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BSA -v- NVT - the enforceability of recitals as part of an order

In the recent case of BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906, Mr. Justice Williams sheds some new light on, inter alia, the enforceability of recitals recorded on the face of orders by ...

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Legal Update

BSA -v- NVT - the enforceability of recitals as part of an order

26 November 2020
In the recent case of BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906, Mr. Justice Williams sheds some new light on, inter alia, the enforceability of recitals recorded on the face of orders by ...
FAQ

Surrogacy: Your questions answered

26 November 2020
Our experts answer your questions about.

FAQ

A Parental Order: Your questions answered

26 November 2020
Legal Update

A New Dawn: the end of the blame game? - Emily Foy for Our Family Wizard

23 November 2020
Article by Emily Foy, Senior Associate in the Family department, in which she addresses the new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act and how it may end &ldquo ...
Legal Update

Should you sell the ancestral family estate? Robert Brodrick and Simon Blackburn for CampdenFB

19 November 2020
CampdenFB asks Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne Hicks Beach and Simon Blackburn, Partner and Head of Landed Estates and Agriculture, for their ...
Legal Update

Sanctions and Asylum claims following the poisoning of Navalny

18 November 2020
The poisoning of Alexei Navalny made its way into the European Council’s agenda for discussion between 1-2 October 2020. Returning to the matter on 15 October, the EU ordered ...
Legal Update

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v AB - Sarah Williams for Family Law

18 November 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne Hicks  ...
Legal Update

Mind the Gulf - Rosamond McDowell for Spear’s

17 November 2020
Spear's asks Rosamond McDowell, Partner and Head of the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, for her view on Arabia's cultural heritage, first ...
Podcast

The truth behind egg freezing - Sarah Williams and Professor Joyce Harper

16 November 2020
The average age of women in the UK freezing their eggs is 38, which severely limits chances of success. Listen to Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Adoption, Fertility & Modern ...
Legal Update

How can we reduce the tax burden on a property given to us? Frederick Bjørn for the Financial Times

12 November 2020
Commentary by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, on the inheritance tax implications when standing ...
Legal Update

Relaxation of immigration requirements for sponsored workers

12 November 2020
The Tier 2 (General) category will be replaced with the Skilled Worker route from 1 December 2020. From 1 December 2020, therefore, non-EEA nationals can apply under the Skilled Worker route, and from 1 January 2020 EEA ...
Legal Update

Conduct yourself properly…or be penalised for litigation conduct

11 November 2020
It is often said that London is the “divorce capital of the world”, the implication being that the English Courts are traditionally more favourable to the financially weaker ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach named in The Times Best Law Firms 2021

10 November 2020
Payne Hicks Beach has been recognised in The Time Best Law Firms 2021 as one of the 'Best Law Firms' in England and Wales with a commendation for its ...
Legal Update

Sunset for celeb libel circus? Hanna Basha for The Law Society Gazette

10 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on the outcome of the Johnny Depp defamation ...
News

Lunch with the FT interviews Fiona Shackleton

09 November 2020
Lunch with the FT interviews Fiona Shackleton, Partner and top divorce lawyer in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in her capacity as the lawyer for ...
Blog Post

Legal and ethical dilemmas over posthumous conception will always exist

06 November 2020
Societal and cultural attitudes towards sexuality, conception and family creation have evolved dramatically in recent years. Just 50 years ago, abortion was a criminal act, as were all private and public ...
Legal Update

How Johnny Depp has lost more than his libel case - Hanna Basha for The Times

06 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on Johnny Depp's libel claim defeat in ...
Charity Update

Wear It Pink 2020

05 November 2020
On Friday 23 October 2020 Payne Hicks Beach supported the Breast Cancer "Wear It Pink" Campaign. Payne Hicks Beach staff dressed in pink to show their ...
Legal Update

Trust, Inheritance and taking on the Family Estate - Robert Brodrick for Tatler Experts’ Corner

04 November 2020
Tatler Experts' Corner asks Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne Hicks Beach, for his expert advice on the tricky waters of trust and inheritance and, ...
Legal Update

The end of a town called Sue? Hanna Basha for The Law Society Gazette

03 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on Johnny Depp losing his libel case against ...
Charity Update

Coram’s Fields Play Scheme and Out of School Club - Thank you to Payne Hicks Beach

29 October 2020
As one of the firm's charities, Payne Hicks Beach supports Coram’s Fields. Coram’s Fields has been working hard to support their young visitors in this ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach top ranked in Chambers UK 2021 legal directory

23 October 2020
Following the publication of Chambers UK 2021 legal directory, we are delighted to be top-ranked (Band 1) in Family and also to receive firm rankings for Defamation/Reputation Management and Agriculture & ...
Legal Update

My neighbour won’t pay for mending the fence - Matthew Spring for The Sunday Times

19 October 2020
Answer by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
Legal Update

A decade on: the ruling that rewrote divorce law

16 October 2020
Comments from Nicholas Bennett, Partner in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, feature in the article concerning the Radmacher divorce, originally published by The Times online ...
Blog Post

HFEA data reveal big increase in female same sex couples conceiving via IVF

14 October 2020
Latest figures from the fertility sector regulator, HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority), show that although IVF is still predominantly used by heterosexual couples with fertility issues, more female same ...
Legal Update

Women rush to freeze eggs as dating dries up - Sarah Williams for The Sunday Times

13 October 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which ...
FAQ

International surrogacy: your questions answered

12 October 2020
Our experts answer your questions about international surrogacy.

Legal Update

Benefit or Bother

12 October 2020
Article by Charles Ovenden and Melissa Solly, Associate and Senior Tax and Trust Manager respectively in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach in ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach hosts ConTrA’s Celebrity Cook-Along with Rosemary Shrager

12 October 2020
Payne Hicks Beach was delighted to host ConTrA’s virtual Celebrity Cook-Along with Rosemary Shrager on 8 October. ConTrA members dusted off their aprons, channelled inner Bake-Off aspirations, and welcomed ...
News

The Legal 500 UK 2021: Payne Hicks Beach ranked Tier 1 Leading Firm

12 October 2020
Payne Hicks Beach is proud that the firm continues with its ranking as a Top Tier Firm in Family and sees the firm recognised as a Leading Firm in 17 other ...
News

International Trust & Private Client Jersey 2020 - Jessica Henson

09 October 2020
The Informa International Trusts & Private Client Forum Jersey Virtual Conference took place on 8 October 2020 where Jessica Henson, a partner specialising in risk and disputes in respect of trusts and ...
News

Peter McRoberts and Payne Hicks Beach represented Richard Bowley in his dispute with Rio Tinto

09 October 2020
As reported in the Global Investigations Review on 28 September 2020, Payne Hicks Beach and Peter McRoberts, Partner and Head of the Employment department, represented Richard Bowley in his dispute with Rio ...
News

International Trust & Private Client Guernsey 2020 - Jessica Henson

07 October 2020
Jessica Henson, a partner specialising in risk and disputes in respect of trusts and estates at Payne Hicks Beach attended the Informa International Trusts & Private Client Forum Guernsey Virtual ...
Blog Post

Egg freezing: Nuffield Council supports extending time limit in new report

30 September 2020
In a report published today, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, an independent charitable advisory body that reports on ethical issues in bioscience and health, has supported the argument that the ...
Charity Update

Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2020

28 September 2020
Payne Hicks Beach supported the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 25 September 2020.  This year the Payne Hicks Beach Coffee ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach is named an eprivateclient Top Law Firm for 2020

24 September 2020
Payne Hicks Beach has been named as one of the 2020 eprivate Top Law firms in the UK. The eprivateclient Top Law Firms list recognises the best private client ...
Blog Post

How do I ‘choose’ an international surrogate?

23 September 2020
With commercial surrogacy still illegal in the UK, many single people and couples, same sex and heterosexual, choose to look to the US when considering using an international surrogate, particularly ...
Legal Update

Top lawyers on how to protect your modern family - Robert Brodrick and Sarah Williams for Tatler

22 September 2020
Tatler asks top lawyers, Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne ...
Legal Update

Family Law (Lexis Nexis): Costs rules: what you need to know - Emily Foy

22 September 2020
Costs in financial remedy proceedings have come increasingly under the spotlight in recent years, most recently highlighted in some interesting and important commentary by Mostyn J, Francis J and Cohen ...
News

The Spear’s Tax & Trust Advisers Index 2020: Robert Brodrick, Rosamond McDowell & Emily Stoneham

11 September 2020
Payne Hicks Beach is delighted that Robert Brodrick, Rosamond McDowell, and Emily Stoneham are listed in The 2020 Spear’s Tax & Trust Index which ranks ...
News

Family Law Awards 2020: Joshua Moger shortlisted for Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year

09 September 2020
We are delighted to announce that Joshua Moger, Senior Associate in the Family department, has been shortlisted for Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2020.  ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach shortlisted at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2020

09 September 2020
Payne Hicks Beach is proud to announce that Camellia Buckmaster, Dean Ryan and the firm have been shortlisted at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2020. The Citywealth Future Leaders Awards recognises ...
Legal Update

The parentage trap: Jessica Henson & Sarah Williams for STEP Journal

08 September 2020
Article by Jessica Henson, Dispute Resolution Partner and succession planning specialist and Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family at Payne Hicks Beach, in ...
Legal Update

Sarah Williams writes for the International Comparative Legal Guide - Family Law 2021

04 September 2020
Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, is a contributing ...
Legal Update

A possibly unforeseen consequence of donating sperm

02 September 2020
As the definition of family becomes wider and less containable within traditional concepts, fascinating aspects of the law emerge, often as it struggles to keep up, which illustrate the human ...
Legal Update

Students unhappy with estimated GCSE and A-Level grades seek legal advice about appealing - Ane Vernon for The Independent

01 September 2020
Commentary by Ane Vernon, Dispute Resolution Partner and schools and education specialist lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, on the significant number of students unhappy with ...
Legal Update

International Protection for Hong Kong residents

27 August 2020
Early in the morning of Monday 10 August, two hundred police officers raided the corporate offices of Mr Jimmy Lai’s company Next Digital in Hong Kong. Mr Lai ...
Legal Update

Escape to the country - Venetia Taylor for EG

25 August 2020
Article by Venetia Taylor, Associate and landed estates and agriculture specialist lawyer in the Property department, in which she considers how countryside living may look ...
Legal Update

What can I do if a neighbour’s tree is blocking my light - Matthew Spring for The Sunday Times

24 August 2020
Answer by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
Legal Update

Surrogacy and egg freezing guide for celebrities - Sarah Williams for Citywealth

20 August 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, as an expert surrogacy ...
News

Peter McRoberts’ client, ex-Citibank trader wins unfair dismissal case

17 August 2020
Peter McRoberts, Partner and Head of the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach features in the article reporting on his client, former Citi-bank trader, Rohan Ramchandani, winning his unfair dismissal ...
Legal Update

Redundancy pay: everything you need to know

13 August 2020
Comments by Kim Crangle, Associate in the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach, on everything you need to know about redundancy pay from understanding the process to how ...
Legal Update

The future of home ownership: missed opportunities?

12 August 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in which he reviews the ...
Legal Update

ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce:The legal implications of donor insemination

07 August 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading  Family department at Payne Hicks ...
Legal Update

New UK visa category for Hong Kong BN(O)s

07 August 2020
From January 2021, BN(O) citizens – a status given by the UK government to those who had British Dependent Territories citizenship, who were born no later than 1997 – will be ...
News

Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2020: Payne Hicks Beach shortlisted for Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year

06 August 2020
Payne Hicks Beach has been shortlisted for Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2020.  The nominations are based on extensive objective ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach listed in Tier 1 of eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms 2020 rankings

05 August 2020
Payne Hicks Beach’s leading Family department is listed in Tier 1 of eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms 2020. Payne Hicks Beach’s inclusion in this list highlights ...
Legal Update

First fall in IHT receipts in over a decade likely to add pressure to calls for tax reform

31 July 2020
Commentary by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, on the first fall in a decade of ...
Legal Update

It’s a gas: Section 21 Notices after Trecarrell House Limited v Patricia Rouncefield ([2020] EWCA Civ 760)

27 July 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach discusses Section 21 Notices after Trecarrell ...
Legal Update

The Judgment in MY v FY - commentary from Simon Beccle and Charlotte Skea-Strachan who represented the mother

24 July 2020
The Payne Hicks Beach Family Department acted in the recent case of MY v FY.  The full judgment can be read here  https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases ...
Blog Post

Heartache for parents during lockdown enforces need to amend UK surrogacy laws

24 July 2020
The unimaginable distress suffered by intended parents prevented by the corona pandemic from travelling overseas to collect their babies born via a surrogate can only emphasise the desperate need for ...
Blog Post

Outdated time limits on frozen eggs prolong the ticking fertility clock

23 July 2020
In what should be a further boost to extending women's fertility choices, health secretary Matt Hancock hinted in a web-chat with the professional women's member's club Allbright ...
Legal Update

Vulnerable Clients: spotting elder abuse during Covid-19

22 July 2020
Article by Emma Harris, Senior Associate in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she writes that the elderly are ...
Legal Update

How should we split our financial assets when we get divorced? - Rebecca Cockcroft for the Financial Times

15 July 2020
Comments by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach originally published by Financial Times online on 14 July 2020 and reproduced with ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach top ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2020

10 July 2020
Chambers & Partners has published the 2020 edition of their High Net Worth (HNW) Guide and Payne Hicks Beach is delighted to be top-ranked (Band 1) in Family: High Net Worth and ...
News

The appointment of Emma Copestake by EG

10 July 2020
EG reports on the appointment of Emma Copestake, as a Partner in the Property department at Payne Hicks Beach as of 1 July 2020, first published in EG online ...
Legal Update

How the pandemic is changing relationships - Rebecca Cockcroft for The Telegraph

10 July 2020
Commentary by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she comments on how the covid-19 pandemic is changing ...
News

The FT: Full Disclosure reports the appointment of Emma Copestake

09 July 2020
The Financial Times Full Disclosure reports on the appointment of Emma Copestake, as a Partner in the Property department at Payne Hicks Beach as of 1 July 2020, first published in The ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach Lawyers listed in Citywealth Leaders List 2020

09 July 2020
We are delighted that lawyers from our Citizenship & Immigration, Dispute Resolution, Family, Private Client and Privacy & Media Law departments are listed in the Citywealth Leaders ...
News

The Law Society Gazette: coverage of the appointment of Emma Copestake

08 July 2020
The Law Society Gazette reports on the appointment of Emma Copestake, as a Partner in the Property department at Payne Hicks Beach as of 1 July 2020, first published in The Law ...
Legal Update

The challenges of international surrogacy arrangements in the climate of Covid-19 - Sarah Williams for Bio News

07 July 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and top family solicitor at Payne Hicks Beach on the challenges of international surrogacy arrangements in the climate of Covid-19, first ...
News

Investment in a Golf Course

03 July 2020
Payne Hicks Beach advised a group of investors on their investment in a major golf course in London. The Payne Hicks Beach team included Corporate Partner Jonathan Gatward, Corporate Associate ...
Charity Update

Payne Hicks Beach awarded The Payroll Giving Silver Award 2020

03 July 2020
Payne Hicks Beach has been awarded The Payroll Giving Silver Award 2020. Payne Hicks Beach has received this award in celebration of the firm’s decision to foster a culture ...
Legal Update

Hong Kong: Dominic Raab offers citizenship rights to 2.9 million British nationals with commentary from Kathryn Bradbury

02 July 2020
Commentary by Kathryn Bradbury, Partner and Head of Citizenship & Immigration department, on Dominic Raab's offer of British citizenship to 2.9 million people living in Hong ...
News

Sale of Utilities Service Provider Business

02 July 2020
Payne Hicks Beach advised one of the founders of a leading national utilities service provider on the sale of his shares in the business for a total consideration in excess ...
Legal Update

Don’t open the floodgates to a nuisance claim

02 July 2020
Article by Simon Blackburn, Partner and Head of Landed Estates and Agriculture and Venetia Taylor, Associate and landed estates and agriculture specialist lawyer in the Property ...
Legal Update

It’s The Final Countdown (Again): Brexit and Family by Emily Foy

01 July 2020
The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020.  The UK is now is a transition period which is due to last until 31 December 2020, to allow negotiations to ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach makes further lateral hire as property lawyer Emma Copestake joins firm

01 July 2020
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is delighted to announce the appointment of partner Emma Copestake who joins the firm’s Property department, effective 1 July 2020. Emma joins Payne ...
Legal Update

What’s in the government’s code of practice for landlords and business tenants

30 June 2020
Commentary by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in the article which discusses ...
Legal Update

Commentary by Simon Beccle, Partner in the Family Department and Solicitor for Tini Owens, on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

29 June 2020
On 25 June 2020 the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill passed the remaining procedural stages in Parliament and received the Royal Assent to become the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.  The ...
Charity Update

The London Legal Walk 2020: 10,000 Steps for Justice

29 June 2020
Payne Hicks Beach took part in 10,000 Steps for Justice on Monday 8 June which was the original date planned for the 2020 London Legal Walk.  10,000 Steps for Justice was a virtual ...
Legal Update

Service charge challenge serves as a warning

29 June 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in which he looks at the ...
Legal Update

The economic fallout of Covid-19 - what happens when I cannot continue to meet maintenance payments

26 June 2020
Article by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she discusses the economic fallout of Covid-19 and addresses the question " ...
Legal Update

The impact of coronavirus on valuing assets on divorce

26 June 2020
As lockdown continues, but finally shows encouraging signs of easing, we continue to see the different ways in which Coronavirus is affecting day to day practice in financial remedies work. ...
Legal Update

Landlords blocked for evicting small businesses for another three months

22 June 2020
Commentary by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach on the voluntary code of practice and how the Government' ...
Legal Update

Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary reports on Simon Beccle and his client, Tini Owens, welcoming divorce law reform

17 June 2020
Comments by Simon Beccle, family law specialist and Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach and his client Tini Owens, first published in Edward Fennell' ...
Legal Update

Commentary by Simon Beccle, Partner in the Family Department and Solicitor for Tini Owens, on the Parliament’s proposed change in the divorce law

16 June 2020
On 8 June 2020 the House of Commons voted to approve the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill on its second reading.  The Bill has now been referred to the committee stage ...
Legal Update

Reynolds factor ‘not a checklist’ for purposes of defence under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 (Serafin v Malkiewicz and others)

12 June 2020
Comments by Maya Mills, Associate and media and privacy law specialist in the Dispute Resolution at Payne Hicks Beach feature in the article addressing that the Reynolds factor ...
News

ThoughtLeaders4 PrivateClient & ConTrA: Exposing bad trustees in a post-pandemic landscape – Jessica Henson

11 June 2020
Jessica Henson, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach and specialist solicitor advising on trust law chaired ThoughtLeaders4PrivateClient’s webinar in partnership with ConTrA on ...
Legal Update

Legal options for British Citizens stranded outside of the UK

11 June 2020
COVID-19 has separated families both within and outside the UK. Despite the public efforts of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to repatriate citizens, approximately 300,000 British citizens remain trapped ...
Legal Update

Simon Beccle and his client, Tini Owens, who lost Supreme Court marriage fight both welcome divorce law reform

10 June 2020
Comments by Simon Beccle, family law specialist and Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach and his client Tini Owens, following the vote in the ...
News

The Spear’s Family Law Index 2020: Fiona Shackleton, Rebecca Cockcroft, Philip McGuirk, Ben Parry-Smith

10 June 2020
Fiona Shackleton, Rebecca Cockcroft, Philip McGuirk and Ben Parry-Smith from our leading Family department are listed in The Spear’s Family Law Index 2020 ...
Legal Update

Surrogacy in unusual circumstances: X, Re [2020] EWFC 39 - Sarah Williams for Family Law

04 June 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach on ...
Legal Update

Parents in court over whether children should return to school in England - Sarah Williams for The Guardian

03 June 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she addresses the difficulties facing ...
News

Citywealth Top 100 Trust Litigators 2020: Richard Manyon

02 June 2020
Richard Manyon, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and Head of Contentious Trusts and Probate, is listed in Citywealth’s Top 100 Trust Litigators 2020.  Citywealth conducted a research programme ...
Legal Update

Protecting your privacy

02 June 2020
Article by Dominic Crossley, Head of Dispute Resolution and privacy and media law specialist lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he discusses the legal routes of recourse available to ...
Legal Update

Is it safe to send my child back to school?

01 June 2020
On the 18 March 2020 the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that schools would close on 20 March to all pupils save for the children of key workers.  Since that ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach announces key promotions

01 June 2020
Leading central London Law Firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is pleased to announce four key promotions at the firm, effective 1 June 2020. Emily Stoneham, Clarissa Ferguson and Isabella Savill are promoted to ...
Legal Update

Asylum claims from democracies: the unusual suspects

26 May 2020
For years, Vijay Mallya was known as “the King of Good Times”. Now, the Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament finds himself charged with fraud resulting from ...
Legal Update

New York state has recently ended its long held ban on commercial gestational surrogacy - here’s what you need to know

22 May 2020
The state of New York is to overturn its ban on paid surrogacy, as part of a package of legislation brought about by the Child-Parent Security Act (“CPSA”) ...
Legal Update

BSA -v- NVT - the enforceability of recitals as part of an order

26 November 2020
In the recent case of BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906, Mr. Justice Williams sheds some new light on, inter alia, the enforceability of recitals recorded on the face of orders by ...
FAQ

Surrogacy: Your questions answered

26 November 2020
Our experts answer your questions about.

FAQ

A Parental Order: Your questions answered

26 November 2020
Legal Update

A New Dawn: the end of the blame game? - Emily Foy for Our Family Wizard

23 November 2020
Article by Emily Foy, Senior Associate in the Family department, in which she addresses the new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act and how it may end &ldquo ...
Legal Update

Should you sell the ancestral family estate? Robert Brodrick and Simon Blackburn for CampdenFB

19 November 2020
CampdenFB asks Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne Hicks Beach and Simon Blackburn, Partner and Head of Landed Estates and Agriculture, for their ...
Legal Update

Sanctions and Asylum claims following the poisoning of Navalny

18 November 2020
The poisoning of Alexei Navalny made its way into the European Council’s agenda for discussion between 1-2 October 2020. Returning to the matter on 15 October, the EU ordered ...
Legal Update

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v AB - Sarah Williams for Family Law

18 November 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne Hicks  ...
Legal Update

Mind the Gulf - Rosamond McDowell for Spear’s

17 November 2020
Spear's asks Rosamond McDowell, Partner and Head of the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, for her view on Arabia's cultural heritage, first ...
Podcast

The truth behind egg freezing - Sarah Williams and Professor Joyce Harper

16 November 2020
The average age of women in the UK freezing their eggs is 38, which severely limits chances of success. Listen to Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Adoption, Fertility & Modern ...
Legal Update

How can we reduce the tax burden on a property given to us? Frederick Bjørn for the Financial Times

12 November 2020
Commentary by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, on the inheritance tax implications when standing ...
Legal Update

Relaxation of immigration requirements for sponsored workers

12 November 2020
The Tier 2 (General) category will be replaced with the Skilled Worker route from 1 December 2020. From 1 December 2020, therefore, non-EEA nationals can apply under the Skilled Worker route, and from 1 January 2020 EEA ...
Legal Update

Conduct yourself properly…or be penalised for litigation conduct

11 November 2020
It is often said that London is the “divorce capital of the world”, the implication being that the English Courts are traditionally more favourable to the financially weaker ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach named in The Times Best Law Firms 2021

10 November 2020
Payne Hicks Beach has been recognised in The Time Best Law Firms 2021 as one of the 'Best Law Firms' in England and Wales with a commendation for its ...
Legal Update

Sunset for celeb libel circus? Hanna Basha for The Law Society Gazette

10 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on the outcome of the Johnny Depp defamation ...
News

Lunch with the FT interviews Fiona Shackleton

09 November 2020
Lunch with the FT interviews Fiona Shackleton, Partner and top divorce lawyer in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in her capacity as the lawyer for ...
Blog Post

Legal and ethical dilemmas over posthumous conception will always exist

06 November 2020
Societal and cultural attitudes towards sexuality, conception and family creation have evolved dramatically in recent years. Just 50 years ago, abortion was a criminal act, as were all private and public ...
Legal Update

How Johnny Depp has lost more than his libel case - Hanna Basha for The Times

06 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on Johnny Depp's libel claim defeat in ...
Charity Update

Wear It Pink 2020

05 November 2020
On Friday 23 October 2020 Payne Hicks Beach supported the Breast Cancer "Wear It Pink" Campaign. Payne Hicks Beach staff dressed in pink to show their ...
Legal Update

Trust, Inheritance and taking on the Family Estate - Robert Brodrick for Tatler Experts’ Corner

04 November 2020
Tatler Experts' Corner asks Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne Hicks Beach, for his expert advice on the tricky waters of trust and inheritance and, ...
Legal Update

The end of a town called Sue? Hanna Basha for The Law Society Gazette

03 November 2020
Commentary by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, on Johnny Depp losing his libel case against ...
Legal Update

My neighbour won’t pay for mending the fence - Matthew Spring for The Sunday Times

19 October 2020
Answer by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
Legal Update

A decade on: the ruling that rewrote divorce law

16 October 2020
Comments from Nicholas Bennett, Partner in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, feature in the article concerning the Radmacher divorce, originally published by The Times online ...
Blog Post

HFEA data reveal big increase in female same sex couples conceiving via IVF

14 October 2020
Latest figures from the fertility sector regulator, HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority), show that although IVF is still predominantly used by heterosexual couples with fertility issues, more female same ...
Legal Update

Women rush to freeze eggs as dating dries up - Sarah Williams for The Sunday Times

13 October 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which ...
FAQ

International surrogacy: your questions answered

12 October 2020
Our experts answer your questions about international surrogacy.

Legal Update

Benefit or Bother

12 October 2020
Article by Charles Ovenden and Melissa Solly, Associate and Senior Tax and Trust Manager respectively in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach in ...
Blog Post

Egg freezing: Nuffield Council supports extending time limit in new report

30 September 2020
In a report published today, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, an independent charitable advisory body that reports on ethical issues in bioscience and health, has supported the argument that the ...
Blog Post

How do I ‘choose’ an international surrogate?

23 September 2020
With commercial surrogacy still illegal in the UK, many single people and couples, same sex and heterosexual, choose to look to the US when considering using an international surrogate, particularly ...
Legal Update

Top lawyers on how to protect your modern family - Robert Brodrick and Sarah Williams for Tatler

22 September 2020
Tatler asks top lawyers, Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and Robert Brodrick, Private Client Partner and Chair of Payne ...
Legal Update

Family Law (Lexis Nexis): Costs rules: what you need to know - Emily Foy

22 September 2020
Costs in financial remedy proceedings have come increasingly under the spotlight in recent years, most recently highlighted in some interesting and important commentary by Mostyn J, Francis J and Cohen ...
Legal Update

The parentage trap: Jessica Henson & Sarah Williams for STEP Journal

08 September 2020
Article by Jessica Henson, Dispute Resolution Partner and succession planning specialist and Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family at Payne Hicks Beach, in ...
Legal Update

Sarah Williams writes for the International Comparative Legal Guide - Family Law 2021

04 September 2020
Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, is a contributing ...
Legal Update

A possibly unforeseen consequence of donating sperm

02 September 2020
As the definition of family becomes wider and less containable within traditional concepts, fascinating aspects of the law emerge, often as it struggles to keep up, which illustrate the human ...
Legal Update

Students unhappy with estimated GCSE and A-Level grades seek legal advice about appealing - Ane Vernon for The Independent

01 September 2020
Commentary by Ane Vernon, Dispute Resolution Partner and schools and education specialist lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, on the significant number of students unhappy with ...
Legal Update

International Protection for Hong Kong residents

27 August 2020
Early in the morning of Monday 10 August, two hundred police officers raided the corporate offices of Mr Jimmy Lai’s company Next Digital in Hong Kong. Mr Lai ...
Legal Update

Escape to the country - Venetia Taylor for EG

25 August 2020
Article by Venetia Taylor, Associate and landed estates and agriculture specialist lawyer in the Property department, in which she considers how countryside living may look ...
Legal Update

What can I do if a neighbour’s tree is blocking my light - Matthew Spring for The Sunday Times

24 August 2020
Answer by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
Legal Update

Surrogacy and egg freezing guide for celebrities - Sarah Williams for Citywealth

20 August 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, as an expert surrogacy ...
Legal Update

Redundancy pay: everything you need to know

13 August 2020
Comments by Kim Crangle, Associate in the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach, on everything you need to know about redundancy pay from understanding the process to how ...
Legal Update

The future of home ownership: missed opportunities?

12 August 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in which he reviews the ...
Legal Update

ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce:The legal implications of donor insemination

07 August 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the leading  Family department at Payne Hicks ...
Legal Update

New UK visa category for Hong Kong BN(O)s

07 August 2020
From January 2021, BN(O) citizens – a status given by the UK government to those who had British Dependent Territories citizenship, who were born no later than 1997 – will be ...
Legal Update

First fall in IHT receipts in over a decade likely to add pressure to calls for tax reform

31 July 2020
Commentary by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, on the first fall in a decade of ...
Legal Update

It’s a gas: Section 21 Notices after Trecarrell House Limited v Patricia Rouncefield ([2020] EWCA Civ 760)

27 July 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach discusses Section 21 Notices after Trecarrell ...
Legal Update

The Judgment in MY v FY - commentary from Simon Beccle and Charlotte Skea-Strachan who represented the mother

24 July 2020
The Payne Hicks Beach Family Department acted in the recent case of MY v FY.  The full judgment can be read here  https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases ...
Blog Post

Heartache for parents during lockdown enforces need to amend UK surrogacy laws

24 July 2020
The unimaginable distress suffered by intended parents prevented by the corona pandemic from travelling overseas to collect their babies born via a surrogate can only emphasise the desperate need for ...
Blog Post

Outdated time limits on frozen eggs prolong the ticking fertility clock

23 July 2020
In what should be a further boost to extending women's fertility choices, health secretary Matt Hancock hinted in a web-chat with the professional women's member's club Allbright ...
Legal Update

Vulnerable Clients: spotting elder abuse during Covid-19

22 July 2020
Article by Emma Harris, Senior Associate in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she writes that the elderly are ...
Legal Update

How should we split our financial assets when we get divorced? - Rebecca Cockcroft for the Financial Times

15 July 2020
Comments by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach originally published by Financial Times online on 14 July 2020 and reproduced with ...
Legal Update

How the pandemic is changing relationships - Rebecca Cockcroft for The Telegraph

10 July 2020
Commentary by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she comments on how the covid-19 pandemic is changing ...
Legal Update

The challenges of international surrogacy arrangements in the climate of Covid-19 - Sarah Williams for Bio News

07 July 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and top family solicitor at Payne Hicks Beach on the challenges of international surrogacy arrangements in the climate of Covid-19, first ...
Legal Update

Hong Kong: Dominic Raab offers citizenship rights to 2.9 million British nationals with commentary from Kathryn Bradbury

02 July 2020
Commentary by Kathryn Bradbury, Partner and Head of Citizenship & Immigration department, on Dominic Raab's offer of British citizenship to 2.9 million people living in Hong ...
Legal Update

Don’t open the floodgates to a nuisance claim

02 July 2020
Article by Simon Blackburn, Partner and Head of Landed Estates and Agriculture and Venetia Taylor, Associate and landed estates and agriculture specialist lawyer in the Property ...
Legal Update

It’s The Final Countdown (Again): Brexit and Family by Emily Foy

01 July 2020
The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020.  The UK is now is a transition period which is due to last until 31 December 2020, to allow negotiations to ...
Legal Update

What’s in the government’s code of practice for landlords and business tenants

30 June 2020
Commentary by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in the article which discusses ...
Legal Update

Commentary by Simon Beccle, Partner in the Family Department and Solicitor for Tini Owens, on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

29 June 2020
On 25 June 2020 the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill passed the remaining procedural stages in Parliament and received the Royal Assent to become the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.  The ...
Legal Update

Service charge challenge serves as a warning

29 June 2020
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach in which he looks at the ...
Legal Update

The economic fallout of Covid-19 - what happens when I cannot continue to meet maintenance payments

26 June 2020
Article by Rebecca Cockcroft, Consultant and Co-Head of the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she discusses the economic fallout of Covid-19 and addresses the question " ...
Legal Update

The impact of coronavirus on valuing assets on divorce

26 June 2020
As lockdown continues, but finally shows encouraging signs of easing, we continue to see the different ways in which Coronavirus is affecting day to day practice in financial remedies work. ...
Legal Update

Landlords blocked for evicting small businesses for another three months

22 June 2020
Commentary by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach on the voluntary code of practice and how the Government' ...
Legal Update

Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary reports on Simon Beccle and his client, Tini Owens, welcoming divorce law reform

17 June 2020
Comments by Simon Beccle, family law specialist and Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach and his client Tini Owens, first published in Edward Fennell' ...
Legal Update

Commentary by Simon Beccle, Partner in the Family Department and Solicitor for Tini Owens, on the Parliament’s proposed change in the divorce law

16 June 2020
On 8 June 2020 the House of Commons voted to approve the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill on its second reading.  The Bill has now been referred to the committee stage ...
Legal Update

Reynolds factor ‘not a checklist’ for purposes of defence under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 (Serafin v Malkiewicz and others)

12 June 2020
Comments by Maya Mills, Associate and media and privacy law specialist in the Dispute Resolution at Payne Hicks Beach feature in the article addressing that the Reynolds factor ...
Legal Update

Legal options for British Citizens stranded outside of the UK

11 June 2020
COVID-19 has separated families both within and outside the UK. Despite the public efforts of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to repatriate citizens, approximately 300,000 British citizens remain trapped ...
Legal Update

Simon Beccle and his client, Tini Owens, who lost Supreme Court marriage fight both welcome divorce law reform

10 June 2020
Comments by Simon Beccle, family law specialist and Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach and his client Tini Owens, following the vote in the ...
Legal Update

Surrogacy in unusual circumstances: X, Re [2020] EWFC 39 - Sarah Williams for Family Law

04 June 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach on ...
Legal Update

Parents in court over whether children should return to school in England - Sarah Williams for The Guardian

03 June 2020
Commentary by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach in which she addresses the difficulties facing ...
Legal Update

Protecting your privacy

02 June 2020
Article by Dominic Crossley, Head of Dispute Resolution and privacy and media law specialist lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he discusses the legal routes of recourse available to ...
Legal Update

Is it safe to send my child back to school?

01 June 2020
On the 18 March 2020 the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that schools would close on 20 March to all pupils save for the children of key workers.  Since that ...
Legal Update

Asylum claims from democracies: the unusual suspects

26 May 2020
For years, Vijay Mallya was known as “the King of Good Times”. Now, the Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament finds himself charged with fraud resulting from ...
Legal Update

New York state has recently ended its long held ban on commercial gestational surrogacy - here’s what you need to know

22 May 2020
The state of New York is to overturn its ban on paid surrogacy, as part of a package of legislation brought about by the Child-Parent Security Act (“CPSA”) ...
Legal Update

Reputation in the eyes of the law

19 May 2020
Article by Hanna Basha, Dispute Resolution, Partner in the Privacy and Defamation Team, at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she discusses the benefits of leading ...
Legal Update

The use of ADR during the coronavirus pandemic

18 May 2020
We are currently living through a time of continuing great uncertainty. There is no doubt we will feel the social and economic effects imposed on us by the coronavirus for ...
Legal Update

Child Maintenance during Covid 19 – Who will support the children whilst the Government is supporting us?

14 May 2020
In the last few weeks, we have all had to absorb a great deal of change to every aspect of our lives, including our working lives, which, in turn, have ...
Legal Update

Emergency measures and the Coronavirus pandemic

07 May 2020
“Stay at Home, protect our NHS and save lives” has been the message in England since 23 March 2020 as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic which has gripped ...
Legal Update

Claiming asylum from democratic countries

06 May 2020
Where a displaced person originates from a war-torn country or faces persecution from a regime that is widely viewed as authoritarian, the path to obtaining asylum is relatively easy to ...
Legal Update

Family Law (Lexis Nexis): Trans man continues his fight to be registered as ‘father’ or ‘parent’ - Emily Foy

05 May 2020
Journalist and transgender man, Freddy McConnell, has lost his recent bid to the Court of Appeal to be recognised as “father” or the more gender neutral “parent ...
Legal Update

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants affected by Covid-19

04 May 2020
The coronavirus emergency has caused significant concern for UK businesses. This is particularly so for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)migrants whose customers and employment of resident workers not only affects their revenue, ...
Legal Update

eprivateclient: Independent Schools - can parents get refunds for school closures due to COVID-19?

01 May 2020
Article by Ane Vernon, Partner and schools and education specialist lawyer, and Harriet Keown, Trainee Solicitor, in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach, in ...
Legal Update

ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Magazine: Obstacles faced by intended parents in UK/US international surrogacy arrangements

29 April 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach discussing ...
Legal Update

The FT: Navigating the lockdown causes step-families further stress

28 April 2020
Comments by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach feature in the article discussing ...
Legal Update

Daily Mail Money: I’m a full-time temp but my agency won’t furlough-me

27 April 2020
Answer by Chris Weaver, Senior Associate in the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he addresses whether a full-time temp worker is ...
Legal Update

Covid-19: cancelled weddings and pre-nuptial agreements

23 April 2020
The impact of Covid-19 is both unprecedented and extensive in its reach.  It has affected many areas of daily life, most devastatingly being the loss of human life.  ...
Legal Update

Cohabitation and coronavirus

21 April 2020
U.K. couples living in separate homes should either stay apart or move in together under social isolation rules designed to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. “Make your ...
Legal Update

Wide definition of political persecution in asylum claims 

20 April 2020
The question of what amounts to ‘political persecution’ under the rubric of asylum protection is constantly evolving. Powerful individuals are all too willing to exploit their political connections ...
Legal Update

STEP Journal: Trust Deficit

20 April 2020
Article by Emily Stoneham, Associate in the Dispute Resolution department specialising in contentious trusts and estates, in which she addresses the difficulties faced by trustees when dealing ...
Legal Update

Residential reform

17 April 2020
Article by Dean Ryan and Benedict Jennings, Associate and Tax and Trust Manager respectively in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach in which they consider the new ...
Legal Update

Could Coronavirus unravel financial agreements and orders?

16 April 2020
The novel Coronavirus In December 2019 China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan Province which led to the identification of the novel coronavirus.  On 23 January 2020 Wuhan was ...
Legal Update

Coronavirus and Child Arrangements

08 April 2020
“Where coronavirus restrictions cause the letter of a court order to be varied, the spirit of the order should nevertheless be delivered by making safe alternative arrangements for the ...
Legal Update

Abuse of the Interpol system

08 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the planet to grind to a halt and will have a lasting economic impact. Whilst the severity of this impact remains to be seen, we ...
Legal Update

Coronavirus and Immigration – an update

07 April 2020
This article is correct as of 7 April 2020. This is an update to our article on 26 March 2020 accessible here. On 2 April 2020 the Home Office made further announcements on concessions to ...
Legal Update

Political asylum and Russian extradition requests

03 April 2020
As asylum lawyers with extensive experience of corporate raiding cases involving parallel extradition requests, our overriding view has always been that the best way to guarantee protection from persecution is ...
Legal Update

Alternatives to redundancy and the importance of following a fair process

01 April 2020
Redundancies may seem the only option for employers wanting to stay afloat in the current climate, however there are many different routes an employer can go down before having to ...
Legal Update

Sarah Williams comments on XX v Whittington NHS trust – Supreme Court ruling (majority decision 3-2)

01 April 2020
The Supreme Court has today ruled that a young woman who suffered cervical cancer and infertility as a result of an NHS Trust’s negligence will be awarded damages ...
Legal Update

Coronavirus and Immigration

26 March 2020
This article is correct as of 26 March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on most aspects of our lives. The UK immigration system is no different. There is ...
Legal Update

Limiting the damage caused by workplace social media abuse

06 March 2020
Article by Chris Weaver and Paige Tompkins, Senior Associate and Associate respectively in the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which they look at the steps employers can take ...
Legal Update

Gamblers Beware: A Salutary Tale

28 February 2020
The Payne Hicks Beach Family Department acted in the recent case of MB v EB (No 2) [2019] EWHC 3676 (Fam). This recent decision is a clear warning to ambitious applicants who have ...
Legal Update

Obstacles to ‘comprehensive’ land registration by 2030

28 February 2020
Article by Jeremy Lowe and Venetia Taylor, Associates and landed estates and agriculture specialist lawyers in the Property Department, who address the Land Registry's plans to ...
Legal Update

The FT: How can I transfer my share portfolio to my daughter?

12 February 2020
Answer by Rosamond McDowell, Partner and Head of the Private Client department, to the reader question on how a parent, on their retirement, can transfer their share ...
Legal Update

Untangling schools’ “collective worship” obligations

07 February 2020
Comment by Ane Vernon, Dispute Resolution Partner and schools and education specialist lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, on the requirement introduced some 75 years ...