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Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

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Payne Hicks Beach LLP

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Payne Hicks Beach is one of the country's pre-eminent family law firms and is home to a number of leading professionals in this field.

We offer our clients a discrete and bespoke service ensuring that our advice is tailored to the unique needs of each individual family. We are leaders in our field and are well versed in all forms of Non Court Dispute Resolution through which we endeavour to find solutions for our clients without matters proceeding to court. However, if matters do end up in court we are skilled and tenacious litigators with vast experience of appearing in all levels of the Family Court including the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.  

Our client base encompasses a broad range of individuals from city professionals, including accountants, lawyers and finance professionals to ultra high net worth individuals including celebrities and international royalty. We frequently appear in the law reports acting in relation to high profile and ground breaking cases.  

Our work often incorporates an international dimension and we are experienced in dealing with cases that incorporate complex financial structures and domestic and international trust arrangements. We operate in all areas of family law including financial remedies, Part III, Nuptial Agreements, Schedule 1, private law children work, the relocation and abduction of children and modern family work including surrogacy, adoption and fertility. 

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Payne Hicks Beach has a highly esteemed family law department that regularly handles high-value and sophisticated matters.

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Strengths

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  • Payne Hicks Beach stands out for its very high degree of professionalism, immense experience and ability to give strong, focused advice.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

  • High net worth clients with complex business structures are at the heart of Payne Hicks Beach's practice. The team has the ability and capacity to conduct complex, high-value cases involving complex international issues.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Payne Hicks Beach has seen it all. They know what matters, how to get the very best for their clients and they work incredibly hard to achieve it. The depth of their team is also a key strength. From paralegals and associates right up to their senior partners, everyone contributes meaningfully.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Fiona Shackleton
    Fiona Shackleton

    Fiona Shackleton

    Baroness Shackleton is lauded as a leading practitioner for sophisticated family matters. Baroness Shackleton has represented clients in some of the most high-profile divorce cases in the country.

    • Fiona Shackleton is at the top of her game. She has great judgement regarding the client, the court and what can be achieved by litigation. Fiona has a tremendous ability to engage the lawyers and experts most suitable to her cases, and knows the market inside out.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Fiona Shackleton is simply the best family law solicitor in the country.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Fiona Shackleton is a legend in the industry and the first person you would want on your side in a complex case. She always gives pragmatic advice very early on, rather than fighting for its own sake. But when she does fight, Fiona is the one you want in your corner - she has seen every type of case, issue and client.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Put simply, if you have an ultra high net worth divorce, you want Fiona Shackleton. Nobody else comes close.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Nick Manners
    Nick Manners

    Nick Manners

    Nick Manners is regularly instructed by high net worth clients on complex matrimonial finance matters. He has recently taken over as the head of family at Payne Hicks Beach.

    • Nick Manners is highly efficient in an apparently effortless way. Nick runs huge cases and is unfazed by demanding clients and the general vicissitudes of litigation. He is entirely au fait with wider commercial considerations as well as the best interests of his clients.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Nick Manners exudes calm and confidence. He's a superb department head. Litigation throws up nasty shocks all the time but Nick never flusters; he assesses each new development calmly and analytically. Just the person you want on a complex case.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Ben Parry-Smith
    Ben Parry-Smith

    Ben Parry-Smith

    Ben Parry-Smith advises on high-value divorce proceedings and nuptial agreements.

    • Ben Parry-Smith is really good and works for his clients to get the right outcome.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Harriet Errington
    Harriet Errington

    Harriet Errington

    Harriet Errington regularly deals with high-value, international matrimonial matters. Errington also has a strong practice in high-value, complex nuptial agreements.

    • I found Harriet to be thoughtful, careful and measured.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Harriet Errington is really experienced, bright and technical.

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  • Victoria Hingston
    Victoria Hingston

    Victoria Hingston

    Victoria Hingston is routinely instructed by affluent clients on complex matrimonial matters.

    • Victoria is absolutely excellent.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Victoria Hingston really impressed me with her dedication to our case. She's really clever and very supportive of her clients.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Alex O’Dwyer Curran
    Alex O’Dwyer Curran

    Alex O’Dwyer Curran

    Alex O'Dwyer Curran is a well-regarded legal director at Payne Hicks Beach who advises on complex matrimonial finance matters.

    • Alex is a very good lawyer.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Alex is accessible and fights for his clients.

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  • Camellia Buckmaster
    Camellia Buckmaster

    Camellia Buckmaster

    Camellia Buckmaster is a legal director in the family department at Payne Hicks Beach. Buckmaster assists with some of the team's most significant family cases.

    • Camellia has the great combination of efficiency and capacity to stand back and give objective advice.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Camellia Buckmaster is an absolute star and clients are lucky to have her on their side.

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  • Isabella Savill
    Isabella Savill

    Isabella Savill

    Isabella Savill is a senior associate in the Payne Hicks Beach family department. Savill is a key member of the team on many high-profile and high-value divorce matters.

    • Isabella Savill is a star in the making. She's a real team player!

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Isabella is a stellar associate. She works very hard, is incredibly bright and is a joy to be instructed by.

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  • Katie Parkes
    Katie Parkes

    Katie Parkes

    Katie Parkes is a legal director at Payne Hicks Beach. She regularly acts in divorce and financial remedy proceedings.

    • Of all the family lawyers I work with, at all levels, Katie Parkes stands out as a superstar in the making. She is bursting with energy and the determination to get the best for her clients, and she is a superb technical lawyer as well. I have no doubt she will be one of the very big names in family law in the years to come.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Katie never stops thinking about the case, she's a real problem-solver.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
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