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Noel Clarke, Libel, and the Streisand Effect: A Costly Pursuit of Reputation

Noel Clarke, Libel, and the Streisand Effect: A Costly Pursuit of Reputation

Jamie Hurworth and Hanna Basha, both leading Privacy and Media experts at Payne Hicks Beach, examine Noel Clarke’s unsuccessf…
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Eprivateclient NextGen Leaders 2025

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders ‘recognising top talent’ names Verity Sherwin

Verity Sherwin, Senior Associate in the Private Client department, has been named as one of the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen L…
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Pre nup agreement Taylor swift

What is a Prenup Agreement? Why More Wealthy Couples Are Saying “I Do” to Prenups – Even Taylor Swift Might Be Considering One

Luke Scarratt, family law expert, explores the rise of prenuptial agreements – once considered taboo in England, now in…
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Balancing criminal investigations, reputation, privacy and employment: lessons from football 

Balancing criminal investigations, reputation, privacy and employment: lessons from football 

Media and Privacy experts Dominic Crossley and Jamie Hurworth, along with Employment Law expert Domonique McRae, have analyse…
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Striking the balance between police transparency and privacy

Striking the balance between police transparency and privacy

Privacy and Media experts Jamie Hurworth and Hanna Basha alongside Defence and Investigations expert Mark Jones, have had the…
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AB v B and others [2025] EWHC 1891 (Fam)

AB v B and others [2025] EWHC 1891 (Fam)

Last week the High Court (Mr Justice Francis) handed down judgment on an unusual application for non-party disclosure against…
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Exam blues

Exam blues

With A-Level results released last week and GCSE results day approaching this Thursday, Ane Vernon, education law expert at P…
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Crisis Response

Gregg Wallace and MasterChef: key lessons from a misconduct crisis

Media and privacy expert Jamie Hurworth and employment expert Domonique McRae, have written an insightful article analysing t…
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Wikipedia May Have To Impose Identity Verification On Readers

Wikipedia May Have To Impose Identity Verification On Readers

Defence and Investigation expert Mark Jones, Partner at Payne Hicks Beach has had his comments featured in Forbes’ late…
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The possibility that the Government might remove the dividend allowance to raise around £325 million a year in revenue, as well as axing inheritance tax relief for AIM shares and increasing dividend tax rates

The possibility that the Government might remove the dividend allowance to raise around £325 million a year in revenue, as well as axing inheritance tax relief for AIM shares and increasing dividend tax rates.

Tax and Trust expert Basil Dixon, Partner at Payne Hicks Beach has had his comments featured in Edward Fennell’s ‘Legal Diary…
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Acrimonious Divorce: Navigating High-Conflict Separations with Expert Guidance

Acrimonious Divorce: Navigating High-Conflict Separations with Expert Guidance

Alex Curran, Senior Associate in the Payne Hicks Beach Family Department, sets out in his article the challenging ways that a…
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How To Acquire Parental Responsibility

How To Acquire Parental Responsibility

Evelyn Collins, Associate in the Payne Hicks Beach Family Department, sets out in her article the various ways to acquire par…
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