Central London law firm Payne Hicks Beach has hired Nicholas Bennett as a partner within the firm’s family department. Mr Bennett’s move marks the first time that a barrister has been appointed as a partner at Payne Hicks Beach. He joins the firm from Farrer & Co and his appointment is with immediate effect.

Mr Bennett has considerable expertise advising business leaders, celebrities, landed families and wealthy international couples with connections to London, as they navigate their way through complex divorce cases and when they require pre- and post- nuptial agreements. He is a Fellow at the International Academy of Fa...