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Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices

Payne Hicks Beach LLP
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Harriet Errington

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Work Department

Family Department

Position

Harriet is a Partner in the Family team. She is an accomplished family law partner, experienced litigator and skilled negotiator. She has been advising clients for over a decade, steering them sensitively and assuredly through complex personal matters.

Harriet’s practice covers all aspects of family law, including divorce and the financial consequences of relationship breakdown, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, children disputes and financial claims made in England following an overseas divorce (under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984).

Harriet has extensive expertise in international cases, specialising in complicated financial disputes involving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals with assets and interests across multiple jurisdictions. Harriet has acted for some of the wealthiest and high profile families in the Middle East and Europe. Harriet is experienced in Sharia law and legal issues concerning the recognition in England of foreign and / or religious marriages and divorces overseas.

Harriet also specialises in complex international private children law matters including international leave to remove and child abduction cases. These cases can be highly emotional, but Harriet guides her clients through them sensitively and assuredly.

Complementing her vast experience of litigation and dispute resolution, Harriet is also an adept settlement negotiator when it is in her client’s interests to achieve an amicable resolution. She routinely assists clients in obtaining a range of out-of-court settlements, including the negotiation and agreement of financial settlements and resolving children disputes in a positive manner. Harriet also specialises in drafting and negotiating the terms of pre- and post-nuptial agreements, often with an international/cross-border element.

Memberships

Harriet is a member of Resolution.

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London > Private client > Family

(Next Generation Partners)

Harriet Errington – Payne Hicks Beach LLP

‘Quite simply the best HNW divorce team in London‘, the family offering at Payne Hicks Beach LLP provides ‘a top-rate level of service to clients and achieves fantastic results’. Nick Manners took over as head of the practice in May 2024, noted for his work on complicated financial remedy litigation and jurisdictional disputes. Fiona Shackleton is a standout figure in the team; ‘brilliant with clients and brilliant with the case‘, she is sought after by high-profile individuals for complex divorce proceedings. The team regularly handles wealth protection matters, including pre- and post-nuptial agreements; Philip McGuirk is a go-to for this work, which is also a focus of mediator Matthew Booth’s practice. ‘Big money’ cases, requiring expert valuations and complex budgets, are an area of strength for Ben Parry-Smith, while Simon Beccle is noted for work with an international element. Sarah Williams heads up the team’s modern family law offering, with extensive expertise regarding fertility, surrogacy, and adoption law. Katie Parkes is experienced in dealing with international children matters. Isabella Savill is also recommended. Catherine Costley and Joshua Moger departed the team in November 2023 to Fladgate LLP, and Harriet Errington was a ‘brilliant addition‘ from Boodle Hatfield LLP, joining the team in April 2024.

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