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Five members appointed to list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law
Pump Court are delighted to announce that five members of chambers have been appointed to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law. Richard Tutt has been promoted to the A list; Mark Ruffell, Tim Akers and Ellie Fargin have been appointed to the B list and Andrew Stone has […]
Sarah Jones QC successfully represents client accused of attempted murder
Sarah Jones QC has successfully represented a man arrested over the attempted murder of his first girlfriend following a four day trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. Harry Middleton, 21 of Chichester had been accused of attacking his ex-partner, 21-year-old Louise Brindley, with a 2.5in tomato knife leaving her with six wounds and a cut thumb […]
London Legal Walk 2019
Members of chambers and staff will be taking part in the forthcoming London Legal Walk on Monday 17th June 2019. Our team will join the thousands of lawyers walking 10km to raise vital funds for the London Legal Support Trust. All funds raised support free legal advice charities in London and the South East. These […]
HHJ Anne Brown
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Anne Brown has been appointed a Circuit Judge. Anne will sit at Kingston Crown Court. On joining Chambers, Anne gained a reputation as one of the leading juniors on the Western Circuit maintaining a strong and loyal following from local firms and gaining recognition from the leading […]
Boyfriend successfully prosecuted for brutal murder of partner
James Newton-Price QC has prosecuted a man for beating his partner to death. The defendant, Daniel O’Malley-Keyes of Christchurch, Dorset, battered his partner to death in her own home after she had embarrassed him by her drunken behaviour on a night out in Bournemouth. The victim was found to have 82 areas of bruising to […]
London International Disputes Week – A Review
The 7th – 10th May 2019 saw the launch of the inaugural London International Disputes Week (LIDW), with the aim of bringing together legal practitioners from around the world to celebrate the importance of London as a disputes resolution centre, to discuss how and why London should remain a pre-eminent forum to meet the industry’s commercial, […]
Alejandra Llorente Tascon joins Criminal Bar Association social mobility committee
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Alejandra Llorente Tascon has been appointed to the Criminal Bar Association social mobility committee. The committee’s aim is to improve social mobility within the Criminal Bar through: Improving access to the Criminal Bar as a profession for individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds, challenging financial and structural barriers […]
Oba Nsugbe QC, SAN to speak at London International Disputes Week
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Oba Nsugbe QC, SAN will be speaking at the one-day flagship conference during the inaugural London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2019 on Wednesday 8th May. The event will explore the future of international dispute resolution and celebrate the heritage of London as a leading centre for handling […]
HHJ Judge Cottle
We are deeply saddened by the tragic news that one of our former members of chambers H.H. Judge Cottle has passed away. Graham Cottle was an exceptional barrister and having joined from 4 Pump Court he quickly built up a very successful criminal practice on Circuit before being elevated to the Bench. He had been […]
Criminal Practitioners
Does life on Circuit, within easy reach of London, appeal to you? We are a busy, successful and expanding Criminal Team in a large common law chambers. We have a clear surplus of good work. We need committed and enthusiastic practitioners across the board to take it up. Based in the beautiful Cathedral City of […]
Client cleared of murder of victim who died 11 years after assault
James Newton-Price QC leading Peter Asteris have successfully defended a man aged 35 who was charged with murder after the victim died 11 years after the original alleged assault in 2006. The Prosecution alleged that the victim had died of epilepsy that was caused by the assault. The trial involved complex medical evidence on the […]
Latest appointments to the HSE Panel
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that five members have been approved to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law in this latest round of appointments. Richard Tutt has been promoted to the A List; Mark Ruffell, Tim Akers and Eleanor Fargin have been appointed to the B […]
