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Spear’s Property Advisers Index 2025 – Payne Hicks Beach listed as the best in property.

Spear’s Property Advisers Index 2025 – Payne Hicks Beach listed as the best in property.

Payne Hicks Beach is delighted that Spear’s Property Advisers Index 2025 recognises Emma Copestake and Hannah Robinson as the…
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‘Lawful but awful’: The harm caused by online content- Mark Jones for LBC News

‘Lawful but awful’: The harm caused by online content- Mark Jones for LBC News

Defence and Investigations expert  Mark Jones, Partner at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, had his article “’Lawful but awful…
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How can you effectively prepare for court during a divorce? 

How can you effectively prepare for court during a divorce? 

A court hearing at any time can be a stressful experience, but it is all the more so when it comes as part of divorce proceed…
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Can Postnuptial Agreements Simplify Separation Decisions?

Can Postnuptial Agreements Simplify Separation Decisions?

In summary, the answer is likely to be “yes”, if the agreement is carefully drafted, and if certain conditions are met.  
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Should I have a petnuptial agreement?  

Should I have a petnuptial agreement?  

Disputes over pets are increasingly common in separations and can be highly emotive and difficult to navigate.  Many pets are…
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Security for costs: Strategic considerations when applying for security for costs

Security for costs: Strategic considerations when applying for security for costs

Commercial Litigation expert Cherrene Balasanthiran, Senior associate along with William Barker at Payne Hicks Beach, have ha…
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Scott Goldstein comments on Government plans for leasehold ban

Scott Goldstein comments on Government plans for leasehold ban

 Scott Goldstein has been quoted in multiple sources, including the Solicitors Journal, City AM and Estate Agency Network, on…
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How can co-parenting arrangements be improved with court guidance?

How can co-parenting arrangements be improved with court guidance?

Despite our information rich age, in the world of family law many unhappy misapprehensions continue to persist, in relation t…
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Rory McIlroy’s divorce U-turn and the rise of reconciliation contracts- Nick Manners for Spear’s Magazine

Rory McIlroy’s divorce U-turn and the rise of reconciliation contracts- Nick Manners for Spear’s Magazine

Nick Manners, Partner and Head of the Payne Hicks Beach Family department, comments for Spear’s on the the benefits of having…
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Political Asylum, Prosecution v Persecution and INTERPOL Silver Notices 

We are political asylum lawyers and we regularly work with specialist extradition lawyers from leading law firms in London. W…
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Litigating Responsibly: Costs in Children Proceedings – TL4HNW Divorce Magazine

Litigating Responsibly: Costs in Children Proceedings – TL4HNW Divorce Magazine

Ben Parry Smith and Luke Scarratt have had their article ‘Litigating Responsibly-Costs in Children Proceedings’ featured in t…
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How does mediation support mental health during family breakdown? 

How does mediation support mental health during family breakdown? 

Family breakdown, whether through separation, divorce or the breakdown of a civil partnership, can be one of life’s most emot…
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