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LexisNexis: New pre-action protocol for media and communications claims

Article by Nick Grant and Edward Smith, Solicitor and Employed Barrister respectively in the Privacy and Media Law Department discussing the implications of the new pre-action protocol for ...

LexisNexis: New pre-action protocol for media and communications claims

14 August 2019
Article by Nick Grant and Edward Smith, Solicitor and Employed Barrister respectively in the Privacy and Media Law Department discussing the implications of the new pre-action protocol for ...

The Sunday Times: Home Help: Our surveyor missed asbestos when we bought our house

13 August 2019
Answer by Scott Goldstein, Associate in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach to the reader question concerning a surveyor who missed asbestos on ...

STEP 60-second interview with Robert Brodrick

31 July 2019
Interview with Robert Brodrick, Partner in the Private Client department and Chair of Payne Hicks Beach, features in STEP magazine, first published online on 29 July 2019 and ...

Reputation Protection, Social Media and Politics Collide - A UK Case

31 July 2019
Article by Andrew Willan, Associate in the Dispute Resolution department discussing reputation protection in the social media age, first published online in Wealth Briefing on 29 July 2019 and ...

Innovation from a different perspective

29 July 2019
Interview of Robert Brodrick, partner in the Private Client department, featured in fivehundred, first published in July/August 2019 Issue and reproduced with kind permission. In the event that you ...

Directors of Foreign Firms: How UK’s Non-Dom Regime Applies

29 July 2019
Article by Michael Parkinson, Private Client Professional Lawyer in the Private Client department, at Payne Hicks Beach first published online in Wealth Briefing on 23 July 2019 and reproduced with kind ...

Can I claim tax relief on my barn conversion?

24 July 2019
Answers by Venetia Taylor, Solicitor in the Property Department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online in the Financial Times on 16 July 2019 and is reproduced with kind permission. http:/ ...

Succession Planning For Sole Director-Shareholders

23 July 2019
Introduction This article considers the issues that can arise when a sole director-shareholder of a private limited company dies, and the steps such an individual can take in terms of ...

Trustee Shareholders - Selling a Private Company’s Shares

23 July 2019
Introduction This article reviews the issues a UK resident trustee shareholder should consider when disposing of private company shares in England and Wales and identifies certain steps that the trustee ...