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James Bond Joint Venture

Max Baird-Smith, Robert Brodrick, Chris Weaver, Melissa Ellis, Jamie Telling
Payne Hicks Beach acted for Eon Productions Limited and members of the Broccoli family in forming a ...
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund

Max Baird-Smith, Jamie Telling
Payne Hicks Beach acted for Merck Mercuriadis, founder of Hipgnosis Song Management, in connection w...
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Cryptocurrency in Divorce: Disclosure, Hidden Assets and What the Courts Now Expect (2026). A specialist’s guide to cryptocurrency and digital assets in high-net-worth divorce

24 July 2026
Alex O’Dwyer Curran
Does cryptocurrency have to be disclosed in a divorce in England and Wales? Yes. Both spouses are u...
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Chambers High Net Worth 2026 recognises Payne Hicks Beach’s expertise

23 July 2026
Dominic Crossley, Hanna Basha, Andrew Willan, Nick Grant, Max Baird-Smith, Nick Manners, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO, Ben Parry-Smith, Harriet Errington, Victoria Hingston, Camellia Buckmaster, Alex O’Dwyer Curran, Katie Parkes, Isabella Savill, Mark Jones, Matt Ingham, Rupert Burchett, Frederick Bjørn, Rosamond McDowell, Robert Brodrick, Basil Dixon, Clare Hetherington, Richard Manyon, Jessica Henson, Clementine Dowley, Charlotte Henshall, Emily Stoneham, Rosie Sells, Emma Copestake, Hannah Robinson
Payne Hicks Beach has been recognised in the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, se...
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How an obscure legal rule can make you a stranger’s executor – Dean Ryan for The Telegraph

23 July 2026
Dean Ryan
Tax and Trust expert Dean Ryan, Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach, has had his comments featured i...
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London

Is the UK Bringing Back an Investor Visa? What the 2026 Business Investment Visa Proposals Mean for High-Net-Worth Clients

22 July 2026
Kathryn Bradbury
Is the UK bringing back an investor visa? Not yet, but the pressure is building. The UK has had no ...
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Awards and recognition

2025
Shortlisted: Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm THE LEGAL 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Shortlisted: Private Client Innovation of the Year The Spear's Awards
Top Tier Family Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Top Tier Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
2024
Winner: Family Law Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm THE LEGAL 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Top Tier Family Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Top Tier Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
2023
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Chambers UK
Shortlisted: Family Law Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Shortlisted: Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year CHAMBERS HNW AWARDS
Top Tier Law Firm Eprivateclient
Top Tier Family Law Firm Eprivateclient
2022
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Top Tier Law Firm Eprivateclient
Top Tier Family Law Firm Eprivateclient
2021
Top Tier Family Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Top Tier Law Firm EPRIVATECLIENT
Leading Firm CHAMBERS UK
Leading Firm CHAMBERS HNW
Leading Firm Legal 500 UK