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‘A great set, with top-notch barristers and client service levels to match’ Chambers & Partners 2020
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that we have once again been recognised as a Leading Set within the 2020 edition of Chambers & Partners legal directory. Members have been recommended across several practice areas including Family, Crime, Employment and Ecclesiastical law. Coverage of our Band 1 Family team states chambers as “A great […]
Counsel representing Rifles Regiment at Inquest following fatal march
Four barristers from Pump Court Chambers (Tim Akers, Lucy Morell, Richard Tutt and Tom Wilkins) are currently appearing in an Article 2 inquest before Birmingham’s Senior Coroner, representing members of The Rifles Regiment. The inquest concerns the death of Cpl Joshua Hoole, who died on the hottest day of the year in 2016 on an […]
‘Outstanding Set’ Pump Court recognised in Legal 500, 2020
The breadth and depth of legal services offered by Pump Court Chambers has been recognised in the latest edition of the influential legal directory, The Legal 500. Described as an ‘Outstanding Set’ 35 of our members have been recommended across a number of practice areas including: Chancery, Crime, Employment, Family and Children Law, Personal […]
Alice Scott joins Chambers following successful completion of her pupillage
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce Alice Scott has accepted our invitation to join chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage. Alice experienced a broad range of practice areas during her pupillage in line with Chambers’ profile; she accepts instructions in all areas of common law. Prior to starting pupillage Alice worked as a […]
Defendant pleads guilty after hearing opening of case by Sarah Jones QC
A man with a history of stalking offences pleaded guilty to one count of encouraging another to aid and abet murder by providing a gun and ammunition and one count of making a threat to kill. Matthias Brandt, of Horsham Road, Swindon, had initially denied claims he planned to kill his ex-partner. However he changed […]
Jesse Cook selected as Bar Council’s Social Mobility Advocate
Pump Court Chambers are delighted to announce that Jesse Cook has been selected as a Social Mobility Advocate for The Bar Council’s ‘I am the Bar‘ campaign. To read the interview in full, in which he talks about what motivated him to pursue a career at the Bar and the obstacles he faced along the […]
Judge rejects Health and Safety sentencing guidelines in a non-registration case
In a case involving a slimming clinic that had traded without being registered with the CQC, the CQC had argued that the Sentencing Council’s ‘Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences Definitive Guideline’ should apply. CQC had told District Judge Woollard who was sitting at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court, that two […]
Pump Court shortlisted for Chambers and Clerking Team of the Year at Family Law Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that Pump Court Chambers has been shortlisted by LexisNexis for the following awards: ‘Family Law Chambers of the Year – London’ ‘Family Law Clerking Team of the Year’ The nomination (for the second year in a row) for ‘Family Law Chambers of the Year – London’ underlines our position as […]
Alejandra Llorente Tascon secures acquittals at half time for client charged with Section 18 Wounding with Intent
Alejandra Llorente Tascon has successfully represented a man charged with section 18 wounding with intent to cause GBH and attempted wounding with intent to cause GBH. It was alleged that the Defendant had stabbed the complainant in the face and attempted to throw hot oil over him. The trial took place at Hove Crown Court […]
Civil Third Six Pupillage
Pump Court Chambers’ busy Civil Team is looking for an able and enthusiastic 3rd-six pupil to work both on the Western and South Eastern Circuits, with a view to tenancy. The work will include a large proportion of personal injury cases as well as general civil litigation. We are accepting applications for third-six pupillages to […]
Personal Injury Practitioners
Does life on Circuit, within easy reach of London, appeal to you? We are a busy, successful and expanding Personal Injury Team in a large common law chambers. We have a significant strength at the junior end of the team (up to 15 years call) but are seeking to recruit senior junior practitioners to help […]
Thank you – Celebrating 75 years
Dear Friends and Colleagues, A huge thank you to all of you who joined us on the evening of Friday 28th June to celebrate our 75th anniversary. It was a lovely occasion enjoyed by all and we were delighted that so many of you were able to come to our home in the Temple on […]