News & Events: Mark Ablett
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 […]
Spousal Maintenance Handbook
We are pleased to announce that Mark Ablett has authored a chapter in the new Spousal Maintenance Handbook titled ‘Child Maintenance’ This chapter provides valuable insights and guidance on navigating the complexities of child support and reinforces our commitment to advancing knowledge in Family law. We are proud to share this important contribution from our team. […]
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 […]
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
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Barder events
In an all-host affair, Tara Lyons hosts Mark Ablett to discuss his new book about Barder events in financial remedy proceedings. Mark discusses his view on the definitive test for a Barder application, having considered 35 years of case law in writing his book. The pod in particular discusses foreseeability and the seemingly variable standard […]
Jennifer Lee to speak at the Corbett Le Quesne Jersey International Family Law Conference on 4 October 2024
We are very pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to speak at Corbett Le Quesne’s Jersey International Family Law Conference on 4 October 2024, with Sir Jonathan Cohen as keynote speaker. Jennifer will be speaking on capacity issues in divorce/financial remedy proceedings. Tara Lyons, Elizabeth Spence, Stuart Snow, Jenna Lucas, Maria Henty, […]
Pump Court Chambers shortlisted for Family Law Commentator of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2024
We are extremely proud that the Pump Court Family Law Podcast has been shortlisted in the Family Law Commentator of the Year category at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024. Now in its eighth series, the podcast has been downloaded nearly 60,000 times, with an average listenership of over 1,000 per episode. On Apple podcasts, […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Standish
Maria Henty of Pump Court joins host Mark Ablett to talk all things Standish following the Court of Appeal’s decision early this year. The podcast discusses the concept of matrimonialisation as well as a reality check in terms of how often these arguments will generally be relevant in the run of the mill cases. Maria […]
NCDR and the new FPR rules
Host Mark Ablett is joined by Annie Ward and Rebekah Batt of Pump Court to consider the latest rule changes to encourage NCDR in the Family Court. Annie and Rebekah bring different perspectives, Annie being an arbitrator, Rebekah being at the coalface with cases that ought to explore NCDR but frequently do not due to […]
A Practical Guide to Barder Events in Financial Remedy Proceedings in Family Law by Mark Ablett
Pump Court is very proud to announce that ‘A Practical Guide to Barder Events in Financial Remedy Proceedings in Family Law’ by Mark Ablett has been published by Law Brief Publishing and is available to purchase. Synopsis Financial remedies is an ever-evolving field, making it difficult for practitioners to advise their clients with certainty. Within […]
Child maintenance in the Family Court
This article by Mark Ablett considers the current state of play in relation to child maintenance in the Family Court following Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) and the creation of his ‘Adjusted Formula Methodology’. The article touches on when the Family Court has jurisdiction at all, versus the usual […]
Cohabitation Law Reform
Host Mark Ablett is joined by Graeme Fraser (BBS Law) and Victoria Clarke (Elite Law) to discuss Resolution’s Vision for Family Justice, in particular those elements affecting cohabiting couples. Both Graeme and Victoria sit on the Resolution Cohabitation Committee and it will quickly become apparent to listeners what they think of the current state of […]
