High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide
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Provided by Payne Hicks Beach LLP
Payne Hicks Beach guards our clients’ rights and reputations through our extensive experience in the laws of defamation, privacy, data protection, cyber, breach of confidence and harassment.
Our lawyers have been involved in ground-breaking cases and have established some of the most significant developments in this area. We know how the media works and the importance of moving quickly to protect our clients.
We act for high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, company owners and directors on cases that encompass a wide range of circumstances and situations. We stop and shape stories before publication and broadcast to remove false allegations and private and confidential information through negotiation, court action and securing injunctions when necessary. We represent clients in high court litigation and we have worked in a number of leading cases in defamation, privacy, breach of confidence, phone-hacking, data theft and cyber-crime.
We limit unfair damage to reputation by preventing the further spread of allegations and information, removing false or private information from the internet and tracking down anonymous posters including on social media. We also protect those who are being harassed, stalked or blackmailed and who are the victims of data breaches and cyber-crime.
We act discretely and sensitively to understand the issues clients face and solve them as quickly as possible.
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Payne Hicks Beach has a well-established presence in reputation management. The firm has a strong team which manages defamation and reputation management issues for high net worth individuals and celebrities.
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The firm provides high-level, experienced and calm advice.
I was really impressed with their responsiveness, the speed with which they were able to act and the intellect they brought to complex things.
Payne Hicks Beach is our go-to firm for defamation and media law. They are top on strategic, sensitive issues. We have total confidence in their judgement.
Payne Hicks Beach has great strength in depth, with highly experienced partners alongside top-drawer associates.
Payne Hicks Beach's practitioners are highly intelligent but also streetwise in their understanding of the media environment and how it works in reality.
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Dominic Crossley is head of Payne Hicks Beach's dispute resolution practice and remains a popular choice for defamation and privacy advice. He has long-standing experiencing advising high net worth individuals, with celebrities, entrepreneurs and business leaders among his client base.
Dominic is a first-class operator and knows his way round this area of the law like the back of his hand.
I appreciate his availability, his speed of response, and his practical and innovative approach to help provide a solution.
He really is one of the key partners in this market who has seen it all and done it all. This gives him unrivalled capabilities to read an issue and determine the right strategy to deploy.
Hanna Basha advises corporate clients, as well as notable individuals, on a wide range of defamation and privacy matters. She is well versed in handling highly complex reputational issues, advising on media and crisis-management strategies.
I cannot recommend her highly enough. Her instincts in a case and her temperament in high-pressure situations mark her out.
Hanna is very client-focused, very determined and manages to put the client in a very strong position.
Hanna Basha is excellent tactically, pleasant, personable and reassuring in a crisis or media storm.
Andrew Willan is a delight to work with. He is very calm under pressure and very client-focused.
Andrew is someone who has good judgement and good ideas, and is enthusiastic and interested in his work.
Andrew is a fabulous lawyer and an extremely personable individual who has the ability to get on with the majority of clients with ease.
Nick Grant offers expertise in a broad range of reputation management issues. He handles matters relating to phone hacking and defamation. He frequently advises on pre-publication matters.
Nick Grant is on the ball and punching above his weight.
Nick Grant is super easy to work with and extremely hard-working.
Nick is a huge value-add when I work with him. His brain and his eye for detail are second-to-none.
Head of Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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