Leading London law firm Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to announce that Sarah Williams, modern family specialist, has become a Partner in the Family department. 

In addition, Nick Grant is being promoted to Legal Director in the Dispute Resolution department.  

Sarah Williams has a strong reputation in fertility and surrogacy, where the Legal 500 describes her as a “stand-out individual”, as well as complex children law matters, often with an international and public law dimension.  

Sarah also has an extensive Court of Protection practice advising vulnerable and incapacitated adults.  

Sarah joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2020 after a decade practising as a private and public family barrister. 

Nick Grant joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2017 as a senior associate.  He has experience of a variety of contentious matters, with a particular focus in defamation and privacy law and provides reputational advice to clients faced with hostile media attention.