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ThoughtLeaders4 PrivateClient: capacity & sexual relations - a radical re-assessment

Article co-authored by Sarah Williams of Payne Hicks Beach and Martha Gray of Harcourt Family Law, concerning the recent Court of Appeal decision in A Local Authority ...

An end to the Marinos v Munro debate?

22 February 2021
The UK finally left the EU at 11pm on 31st December 2020. Unfortunately, no bespoke family law arrangements were agreed with the EU governing the future inter country relations, leaving ...

ThoughtLeaders4 PrivateClient: capacity & sexual relations - a radical re-assessment

18 February 2021
Article co-authored by Sarah Williams of Payne Hicks Beach and Martha Gray of Harcourt Family Law, concerning the recent Court of Appeal decision in A Local Authority ...

Payne Hicks Beach: The Hot 100 and the hottest firms

17 February 2021
Payne Hicks Beach is No 4 in The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” for firms, when adjusted for size. On collating the 2021 Hot 100, which celebrates the profession’s best ...

ThoughtLeaders4 PrivateClient: ‘Private Client in Review: A Year Like No Other’ – Jessica Henson

17 February 2021
Payne Hicks Beach's Jessica Henson, will be chairing a panel of 8 of the top private client and trust practitioners at ThoughtLeaders4PrivateClient’s webinar on Friday 19 ...

Duchess wins High Court privacy case - Radio 4 Today interviews Dominic Crossley

12 February 2021
The Radio 4 Today Programme interviewed Dominic Crossley, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution and Privacy Law Specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, following The Duchess ...

The dangers of crying ‘negative contribution’ in divorce proceedings - Rebecca Cockcroft for eprivateclient

10 February 2021
Commentary by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, on a recent case in which the wife attempted ...

The falling star of leasehold reform: In search of a phenomenon - Matthew Spring for Prime Resi

08 February 2021
Article by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, on the government’s recent ...

The Barder Principle and the impact of Covid-19 - Christianah Babajide interviews Emily Foy for Future Lawyer blog lawbore

05 February 2021
Paralegal Christianah Babajide, interviews her mentor, Emily Foy, Senior Associate, in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, on the Barder principle, set in 1987, which has gained a ...

The Domestic Abuse Bill

04 February 2021
The Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-2021, sponsored by Priti Patel and Baroness Williams of Trafford, reached the Committee Stage in the House of Lords in early 2021. This vitally important bill ...