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Overview
Victoria Hingston is a London-based Partner in the Family team, specialising in complex financial and international family law disputes. She advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on all aspects of family law arising from the breakdown of marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation, including financial remedy proceedings, children matters and wealth protection arrangements.
Victoria is particularly recognised for her expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes involving international assets, trust structures, non-disclosure and enforcement issues. She regularly advises clients with connections to multiple jurisdictions and is known for her strategic approach, excellent judgment and exceptional client care. Frequently acting in matters attracting media attention, Victoria combines discretion, empathy and determination to achieve the best possible outcomes for her clients.
Expertise
Victoria specialises in:
- High-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth divorce
- Complex financial remedy proceedings
- International family law disputes
- Multi-jurisdictional forum and jurisdiction challenges
- Trust structures and inherited wealth disputes
- Non-disclosure and enforcement issues
- Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
- Cohabitation and civil partnership disputes
- Private children law matters
- Child arrangements and contact disputes
- International and domestic relocation applications
- International leave-to-remove cases
- Cross-border children disputes
- Media-sensitive family cases
- Dispute resolution and negotiated settlements
Reported Cases
- 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)
In addition to reported decisions, Victoria regularly advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals in complex international disputes involving trust structures, jurisdiction issues, enforcement proceedings and significant cross-border assets.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Victoria graduated with an MA in Modern History from the University of St Andrews. She joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2009, qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and was promoted to Partner in 2022.
She has been consistently recognised in Chambers, Legal 500 and Spear’s directories for her work in high-value and international family law disputes.
Awards & Accolades
- Legal 500 UK 2027 – Ranked as a Next Generation Partner for Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy.
- Chambers High Net Worth 2026 – Ranked Individual for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth.
- Spear’s 500 2026 – Ranked Top Recommended.
- Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2026 – Ranked Top Recommended with a focus on complex financial and international disputes.
- Legal 500 UK 2026 – Ranked as a Next Generation Partner for Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy.
- Legal 500 UK 2025 – Recognised as a Key Lawyer for Family.
- Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2025 – Ranked Top Recommended.
- Spear’s 500 2025 – Ranked Top Recommended with a focus on pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
- Tatler Address Book 2025 – Listed as an expert family lawyer.
- Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024 – Ranked Top Recommended.
- Chambers High Net Worth 2022-2026 – Ranked Individual.
- Chambers UK 2022-2026 – Ranked Individual.
- Legal 500 UK 2021-2027– Ranked as a Next Generation Partner.
- Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2021-2023 – Recommended.
