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23 May 2025
Golden passports have been declared illegal in Europe. Could this affect people in the UK, what is a “golden passport,…
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Payne Hicks Beach Lawyers Recognised in Spear’s 2025 Legal Indices
30 April 2025
We are proud to announce that several members of our team at Payne Hicks Beach have been recognised in the Spear’s 2025 Legal…
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Your right to a fair trial and liberty: Explaining Articles 5 and 6 in UK Asylum Law.
16 April 2025
Across the world, national constitutions will reference (variations of) two common phrases – ‘a fair trial’ and ‘right to lib…
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Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), Criminality & Practical Considerations for Applicants
15 April 2025
Immigration experts Matt Ingham and Sheroy Zaq at Payne Hicks Beach explain in practical terms the new ETA (Electronic Visa A…
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Political Asylum, Prosecution v Persecution and INTERPOL Silver Notices
3 March 2025
We are political asylum lawyers and we regularly work with specialist extradition lawyers from leading law firms in London. W…
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Entering the United Kingdom, Criminality & Considerations for the Home Office
20 August 2024
In recent years, and to a heightened degree during the recent General Election campaign, there has been a clear focus amongst…
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Politicised cases: Russian citizenship, article 8 and sanctions
12 June 2024
Matt Ingham, Asylum Partner and Mark Jones, Defence & Investigations Partner at Payne Hicks Beach and Isaac Ricca Richard…
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Asylum, whistleblowing, and political persecution
4 June 2024
Political Asylum experts Matt Ingham and Sheroy Zaq at Payne Hicks Beach have partnered with Isaac Ricca-Richardson Barrister…
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The Supreme Court raises the bar for flagrant unfairness in foreign trials, while courts of other European countries refuse to enforce European Arrest Warrants
4 January 2024
On 8 November 2023 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Popoviciu (Respondent) v Curtea De Apel Bucharest (Romania)…
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Law and the State
22 May 2023
Sir Robert Buckland KC Head of Policy and Senior Counsel, and Matt Ingham Partner in our Citizenship and Immigration Team loo…
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Payne Hicks Beach reaches new heights in 2022 Chambers High Net Worth guide
15 July 2022
In the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide Payne Hicks Beach is proud to receive top rankings for six of its…
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Investments and Financial Instruments – what are the risks?
24 June 2022
The Immigration Rules have long provided routes for high-net-worth individuals to gain entry to the UK, be it by investment o…
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