Luke Scarratt > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Family

Position

Luke’s areas of practice include financial remedy proceedings and Children Act 1989 proceedings, as well as guiding clients through the process of divorce. Luke also has experience advising on the breakdown of unmarried but cohabiting couples, and concomitant proceedings under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 and Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. He has acted in a number of contested reported cases, and many more cases which have end in private and consensual resolutions.

In the non-contentious sphere, Luke also advises clients in the drafting and agreement of pre and post nuptial agreements. Much of his caseload involves high net worth families with an international element.

Career

Luke joined Payne Hicks Beach as a trainee in 2015, qualified into the Family department in 2017 and was promoted to senior associate 2023.

Education

Luke studied Theology at Durham University (2013) and completed his legal training at BPP (2015).