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Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Crisis Management

Crisis & Risk Management Guide 2026 : UK-wide


Payne Hicks Beach LLP

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About

Provided by Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Payne Hicks Beach provides expert legal advice to manage and respond to crises.

We advise on high-stakes criminal and corporate investigations, media and reputational exposure, high-profile litigation, employment disputes, cyber breaches, and immigration and asylum issues.

Our lawyers are calm, collaborative and commercially focused, combining technical legal excellence with real-world insight. We act with discretion and authority, providing clarity in complex situations through a 24/7 service.

Chambers Review

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Crisis Management - UK-wide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Payne Hicks Beach acts for high net worth individuals and corporates on a wide range of crisis matters. The team advises on privacy and media relations, criminal defence investigations, immigration and commercial litigation.

Strengths

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  • Payne Hicks Beach is quickly accessible, extremely knowledgeable about the law and the market. They have good communication skills with clients and a calm handling of cases.

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  • Payne Hicks Beach has a range of experienced professionals capable of handling complex and sensitive matters. On engagements with them, they combine senior lawyers for strategy and client engagement with strong associates who are able to manage the day-to-day aspects of the matters.

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  • Payne Hicks Beach has deep expertise, a creative approach. They are available and have a team approach to problem solving. They have a senior team who work closely with other advisers to get the best result for the client.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Dominic Crossley
    Band 3Dominic Crossley

    Dominic Crossley

    Dominic Crossley is head of the dispute resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach and has acted for various high-profile individuals as well as multinational companies. The matters he has advised on have included privacy and reputation and breach of confidence and family privacy.

    • Dominic Crossley is not only an outstanding professional, but also a very pleasant colleague.

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    • Dominic Crossley is very good with clients, very likeable and easygoing. He is very bright and on top of things. I would recommend him and I would certainly refer work to him from what I've seen recently.

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    • Dominic Crossley is very good. The firm runs a very slick and well put-together outfit. They're clearly able to deal with clients with issues that don't fit neatly into specific legal boxes, and clients who range from senior executives through to large businesses.

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  • Band 3Hanna Basha
    Band 3Hanna Basha

    Hanna Basha

    Hanna Basha is a well-known figure in the reputation and crisis management practice area. She specialises in media and crisis management for high-profile individuals and corporates and is she is highly regarded for acting in a number of significant defamation and privacy cases.

    • Hanna Basha is a highly effective reputation lawyer known for being calm, level-headed and pragmatic under pressure. She is commercially astute, engaging and always considers matters from multiple angles to anticipate risks and opportunities, ensuring strategic and well-rounded advice in sensitive or crisis situations.

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    • Hanna Basha is our first port of call for complex and sensitive matters. An exceptional lawyer, she is strategic, meticulous and highly effective under time pressure, particularly in pre-publication work. She combines sound judgement and intellectual rigour with warmth, integrity and humour. A pleasure to work with and a trusted adviser.

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    • Hanna Basha is very bright, commercially-minded, passionate about cases and clients, and she's very well-established in the firm.

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Ranked Individuals at Payne Hicks Beach LLP (2)

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Members

Provided by Payne Hicks Beach LLP

  • Mark Jones

  • Matt Ingham

  • James Townsend

  • Lucas Moore

  • Jamie Hurworth

  • Kathryn Bradbury

  • Georgina Bayley

  • Andrew Willan

  • Cherrene Balasanthiran

  • Sheroy Zaq

  • Francesca Sargent

  • Henry Watkinson

  • Victor Lui

  • Karin Troiani

  • Capucine De Henin

  • Dominic Crossley

    Head of Department

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  • Hanna Basha

    Head of Department

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