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Rebecca Paterson joins Pump Court as a tenant
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Rebecca Paterson has accepted an offer of tenancy, following the successful completion of her third six pupillage/probationary tenancy. Rebecca is a civil barrister specialising in employment, regulatory & disciplinary. Prior to joining chambers, Rebecca completed pupillage and practised in-house at a large healthcare regulatory body. Rebecca appears […]
Sir Jonathan Cohen KC to rejoin Pump Court as a Door Tenant
We are delighted to announce that Sir Jonathan Cohen KC will rejoin chambers as a Door Tenant, effective 1st January 2025. Sir Jonathan Cohen’s practice as a barrister comprised both high-value financial and complex child law cases. As a full-time High Court Judge, he presided over numerous significant financial disputes, handling directions hearings, Financial Dispute […]
Jennifer Lee to speak at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum Keynote Seminar on 3 December 2024
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to speak at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum keynote seminar, “Next Steps for Family Justice in England and Wales”, on 3 December 2024. The conference will assess next steps for policy and legal practice to better support separating families in England and Wales. The […]
Pump Court instructed in Family Law Awards Case of the Year
We are very pleased to announce that K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] EWCA Civ 2 was named Case of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2024. Leslie Samuels KC, instructed by Pathfinder Legal Services, acted for the Respondent Local Authority in this appeal that concerned the powers of judges of the family court […]
PCPs, indirect discrimination, and reasonable adjustments
The concept of a “provision, criterion or practice” (“PCP”) is one with which employment lawyers will all be familiar. It crops up in the statutory provisions which cover indirect discrimination (s 19 Equality Act 2010) and reasonable adjustments (ss 20 / 21 Equality Act 2010). It is easy to assume that the concept is straightforward: […]
Re N (A Child) – Samara Brackley acts for Respondent Mother in recently published judgment
Samara Brackley, instructed by Laura White and Erin Lyon of Moore Barlow, acted for the Respondent Mother in Re N (A Child) EWFC 331 (B) [2024], in which the Father represented himself as a litigant in person. The anonymised and redacted version of the judgment was uploaded to the National Archives, in order to help […]
Oba Nsugbe KC, SAN awarded the Freedom of the City of London
We are incredibly proud to announce that our Head of Chambers, Oba Nsugbe KC, SAN, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London, following a nomination by the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London. The prestigious award was bestowed upon Oba at a ceremony held last month at Mansion House. The granting […]
Rebecca Fairbairn, leading Ellie Fargin, prosecute sexual offender in 5-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court
Instructed by OCSAU (Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit) Rebecca and Ellie prosecuted the 60-year-old man for offences against 10 children between 1976 and 2021. He was convicted of all 28 offences and remanded into custody. The Judge noted he was a prolific offender and a danger to society. He will be sentenced in January. OCSAU […]
Car v Pedestrians: The unpredictable issue of contributory negligence
On the 29 January 2022 the Highway Code was amended after an extensive consultation to strengthen protection for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. These amendments enshrined the hierarchy that ‘those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision bear the greatest responsibility to take care and […]
Christopher Pix successfully defends client accused of rape
Christopher Pix defended a client who was acquitted of 7 charges, including three rape allegations after a 5-day trial in Southampton Crown Court. The case was prosecuted by a KC and involved serious allegations that included the use of a gun and a knife. Christopher was instructed by Barry Keel of Roach Pittis Solicitors. For […]
Resolution Working Group on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy proceedings – From the Members of the Working Party
Samara Brackley and Stephanie Coker, Barrister at FOURTEEN, have written an article which covers the background to, the preparation of and the recommendations made within the report published on 8 October 2024 by the Resolution Working Group on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy proceedings, of which Samara and Stephanie are both members. The article can […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Sir Nicholas Francis
In a special ‘Live from the Connaught’ edition of the podcast, recorded at our Annual Family Finance seminar, Edward Boydell KC interviews Sir Nicholas Francis, recently retired from the Bench, about the life, work and pressures of being a High Court judge. To download please click here.
