About Payne Hicks Beach
Payne Hicks Beach is a full-service private client firm headquartered in Lincoln’s Inn, which it has occupied since its establishment in the 1730s. The family department is one of the most distinguished in the country, consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers UK for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth and Tier 1 by the Legal 500. The team includes Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, one of the most renowned family lawyers in England, and handles cases of the utmost complexity and sensitivity for royalty, politicians, business leaders and ultra-high net worth private individuals. The firm is regularly involved in landmark cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and was named Family Law Team of the Year at the Chambers HNW Awards 2024. Practice areas include financial remedy, private children proceedings, surrogacy and modern families, nuptial agreements, cohabitation, and immigration.
Areas of expertise
Awards & recognition
Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Payne Hicks Beach.
Luke Scarratt
Family
Luke Scarratt is a Senior Associate in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, Recommended Key Lawyer by Legal 500 UK 2026. Winner of the Spear’s …
View profile →Alex Curran
Family
Alex Curran (also Alex O’Dwyer Curran) is a Senior Associate in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach. Chambers describes him as ‘a star of the …
View profile →Knowledge Development Lawyer, Family
Kelly Gerrard is a Legal Director and Knowledge Development Lawyer within the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach. Qualified 2001.
View profile →Fiona Shackleton
Partner
Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO is one of the country’s most outstanding family law solicitors. She is undoubtedly the first port of call for high …
View profile →Nick Manners
Head of Department
Nick Manners is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters.
View profile →Ben Parry-Smith
Partner
Ben Parry-Smith is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters.
View profile →Harriet Errington
Partner
Harriet Errington is a Partner in the Family team at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in complex and often international high-net-worth divorce, financial …
View profile →Matthew Booth
Partner
Matthew Booth is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law, financial remedy matters, and private children law. He is a qualified Family …
View profile →Simon Beccle
Partner
Simon Beccle is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, qualifying in 1990 and joining the firm in 1998 (becoming partner in 2001). He specialises in family law across …
View profile →Victoria Hingston
Partner
Victoria Hingston is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters.
View profile →Camellia Buckmaster
Legal Director
Camellia Buckmaster is a Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law, high net worth financial remedy matters, and private children law.
View profile →Charlotte Skea-Strachan
Legal Director
Charlotte Skea-Strachan is a Legal Director in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law including divorce, financial remedy, …
View profile →Isabella Savill
Senior Associate
Isabella Savill is a Senior Associate at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters. She qualified into the Family department at …
View profile →Katie Parkes
Legal Director
Katie Parkes is a Legal Director at Payne Hicks Beach, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border …
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