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October 24, 2025
Privacy and media experts Jamie Hurworth and Hanna Basha have had their article “Self-disclosur...
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Workers’ rights overhaul risks fewer jobs for women – James Townsend for The Telegraph
October 24, 2025
James Townsend, Partner and Head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, had his comments included in a ...
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Domestic abuse update 2025
October 22, 2025
Family law expert, Kelly Gerrard, Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, reviews the Domestic Ab...
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Breaking News- Government to repeal the presumption of parental involvement.
October 22, 2025
Family law expert, Kelly Gerrard, Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, discusses the Governm...
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Adoption of a Step-child
October 21, 2025
Family expert Kelly Gerrard, Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach, explores the process of adopting a...
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Digital Reality Check: AI Deepfakes and Cyber Risk
October 20, 2025
Today Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered an outage taking down major banks and apps. A timely remind...
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Awards and recognition
2025
Shortlisted: Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year
CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Leading Firm
CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm
THE LEGAL 500 UK 2026
Leading Firm
CHAMBERS UK 2026
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
