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Payne Hicks Beach lawyers listed in the The Spear’s Reputation Lawyers Index 2021

We are delighted that Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Lucas Moore and Andrew Willan specialist reputation management lawyers from our leading Dispute Resolution department are listed in The Spear’s ...

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Payne Hicks Beach lawyers listed in the The Spear’s Reputation Lawyers Index 2021

26 February 2021
We are delighted that Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Lucas Moore and Andrew Willan specialist reputation management lawyers from our leading Dispute Resolution department are listed in The Spear’s ...
Legal Update

Debunking Family Law Myths – Part I

24 February 2021
The decision to live with, marry or have a child with someone is not usually taken lightly. These decisions, however, are often made with an incorrect understanding of their ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

Covid-19 vaccination: capacity and best interests - the first reported Court of Protection Judgment - Sarah Williams for Family Law

04 February 2021
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
Legal Update

Public Interest; Defence or Offence? Assange’s trial as a case study for reforms to the Official Secrets Acts

03 February 2021
In a recent article for Law 360, Immigration Partner Matt Ingham provided legal insight into the hotly debated decision of District Judge Baraitser in Julian Assange’s extradition case, handed ...
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Payne Hicks Beach Partners named in Global Elite 2021

29 January 2021
Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to announce that Partners Robert Brodrick, Frederick Bjørn, Richard Manyon, Martin Paisner CBE and Jessica Henson have been selected for the Global ...
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Payne Hicks Beach lawyers listed in The Spear’s 500 2021

28 January 2021
We are proud that our leading lawyers from our specialist practice areas of Family, Private Client, Contentious Trusts & Probate, Privacy & Media Law, Property, Landed Estates & Agriculture ...
Legal Update

How to protect digital assets in your Will - Emily Grosvenor-Taylor for eprivateclient

25 January 2021
Article by Emily Grosvernor-Taylor, Senior Associate in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she sets out how you can protect your digital ...
Legal Update

China Secures Trade Deal Despite Human Rights Violations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang

22 January 2021
Despite China’s continual human rights violations, which accelerated throughout last year, on 30 December 2020 The EU and China concluded their negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The ...
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Looking after your mental health during lockdown - Christianah Babajide for LawCareers.Net

22 January 2021
Article by Christianah Babajide, Paralegal in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she sets out ways to look after your mental health during lockdown, ...
Legal Update

Rothschild v De Souza: conduct and equality - Emily Foy for The Review and Resolution

21 January 2021
Article by Emily Foy, Senior Associate in the Family department, in which she discusses the case of Rothschild v De Souza and conduct and equality as this ...
Legal Update

Leasehold revolution gathers momentum - Scott Goldstein for The Law Society Gazette

19 January 2021
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he discusses the government' ...
Legal Update

Silver Splitters and Pensions

18 January 2021
Introduction Traditionally, marriage was considered to be ‘for life.’ However, nowadays, divorce for those over 65 (colloquially referred to as “silver splitters”) is on the rise, in ...
Legal Update

‘Radical’ plan for leasehold reform - Matthew Spring for The Times

15 January 2021
Commentary by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, on the plan to ...
Legal Update

Assange victory leaves whistleblowers, journalists hanging - Matt Ingham for Law 360

13 January 2021
Commentary by Matt Ingham, Partner in the Citizenship & Immigration department at Payne Hicks Beach, on a UK court's recent refusal to endorse claims ...
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WealthBriefing records the promotion of Nick Manners

12 January 2021
WealthBriefing records the latest senior moves in wealth and asset management across the UK and Europe and covers the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the  ...
Legal Update

What can I do about noisy neighbours? Scott Goldstein for The Sunday Times

12 January 2021
Answer by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
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Payne Hicks Beach’s Corporate Department further strengthened by new recruit

11 January 2021
Leading central London law firm Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to announce the appointment of Sian Stephens as an Associate in the Corporate Department with immediate effect. Sian joins to ...
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Coverage by wealthadviser on the partner promotion of Nick Manners

11 January 2021
Coverage of the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at wealthadviser on 8 January 2021 and reproduced with kind permission.  ...
Legal Update

Leasehold reforms ‘raise more questions than they answer’ - Matthew Spring for the Law Society Gazette

11 January 2021
Commentary by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, following the announcement of ...
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eprivateclient reports on the promotion of ‘rising star’ Nick Manners

08 January 2021
Coverage of the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at eprivateclient on 8 January 2021 and reproduced with kind permission.  ...
Legal Update

Childhood vaccination disputes – Sarah Williams for Family Law

08 January 2021
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach grows partnership with key Family promotion

07 January 2021
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is pleased to announce that Nick Manners has been made up to Partner in its renowned Family department, with effect from 1 December 2020.   ...
Charity Update

Coram’s Fields Employability Scheme: Christianah Babajide’s journey with mentor Emily Foy

05 January 2021
Christianah Babajide is a graduate who studied the LLB at City, University of London and was a member of the Coram's Fields Employability Scheme. She is now a Mentor ...
Legal Update

An analysis of the OTS Capital Gains Tax report - Frederick Bjørn for Lexis Nexis

04 January 2021
Analysis of the Office for Tax Simplification's (OTS) report on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client ...
Legal Update

Horizon Scanning: What does the year ahead hold for Family Law?

24 December 2020
Many of us will be glad to herald the end of 2020.  But what does the year ahead in 2021 hold for Family Law? Work levels The Family Justice Board recently ...
Legal Update

Bursting Bubbles : The One Day of Christmas

22 December 2020
On 3 December, Family Law published my article summarising Government Guidance on the formation of Christmas Bubbles for a five-day period between 23 and 27 December 2020. In light of the Prime Minister&rsquo ...
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First 100 Years film release: Baroness Fiona Shackleton

21 December 2020
The First 100 Years publishes its film release on Baroness Fiona Shackleton, partner in the UK’s leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach on 17 December 2020. The First 100 Years celebrates ...
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eprivateclient’s Top 10 people moves of 2020 - Sam Carver

18 December 2020
eprivateclient's Top 10 people moves of 2020 features the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach and reports ...
Legal Update

Eyes wide open: transparency in the Family Courts - Sarah Williams for the Family Law Journal

16 December 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
FAQ

Divorce: your questions answered

15 December 2020
News

Wealth Adviser: Coverage of the appointment of Sam Carver

15 December 2020
Wealth Adviser reports on the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach as of 30 November 2020, first published in Wealth Adviser ...
FAQ

Pre-nuptial Agreements: Your questions answered

14 December 2020
FAQ

Post-nuptial agreements: your questions answered

13 December 2020
FAQ

Asset Protection: Your questions answered

11 December 2020
Legal Update

Family Law Lexis Nexis asks Matthew Booth to explain Christmas Bubbles

11 December 2020
Article by Matthew Booth, Partner in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he clarifies the UK Government's published Guidance entitled ‘Making ...
FAQ

Cohabitation Agreements: your questions answered

10 December 2020
Legal Update

What options do I have for managing the family estate? Simon Blackburn for The Financial Times

10 December 2020
Answer by Simon Blackburn, Property Partner and Head of the Landed Estates and Agricultural Team at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he sets out the options a beneficiary has ...
News

Eprivateclient reports on the appointment of Sam Carver

09 December 2020
Coverage of the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at eprivateclient on 1 December 2020 and reproduced ...
Legal Update

Lawyers must break the chain of financial crime - Jessica Henson for Solicitors Journal

09 December 2020
Article by Jessica Henson, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach and Stephen Baker of Baker & Partners, in which they say that lawyers must ...
Legal Update

LexisNexis: High Court determines meaning of defamatory Instagram post (Vardy v Rooney)

08 December 2020
Article by Dominic Crossley, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution and Edward Smith, Employed Barrister, privacy and media law specialists in the Dispute Resolution Department in which they ...
Legal Update

Christmas Bubbles - The 5 days of Christmas

08 December 2020
On 24 November, the UK Government published Guidance entitled ‘Making a Christmas bubble with friends and family’. This Guidance (agreed between all four countries of the UK) covers the ...
Legal Update

A spur for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur: the Covid 19 concession

02 December 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Temporary extension applications New Home Office guidance will hopefully provide welcome relief for existing Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants, who as result of the pandemic have been unable to meet ...
Legal Update

Landmark ruling restricts puberty blockers for children - Sarah Williams for The Times

01 December 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 landmark ruling ...
News

Everything Tatler has learnt from Baroness Shackleton’s ‘Lunch with the FT’ interview

01 December 2020
Article by Tatler on everything Tatler has learnt from Baroness Shackleton's 'Lunch with the FT' interview, including why the 'divorce solicitor supreme' still believes in marrriage, first ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach makes additional Partner hire to further strengthen Private Wealth offering

30 November 2020
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner to its Private Client Team, with immediate effect. Sam joins the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
FAQ

Adoption: Your Questions Answered

08 October 2020
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 ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach lawyers listed in the The Spear’s Reputation Lawyers Index 2021

26 February 2021
We are delighted that Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Lucas Moore and Andrew Willan specialist reputation management lawyers from our leading Dispute Resolution department are listed in The Spear’s ...
Legal Update

Debunking Family Law Myths – Part I

24 February 2021
The decision to live with, marry or have a child with someone is not usually taken lightly. These decisions, however, are often made with an incorrect understanding of their ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
News

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 ...
News

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

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 ...
Legal Update

Covid-19 vaccination: capacity and best interests - the first reported Court of Protection Judgment - Sarah Williams for Family Law

04 February 2021
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
Legal Update

Public Interest; Defence or Offence? Assange’s trial as a case study for reforms to the Official Secrets Acts

03 February 2021
In a recent article for Law 360, Immigration Partner Matt Ingham provided legal insight into the hotly debated decision of District Judge Baraitser in Julian Assange’s extradition case, handed ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach Partners named in Global Elite 2021

29 January 2021
Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to announce that Partners Robert Brodrick, Frederick Bjørn, Richard Manyon, Martin Paisner CBE and Jessica Henson have been selected for the Global ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach lawyers listed in The Spear’s 500 2021

28 January 2021
We are proud that our leading lawyers from our specialist practice areas of Family, Private Client, Contentious Trusts & Probate, Privacy & Media Law, Property, Landed Estates & Agriculture ...
Legal Update

How to protect digital assets in your Will - Emily Grosvenor-Taylor for eprivateclient

25 January 2021
Article by Emily Grosvernor-Taylor, Senior Associate in the leading Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she sets out how you can protect your digital ...
Legal Update

China Secures Trade Deal Despite Human Rights Violations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang

22 January 2021
Despite China’s continual human rights violations, which accelerated throughout last year, on 30 December 2020 The EU and China concluded their negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The ...
News

Looking after your mental health during lockdown - Christianah Babajide for LawCareers.Net

22 January 2021
Article by Christianah Babajide, Paralegal in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which she sets out ways to look after your mental health during lockdown, ...
Legal Update

Rothschild v De Souza: conduct and equality - Emily Foy for The Review and Resolution

21 January 2021
Article by Emily Foy, Senior Associate in the Family department, in which she discusses the case of Rothschild v De Souza and conduct and equality as this ...
Legal Update

Leasehold revolution gathers momentum - Scott Goldstein for The Law Society Gazette

19 January 2021
Article by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he discusses the government' ...
Legal Update

Silver Splitters and Pensions

18 January 2021
Introduction Traditionally, marriage was considered to be ‘for life.’ However, nowadays, divorce for those over 65 (colloquially referred to as “silver splitters”) is on the rise, in ...
Legal Update

‘Radical’ plan for leasehold reform - Matthew Spring for The Times

15 January 2021
Commentary by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, on the plan to ...
Legal Update

Assange victory leaves whistleblowers, journalists hanging - Matt Ingham for Law 360

13 January 2021
Commentary by Matt Ingham, Partner in the Citizenship & Immigration department at Payne Hicks Beach, on a UK court's recent refusal to endorse claims ...
News

WealthBriefing records the promotion of Nick Manners

12 January 2021
WealthBriefing records the latest senior moves in wealth and asset management across the UK and Europe and covers the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the  ...
Legal Update

What can I do about noisy neighbours? Scott Goldstein for The Sunday Times

12 January 2021
Answer by Scott Goldstein, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, to the reader question asking ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach’s Corporate Department further strengthened by new recruit

11 January 2021
Leading central London law firm Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to announce the appointment of Sian Stephens as an Associate in the Corporate Department with immediate effect. Sian joins to ...
News

Coverage by wealthadviser on the partner promotion of Nick Manners

11 January 2021
Coverage of the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at wealthadviser on 8 January 2021 and reproduced with kind permission.  ...
Legal Update

Leasehold reforms ‘raise more questions than they answer’ - Matthew Spring for the Law Society Gazette

11 January 2021
Commentary by Matthew Spring, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and property litigation specialist at Payne Hicks Beach, following the announcement of ...
News

eprivateclient reports on the promotion of ‘rising star’ Nick Manners

08 January 2021
Coverage of the promotion of Nick Manners to Partner in the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at eprivateclient on 8 January 2021 and reproduced with kind permission.  ...
Legal Update

Childhood vaccination disputes – Sarah Williams for Family Law

08 January 2021
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach grows partnership with key Family promotion

07 January 2021
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is pleased to announce that Nick Manners has been made up to Partner in its renowned Family department, with effect from 1 December 2020.   ...
Charity Update

Coram’s Fields Employability Scheme: Christianah Babajide’s journey with mentor Emily Foy

05 January 2021
Christianah Babajide is a graduate who studied the LLB at City, University of London and was a member of the Coram's Fields Employability Scheme. She is now a Mentor ...
Legal Update

An analysis of the OTS Capital Gains Tax report - Frederick Bjørn for Lexis Nexis

04 January 2021
Analysis of the Office for Tax Simplification's (OTS) report on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) by Frederick Bjørn, Partner in the leading Private Client ...
Legal Update

Horizon Scanning: What does the year ahead hold for Family Law?

24 December 2020
Many of us will be glad to herald the end of 2020.  But what does the year ahead in 2021 hold for Family Law? Work levels The Family Justice Board recently ...
Legal Update

Bursting Bubbles : The One Day of Christmas

22 December 2020
On 3 December, Family Law published my article summarising Government Guidance on the formation of Christmas Bubbles for a five-day period between 23 and 27 December 2020. In light of the Prime Minister&rsquo ...
News

First 100 Years film release: Baroness Fiona Shackleton

21 December 2020
The First 100 Years publishes its film release on Baroness Fiona Shackleton, partner in the UK’s leading Family department at Payne Hicks Beach on 17 December 2020. The First 100 Years celebrates ...
News

eprivateclient’s Top 10 people moves of 2020 - Sam Carver

18 December 2020
eprivateclient's Top 10 people moves of 2020 features the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach and reports ...
Legal Update

Eyes wide open: transparency in the Family Courts - Sarah Williams for the Family Law Journal

16 December 2020
Article by Sarah Williams, Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family and safeguarding expert in the Family department at Payne ...
FAQ

Divorce: your questions answered

15 December 2020
News

Wealth Adviser: Coverage of the appointment of Sam Carver

15 December 2020
Wealth Adviser reports on the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach as of 30 November 2020, first published in Wealth Adviser ...
FAQ

Pre-nuptial Agreements: Your questions answered

14 December 2020
FAQ

Post-nuptial agreements: your questions answered

13 December 2020
FAQ

Asset Protection: Your questions answered

11 December 2020
Legal Update

Family Law Lexis Nexis asks Matthew Booth to explain Christmas Bubbles

11 December 2020
Article by Matthew Booth, Partner in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he clarifies the UK Government's published Guidance entitled ‘Making ...
FAQ

Cohabitation Agreements: your questions answered

10 December 2020
Legal Update

What options do I have for managing the family estate? Simon Blackburn for The Financial Times

10 December 2020
Answer by Simon Blackburn, Property Partner and Head of the Landed Estates and Agricultural Team at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he sets out the options a beneficiary has ...
News

Eprivateclient reports on the appointment of Sam Carver

09 December 2020
Coverage of the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach, first published online at eprivateclient on 1 December 2020 and reproduced ...
Legal Update

Lawyers must break the chain of financial crime - Jessica Henson for Solicitors Journal

09 December 2020
Article by Jessica Henson, Partner in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach and Stephen Baker of Baker & Partners, in which they say that lawyers must ...
Legal Update

LexisNexis: High Court determines meaning of defamatory Instagram post (Vardy v Rooney)

08 December 2020
Article by Dominic Crossley, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution and Edward Smith, Employed Barrister, privacy and media law specialists in the Dispute Resolution Department in which they ...
Legal Update

Christmas Bubbles - The 5 days of Christmas

08 December 2020
On 24 November, the UK Government published Guidance entitled ‘Making a Christmas bubble with friends and family’. This Guidance (agreed between all four countries of the UK) covers the ...
Legal Update

A spur for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur: the Covid 19 concession

02 December 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Temporary extension applications New Home Office guidance will hopefully provide welcome relief for existing Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants, who as result of the pandemic have been unable to meet ...
Legal Update

Landmark ruling restricts puberty blockers for children - Sarah Williams for The Times

01 December 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 landmark ruling ...
News

Everything Tatler has learnt from Baroness Shackleton’s ‘Lunch with the FT’ interview

01 December 2020
Article by Tatler on everything Tatler has learnt from Baroness Shackleton's 'Lunch with the FT' interview, including why the 'divorce solicitor supreme' still believes in marrriage, first ...
News

Payne Hicks Beach makes additional Partner hire to further strengthen Private Wealth offering

30 November 2020
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Carver as a Partner to its Private Client Team, with immediate effect. Sam joins the ...
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 ...
FAQ

Adoption: Your Questions Answered

08 October 2020
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 ...