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Matthew Booth is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach. 

Matthew advises clients in relation to a broad range of family law issues arising on the breakdown of marriage or cohabitation/relationships. He has a particular interest in dealing with private children matters, including leave to remove cases (where one parent wishes to relocate together with any children of the family) and disputes surrounding children's living and contact arrangements (determining with whom they live and the time they spend with their other parent).

In addition Matthew is a qualified Family Mediator and sits on the London Committee of Resolution (formerly known as the Solicitors' Family Law Association, a national organisation for Family Lawyers).

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Jonathan has specialised in matrimonial finance for over 25 years. He has been in chambers at 29 Bedford Row for the last 14 years. Since representing the father in the landmark Sch 1 case Re P (Child: Financial Provision) [2003] EWCA Civ 837, [2003] 2 FLR 865 a large proportion of his work has been in this field. He now acts as an Arbitrator, which is particularly well suited to Sch 1 litigation.
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