellent advice to clients, and they have strong expertise in a range of areas. They really invest in their clients; it's a real pleasure dealing with them." CHAMBERS HIGH NET WORTH

Awards and recognition

2025
Shortlisted: Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
2024
Winner: Family Law Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm THE LEGAL 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Top Tier Family Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Top Tier Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
2023
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Chambers UK
Shortlisted: Family Law Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Shortlisted: Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Top Tier Law Firm Eprivateclient
Top Tier Family Law Firm Eprivateclient
2022
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Top Tier Law Firm Eprivateclient
Top Tier Family Law Firm Eprivateclient
2021
Top Tier Family Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Top Tier Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK