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Leslie Samuels KC to speak at the Family Law Week Live Public & Private Children Law Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce that Leslie Samuels KC will be speaking at the inaugural Family Law Week Live Public & Private Children Law Conference, taking place on Thursday 24 October 2024 at the Cavendish Conference Centre. Leslie will be speak on ’the future of family law for 2025 and beyond’ – a personal journey […]
Re: V (Appeal: Relocation) [2024] EWHC 2600 (Fam) Maria Henty successful in High Court
In Re: V (Appeal: Relocation) [2024] EWHC 2600 (Fam) Maria Henty, instructed by Kate Barber and Emily Gulliver of Thrings, was successful in the High Court on appeal before Ms Justice Henke. The judgment was handed down for publication on 15 October 2024. Maria acted for the respondent mother on appeal. The mother was successful […]
In memoriam Margaret Pine-Coffin
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our beloved member of Chambers, Margaret Pine-Coffin, who passed away recently. Margaret was a hugely valued and respected member of Chambers, our Family Team and the Western Circuit. Members of Pump Court have paid tribute to Margaret, describing her as being “calm, prepared, professional and polite”, […]
Maria Henty and Mark Ablett’s article “Family property: Non-matrimonial Property and the Family Home” published in Private Client Business
Maria Henty and Mark Ablett have been published in the most recent edition of the tax journal Private Client Business. The article is entitled “Family property: Non-matrimonial Property and the Family Home”, a subscription is required to read the article in full. Mark and Maria discuss Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567; how Standish […]
Jennifer Lee will be speaking at the 37th LAWASIA Annual Conference
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Lee will be speaking at the 37th LAWASIA Annual Conference from 13 to 15 October 2024, hosted this year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The opening address will be delivered by the Chief Justice of Malaysia and the keynote address by the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The plenary judicial […]
Richard Tutt prosecutes defendant for road rage
Jo Conroy-Helstrip attacked John and Anne Arthur, both 65, in a fit of ‘extreme anger’ after they briefly obstructed the road to unload musical equipment from their vehicle into their home in Winchester. Whilst his pregnant girlfriend and daughter waited In the car, Conroy-Helstrip punched Mr Arthur repeatedly to the head, knocking him unconscious, then broke Mrs Arthur’s nose […]
The Employment Rights Bill
Before the election Labour announced that they were committed to “Securonomics”. The term, which is yet to catch on, was intended to encapsulate giving working people security in their day-to-day lives. Labour promised to set out the ways in which this would be done within the first 100 days of Government. Today, at 11am and […]
Financial Remedies Journal – ‘Resolution’s Report on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings: An Overview of the Key Findings and Recommendations’ by Jennifer Lee and Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola
The Financial Remedies Journal has published an article by Jennifer Lee and Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola to coincide with the publication, on 8 October 2024, of the seminal report by Resolution on ‘Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings’. The article – which summarises the key points and recommendations of the report – can be viewed here.
Isabella Thomas-Kelly joins Pump Court as a probationary tenant
We are delighted to announce that Isabella Thomas-Kelly has joined our family team as a probationary tenant. Isabella is a family law practitioner specialising in both children and financial matters. She successfully completed her pupillage at a leading family set in October 2024. Isabella accepts instructions across all areas of family law, including matrimonial finance, […]
Christopher Pix successfully defended a masseur accused of sexually assaulting two separate clients
The defendant faced a trial in which two separate complainants alleged that they had been sexually assaulted by him. Neither complainant knew each other or of the other’s allegations. Christopher’s cross examination of both clients was described by the judge as a very good example of sensitive cross examination.
Pump Court Chambers supports Equal Representation in Arbitration
In support of the recent launch of the ERA Pledge Bar Guidelines, we are delighted to announce that Carol Cheng has been appointed an ERA Pledge Champion. The Pledge seeks to increase, on an equal opportunity basis, the number of women appointed as arbitrators in order to achieve a fair representation as soon as practically possible, […]
Four new pupils at Pump Court Chambers
We are pleased to welcome our new 12-month pupils, who started with us this week. Their details and pupil supervisers are as follows: Alvaro Loxton (common law) – Mark Ablett Hannah Tickle (common law) – Samara Brackley Edward Armitage (criminal) – Tom Wilkins Victoria Steet (family) – Neelo Shravat
