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News & Events: November 2018

News 30th November 2018

Mother and former partner found guilty over death of baby

James Newton-Price QC and Richard Tutt have successfully prosecuted a mother and her male partner for causing or allowing the death of a 24 day old baby in a case which attracted national media coverage. The child died from a skull fracture and associated brain haemorrhage and was found to have sustained 32 rib fractures […]

Blog 15th November 2018

Parental Alienation: practical tips to try and break the deadlock

1. Parental alienation is where a parent intentionally (or, as importantly, unintentionally) negatively influences their child’s view of the other parent. Parental alienation is now illegal in Brazil and Mexico and is widely recognised in the US and Canada. 2. Some of the most common signs of parental alienation are: Constantly saying negative things about […]

Blog 7th November 2018

“An affront to justice” – leveling the playing field one pound at a time

The High Court has recently re-affirmed its inherent jurisdiction to make a ‘pound for pound’ order in respect of a party’s future legal costs in financial proceedings. The case of LKH v TQA AL Z [2018] EWHC 2436 (Fam) involved an application for financial relief following an overseas divorce under Part III of the Matrimonial […]

News 6th November 2018

Safety Errors can be very Expensive

Westminster City Council v The Zoological Society of London [ZSL] On 22nd October 2018 ZSL was fined a total of £40,000 with costs of £8000 for failing to ensure the safety of an employee, and linked, failing to have in place adequate a risk assessment. On 16th July 2016 a keeper using a step ladder […]

News 1st November 2018

Pump Court recognised as Leading Set within Chambers & Partners 2019

Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that it has once again been recognised as a Leading Set within the 2019 edition of Chambers & Partners legal directory. Members have been recommended across a number of practice areas including Crime, Ecclesiastical, Family/Matrimonial and Employment with a number of improvements within individual rankings. Coverage of our […]

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