The firm has retained its prestigious Band 1 ranking for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth, reaffirming its position at the forefront of this highly specialised area of practice. The firm is also recognised in Defamation/Reputation Management, Family/Children Law, Charities, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Real Estate Litigation, reflecting the continued strength, depth and development of our specialist practice areas.
This year’s results also highlight notable progress across our lawyer rankings, with new and improved individual recognitions. In total, 27 Payne Hicks Beach lawyers are ranked across 16 areas of expertise, demonstrating the breadth of talent and specialist knowledge that exists throughout the firm.
These results reflect our commitment to providing exceptional client service, commercially focused advice and expert legal guidance tailored to the needs of each client. We are particularly pleased to see recognition for both established leaders and the next generation of talent, reinforcing the depth of expertise that underpins our practice.
The rankings showcase the firm’s continued evolution and strength across a diverse range of disciplines, further enhancing Payne Hicks Beach’s reputation as one of the UK’s leading law firms.
This recognition follows our recent success in The Legal 500 UK 2027 and Chambers HNW 2026, both of which also delivered record levels of recognition for the firm and our lawyers. We are grateful to our clients and peers for their continued trust and support, which remains central to our ongoing success.
Chambers UK 2027 is one of the UK’s leading legal directories and this year’s results are an affirmation of the quality of our work, client service and the firm’s strength and breadth of expertise, incorporating the experience of our highly skilled lawyers and specialist teams. We are proud that our unparalleled expertise, as well as our emerging talent, is acknowledged in one of the legal sector’s key benchmarks. The law directory’s findings reflect the firm’s commitment to a personalised, client-centric and expert-led approach.
Chambers UK 2027 ranks our firm and lawyers top in the following practice areas:
Firm and Lawyer rankings:
Agriculture and Rural Affairs – Rupert Burchett
Family Finance: Ultra High Net Worth – Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, Nick Manners, Ben Parry-Smith, Harriet Errington, Victoria Hingston, Camellia Buckmaster, Isabella Savill, Alex O’Dwyer Curran and Katie Parkes
Defamation/Reputation Management – Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Andrew Willan and Nick Grant
Family/Children Law – Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia and Harriet Errington
Real Estate Litigation – Matthew Spring and Scott Goldstein
Lawyer rankings for our Partners:
Craig Parrett for Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency
Kathryn Bradbury for Immigration: Business and Immigration: Personal
Lucas Moore and Cherrene Balasanthiran for Commercial and Corporate Litigation: Individual Representation
Matt Ingham for Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation
Mark Jones for Crime and Financial Crime: Individuals
James Townsend for Employment: Employer
Peter McRoberts for Employment: Senior Executive
Lawyer rankings for our Legal Directors and Senior Associates:
Domonique McRae for Employment: Employer
Rebecca Smart for Crime
Editorial quotes include:
“Payne Hicks Beach stands out for its very high degree of professionalism, immense experience and ability to give strong, focused advice.”
“Payne Hicks Beach’s level of professionalism and client service is exceptional.”
“High net worth clients with complex business structures are at the heart of Payne Hicks Beach’s practice. The team has the ability and capacity to conduct complex, high-value cases involving complex international issues.”
“Payne Hicks Beach has a large team able to deliver comprehensive services.”
“The team works very efficiently and quickly, ensuring the best possible outcome for their clients.”
“Payne Hicks Beach has seen it all. They know what matters, how to get the very best for their clients and they work incredibly hard to achieve it. The depth of their team is also a key strength. From paralegals and associates right up to their senior partners, everyone contributes meaningfully.”
“Payne Hicks Beach was proactive and reactive to all enquiries. The team was extremely knowledgeable and professional.”
“Their ability to quickly grasp the nuances of any situation is invaluable, and their research skills are nothing short of remarkable.”
“The team is creative and innovative. They are also trustworthy, responsive and deeply commercial.”
“The PHB team are masters at cutting through complexity and advising commercially.”
“Payne Hicks Beach has a superb team. They are very responsive and they provide a really good experience.”
“The team has excellent availability at all hours, with quick turnarounds of drafts. Lawyers are very attentive to both legal and non-legal aspects of a matter.”
“The firm provides excellent and thoughtful work on strategy and tactics; it has a strong, experienced bench.”
The Chambers HNW 2027 Guide, including the rankings for Payne Hicks Beach, can be found here
For more information, please contact us on 020 7465 4300 or your usual contact at Payne Hicks Beach.
