Used globally by family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals, the guide bases its market-leading recommendations, rankings and insights on independent research. The industry respected guide published on 18 July 2024 has recommended Payne Hicks Beach as a leading choice of adviser to high net worth individuals and its findings are testament to the firm’s commitment to a personalised, client centric, and expert-led approach. We are incredibly proud that the firm has been awarded top rankings and that its lawyers are recognised as leading experts in their specialist fields of law.
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024 ranks our lawyers in the following practice areas:
Art and Cultural Property Law – Till Vere-Hodge
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth – Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Andrew Willan and Nick Grant
Family/Matrimonial: Finance Ultra High Net Worth – Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, Nick Manners, Ben Parry-Smith, Harriet Errington, Philip McGuirk, Camellia Buckmaster, Isabella Savill and Alex Curran
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals – Mark Jones
Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals – Kathryn Bradbury and Matt Ingham
Private Wealth Law – Robert Brodrick, Rosamond McDowell, Basil Dixon, Frederick Bjorn and Clare Hetherington
Private Wealth Law Denmark – Frederick Bjørn
Private Wealth Disputes – Richard Manyon, Jessica Henson, Charlotte Henshall, Clementine Dowley and Emily Stoneham
Real Estate: High Value Residential – Emma Copestake
Editorial quotes include:
Payne Hicks Beach has a well-established presence in reputation management. The firm has a strong team which manages defamation and reputation management issues for high net worth individuals and celebrities.
“Payne Hicks Beach are your key market leaders for high net worth individuals.”
“Payne Hicks Beach has gone over and above the call of duty to assist us.”
“I had thorough, accurate, detailed and caring advice at all times. I thought the level of expertise and professionalism was superb.”
Payne Hicks Beach has a highly esteemed family law department which regularly handles high-value and sophisticated matters.
“Payne Hicks Beach have a well-deserved reputation for handling complex and sophisticated matters, and have an exceedingly strong team who go above and beyond for their clients.”
“Payne Hicks Beach take hugely complicated situations and resolve them. They fight them but resolve them in a very elegant and proportionate fashion.”
“Payne Hicks Beach remains a market leader in high net worth matrimonial finance, with a team of considerable strength and depth.”
Payne Hicks Beach advises high net worth clients on sophisticated immigration matters including, complex visa applications and leave to remain advice. The firm is also recognised for assisting clients with complex asylum claims, judicial review proceedings and immigration matters with human rights elements.
“Payne Hicks Beach are a pleasure to work with and set the standard for what should be expected from an elite solicitors’ firm in this field.”
“Payne Hicks Beach’s team is excellent. They are extremely detailed and consider all areas of the issue thoughtfully and strategically to get the best outcome possible.”
“PHB’s in-depth understanding of immigration law and the Home Office enables them to provide speedy, accurate and focused advice and to make the best possible applications for their clients.”
“Almost all of the matters PHB completes are very complex, and their team are able to deal urgently with any matters that arise.”
Payne Hicks Beach advises wealthy domestic and international clients on a wide array of matters in the private wealth field, including trusts and estates, tax, and succession planning.
“PHB is a first-class law firm and combines expertise in all areas of private client as well as commercial law. The firm combines expertise with pragmatism and the advice it provides is excellent.”
“The service is exemplary in terms of responsiveness, the measured advice and guidance received, often addressing complex trustee issues. There is a continuance of practical and agreeable outcomes.”
“Payne Hicks Beach is very responsive and very quick to understand matters. The partners on matters I have worked on always have cover and speed of reaction to matters needing quick decisions.”
The team at Payne Hicks Beach advises on the full spectrum of contentious trusts and estates matters. Partners handle cross-border litigation and represent clients involved in cases concerning Inheritance Act claims, fiduciary removals and breach of trust allegations.
“Their strategic planning on cross-jurisdictional and multifaceted disputes is second to none. They are constantly available when the pressure is on.”
“PHB has real strength and depth when it comes to complex trust and private wealth work. Nothing fazes them and they’re always ready to roll up their sleeves. They are very responsive and proactive.”
“The quality from junior to senior is very high. They are very nice to work alongside, very sensible and pragmatic.”
Payne Hicks Beach is respected for its ability to handle complex property work. Team members handle prime central London and rural/agricultural property deals.
“The team has an excellent service offering and is able to discretely help high-profile clients handle their affairs. A true one-stop shop!”
“Both partners were very proactive and communicative at all stages. They were easy to get hold of and always communicating any updates throughout the conveyancing process.”
The Chambers HNW 2024 Guide, including the rankings for Payne Hicks Beach, can be found here.
