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03 October 2024

The Legal 500 2025: Top Tier rankings for Payne Hicks Beach

Payne Hicks Beach is proud to secure top rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2025 with Top Tier 1 rankings for Family, Contentious Trusts and Probate, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate and Immigration: Personal. The firm is ranked in a total of 22 practice areas with reference to over 70 of its specialist lawyers across the categories of Hall of Fame, Leading Partners, Next Generation Partners, Leading Associates and Recommended Key Lawyers.

The law directory’s findings are a testament to the firm’s commitment to a personalised, client-centric and expert-led approach. We are incredibly proud that our unparalleled expertise and emerging talent has been recognised.

The Legal 500 is an independent guide to UK solicitors. Firm and department rankings and recommendations are based on various criteria and focus on the strength of the team and the consistency of quality of individuals within a team. Client feedback and interviews form an intrinsic part of the comprehensive research process.

Editorial quotes in the recently issued 2025 edition include:

‘Payne Hicks Beach is one of the best firms in the country. They provide a top rate level of service to clients and achieve fantastic results.’

‘The team of lawyers at Payne Hicks Beach are of extremely high calibre and skill. Their expertise, client-centred approach, and track record of success make them a standout firm in the field.’

‘This practice stands out due to its exceptional ability to combine efficiency, creativity, and expertise in providing legal services.’

‘Professionalism, tailored service and attention to detail.’

‘This practice stands out for its efficient, thorough, and professional approach.’

‘The strength of this practice is the ability to provide wonderful and skilled lawyers that are great in explaining the legal aspects of each case.’

See our Legal 500 profile here.

Payne Hicks Beach’s UK practice rankings:

Tier 1

Private Client: Family

Private Client: Contentious trusts & probate

Employment: Immigration: personal

Private Client: Personal tax, trusts and probate

Leading Firm

Corporate: M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m

Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Crime: General

Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Fraud: White-collar crime (advice to individuals)

Dispute Resolution: Commercial litigation: mid-market

Employment: Employers

Employment: Senior executives

Employment: Immigration: business

Employment: Immigration: Human rights, appeals and overstay

Private Client: Agriculture and estates

Private Client: Art and cultural property

Private Client: Charities and not-for-profit

Public Sector: Education: individuals

Real Estate: Commercial property – corporate occupiers

Real Estate: Commercial property – development

Real Estate: Property litigation

Real Estate:  Residential property

TMT: Reputation management

TMT: Sport