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Victoria Hingston

Victoria Hingston
Partner
Family
020 7465 4330
Victoria Hingston

Victoria advises clients on all aspects of family law arising from the breakdown of marriage, civil partnership, or cohabitation, including pre/post nuptial agreements. Victoria also has extensive experience with private law children matters, including residence, contact disputes and leave to remove applications (both international and domestic).

In recent years, Victoria’s principal practice has focussed on disputes with a complex financial and international dimension. Recent cases have included contentious multi-jurisdictional issues regarding forum, complex trust structures, non-disclosure and enforcement.

 

 

Victoria is praised for her excellent communication skills and exercising sound judgement in the most challenging disputes. She recognises what is at stake for each of her clients. She often works in cases which attract media interest and seeks bespoke solutions for her clients. Her objective is to achieve the best results for her clients as swiftly as possible but is persistent when it matters. Victoria handles every case with discretion, tact and empathy.

Noted for her “calm good judgment, caring deeply about her cases and for having a brilliant rapport with clients”, Victoria is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” in The Legal 500 UK 2026. She is also listed as “Top Recommended” in both The Spear’s 500 2026 and the Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2025 and named in Tatler Address Book 2025.

Victoria joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2009, qualifying in 2011 and promoted to Partner in 2022. She graduated with an MA in Modern History at the University of St Andrews. Victoria enjoys travelling, reading, and spending time with her family.

The Legal 500 UK 2026: Victoria is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner’ for Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and highlighted for advising on family issues involving complex trust structures and non-disclosure issues.

“Victoria Hingston cares deeply about her cases, has a brilliant rapport with clients and has calm good judgment.”

The Spear’s 500 2026 and Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2025: Victoria is ranked “Top Recommended” with a focus on complex financial and international disputes.

“Hingston works across a wide spectrum of family law issues, including cohabitation, pre- and postnuptial agreements, international children work and leave-to-remove applications. She often takes on international clients whose assets are spread across different countries, ‘but then I’ll have other [occasions] where all of my clients’ assets are in the UK’, she says.”

The Legal 500 UK 2025: Victoria is recommended as a “Key Lawyer” in the category of Family Law.

Spear’s 500 2025: Victoria is ranked as “Top Recommended” with a focus on ‘re- and post-nuptial agreements.

Tatler Address Book 2025: Victoria is named as an expert family lawyer in the advisory known as the definitive guide for high net worth individuals.

Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024: Victoria is ranked “Top Recommended”.

“Victoria Hingston – new partner and absolutely the future of the firm. When Baroness Shackleton retires, Victoria is her natural successor.”  The Legal 500 UK 2022

  • Resolution
  • Women in Family Law

  • BS v CL [2025] EWFC 215 
  • Rt Hon The Countess Karen Anne Spencer v Rt Hon Ninth Earl Spencer, Charles Edwards Maurice Spencer [2025] EWFC 431
  • Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1071 – costs
  • Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055
  • Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26
  • Helliwell v Entwistle [2024] EWHC 1298
  • Helliwell v Entwistle [2024] EWHC 740
  • Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567 
  • ARQ v YAQ [2022] EWFC 128
  • MB v EB [2019] EWHC 3676 (Fam)
  • Hammoud v Al Zawawi [2019] EWHC 697 (Fam)