Martin Paisner CBE > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Payne Hicks Beach LLP
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LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
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England
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Work Department

Private Client

Position

Throughout his career Martin has specialised in private client and charity, and his client base is both domestic and overseas. He has become well-known in the charity sector, serving as a trustee on a considerable number of both grant making and functional charities. He was appointed CBE in June 2004 in recognition of his charitable services.

Career

Martin joined Payne Hicks Beach as a partner in 2020.  Prior to that, Martin qualified as a solicitor in January 1970 and was appointed a partner with Paisner & Co in 1972. That firm had been founded by his late father Leslie Paisner in 1932, and following mergers post-2000 it ultimately became Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

Memberships

Martin is a member of the Garrick and Reform Clubs. He is an Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary, University of London, Worcester College, Oxford, King’s College London and IDC Herzliya, Israel. He also holds Honorary Doctorates of the University of Glasgow and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Leading individuals)

Martin PaisnerPayne Hicks Beach LLP

Rosamond McDowell heads the department at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, which advises high-net-worth clients from the UK and internationally (many of whom feature in the Sunday Times Rich List, Forbes 400 and the Arabian Business Rich List). It also continues to receive instructions from Scandinavia and the Middle East. Other core areas of strength include advising UK resident non-domiciled clients on issues relating to pre-arrival planning and structuring. Robert Brodrick’s practice is divided into three main geographic areas of clients: Middle East, US/UK and UK domestic. Other highly regarded members of the department include Frederick BjørnBasil Dixon, Martin Paisner and Clare Hetherington. Recent highlights included Emma Harris’ promotion to the partnership and Sara Morgan’s addition to the team from Fieldfisher in November 2022.

London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

Rosamond McDowell leads the offering at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, which has many long-standing private and institutional clients in the charity sector. Martin Paisner specialises in private client and charity work. Another recent growth area for the practice is through the work of Till Vere-Hodge, who has particular expertise in art and cultural heritage issues for museums and other charity clients.