Provided by Payne Hicks Beach LLP
Payne Hicks Beach Family includes some of the most highly regarded practitioners in children law and has been involved in some of the most high profile and cutting-edge cases in the children law field.
We are highly experienced in advising parents and acting on their behalf in relation to all legal matters concerning children, from applications for child arrangement orders to dealing with internal and international relocation applications and are accustomed to liaising with practitioners in other jurisdictions. We are experienced in dealing with child abduction and in public law cases where social services have become involved. We also have a well established modern families division focusing on surrogacy, adoption and Court of Protection work.
We understand that disputes concerning children are delicate and emotional that require sensitive handling. Our priority in most cases will be to seek a resolution without recourse to the courts but we are equally well versed in pursuing cases vigorously through the courts when needed. We recognise that every family is unique and that a bespoke solution to meet particular circumstances is essential. We endeavour to conduct matters relating to children with the minimum amount of acrimony, recognising at all times that after proceedings the familial relationships will remain.
We put our client's best interests at the heart of everything we do and this is never more important than in the highly emotive arena of children law.
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The family team at Payne Hicks Beach advise clients on private children matters in addition to handling high-value financial disputes. The team garners recognition in particular for its cross-border work, including Hague Convention proceedings, as well as its focus on highly contentious Children Act cases.
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The Payne Hicks Beach team has real depth of talent.
The firm has wonderful client care, accessibility and patience with clients who are in highly emotional states. It is excellent for individual expertise and specialist knowledge across the board.
The whole team there is excellent. They have the talent and resources.
The Payne Hicks Beach team has real depth of talent.
The firm has wonderful client care, accessibility and patience with clients who are in highly emotional states. It is excellent for individual expertise and specialist knowledge across the board.
The whole team there is excellent. They have the talent and resources.
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Fiona Shackleton is a dominant figure in family law and brings her decades of experience and expertise to Children Act proceedings.
Fiona Shackleton is extraordinary good at what she does. She is a very tactical, clever solicitor who gets excellent results and is a very formidable presence.
Fiona excels in bringing a team together. She is able to see the future and to assemble the right people for the job.
Fiona has a stellar reputation for a very good reason. She is very good with the clients, has an excellent way of thinking outside the box and is also a fantastic pragmatist and realist.
Harriet Errington advises on a wide range of children law matters, including international relocation and abduction cases. She also has specialist knowledge in surrogacy law.
Harriet is an extremely committed solicitor with great client care skills.
She's just excellent, I can't speak highly enough of her. She has just got a really calm, sensible way of dealing with cases and clients.
Clients really go for Harriet, she's very warm, reassuring and very thorough.
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Alex Curran
Aoife Devereaux
Beatrice Caldwell
Ben Parry-Smith
Camellia Buckmaster
Charlotte Skea-Strachan
Evelyn Collins
Fiona Shackleton
Isabella Savill
Kate O'Callaghan
Katie Parkes
Kelly Gerrard
Laura Hallahan
Luke Scarratt
Marina Fitzalan Howard
Matthew Booth
Matthew Proctor
Nick Manners
Head of Department
Oliver Stacey
Orlaith Devereaux
Rachel Tiffen
Simon Beccle
Victoria Hingston