News & Events: Cordelia Williams
Pump Court maintains Top Tier status in the Legal 500 2025 rankings
We are very proud to announce that Pump Court Chambers has maintained its status as a Top Tier Set in the latest edition of The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide. Chambers is ranked as a Tier 1 set for Family: Children and Domestic Abuse, Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and Crime (General and Fraud) on […]
‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams & Claire Howard
We are delighted to announce that ‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams of Pump Court & Claire Howard of Rayden Solicitors, has been published and is now available to order from Law Brief Publishing and Amazon. Description As family practitioners, the topic of remarriage before a party’s finances arising from their […]
Cordelia Williams acts for father in complex and “unusually difficult” international relocation case G v H (Relocation to Australia: Immigration Issues) [2024] EWFC 230 (B)
Cordelia Williams, instructed by Penningtons Manches Cooper, appeared for the father in an international relocation case that was decided based on unusually complicated factors for an international family. The immigration status of the mother and child in the UK were deemed to be crucial considerations that affected HHJ Reardon’s assessment of whether the relocation application […]
Remarriage: Avoiding the Elephant Trap
This article, published on the Financial Remedies Journal blog, is a practical guide to the legal consequences of a second (/third/fourth/fifth, etc) marriage, to assist when advising clients how to avoid falling into the ‘elephant trap’ of premature remarriage – a term coined by the late Singer J. It can be a messy topic, and […]
Pump Court Chambers ranked as a Top Tier Set in Legal 500 2024
Pump Court Chambers has been ranked as a Top Tier Set in three practice areas in the latest edition of The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide: Family: Children and Domestic Violence (Western Circuit) Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy (Western Circuit) Crime: General and Fraud (Western Circuit) Pump Court is listed as a Leading Set for […]
Nesting in Child Arrangements Cases
Join Mark Ablett for an enlightening chat with Pump Court’s Cordelia Williams about the rise in the practice of nesting in child arrangements cases, as reported by the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/15/birdnesting-divorcing-couples-family-home-turns-children The pod looks at the pros and cons (mainly cons…) of the arrangement, for both children and parents, considering the one recent reported decision on […]
Re-marriage: avoiding the elephant trap
Watch the recording of the Class Legal webinar ‘Re-marriage: avoiding the elephant trap’ first broadcast on Friday 16th June 2023, with speakers: Cordelia Williams, Barrister at Pump Court Chambers and Claire Howard, Associate Solicitor at Raydens. In this webinar, Cordelia and Claire presented a practical guide to the law of second marriages/divorces and ensuring clients […]
Cordelia Williams returns from maternity leave
We are delighted to welcome back Cordelia Williams to our Family team following her recent maternity leave. Cordelia was called to the Bar in 2014 and specialises in financial remedies and private law children matters. She is regularly instructed in complex disputes, often appearing against senior barristers of leading family chambers. Ranked as a tier 1 rising star […]
Adjourning Capital Claims
Cordelia Williams reviews the case law on adjourning capital claims, gives suggestions of when it may be a fair solution, and sets out important practical considerations when proposing such an outcome. It is rare for a party’s capital claims to be adjourned – but post-pandemic/post-lockdown it is an outcome that may be more often appropriate […]
Adjourning Capital Claims
Cordelia Williams reviews the case law on adjourning capital claims, gives suggestions of when it may be a fair solution, and sets out important practical considerations when proposing such an outcome. It is rare for a party’s capital claims to be adjourned – but post-pandemic/post-lockdown it is an outcome that may be more often appropriate where […]
Pupillage Open Evening
Pump Court Chambers invites prospective pupillage applicants to join us via Zoom for an informative Pupillage Open Evening. Date: Tuesday 21st January 2021 Time: 18:00 until 19:30 The evening will comprise of the following short presentations: The application process, how pupillage is structured and what we look for in our tenants; Recent pupils’ experiences […]
Adjourning Capital Claims
Edward Boydell and Cordelia Williams join host Tara Lyons to discuss adjourning capital claims in financial remedy proceedings. They look at a raft of recent decisions with slightly conflicting tests, as well as tracing the history of adjourning capital claims and a curious connection with Pump Court Chambers. To download please click here. […]
