News & Events: Tara Lyons
Tara Lyons returns from parental leave
We are delighted to welcome back Tara Lyons following her recent parental leave. Tara Lyons is a highly regarded barrister specialising in financial remedies cases, schedule 1 and Tlata disputes and contentious probate and inheritance disputes. She represents a range of litigants and is instructed to appear in courts and tribunals at all levels up […]
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, […]
MBL Seminar: Claims under the 1975 Act – Disputes, Pitfalls & Traps to Avoid
Speakers: Tara Lyons and Christopher Stead Date: 11 Oct 2024, 10:00 AM ‐ 4:30 PM Venue: London SRA Competency: B CPD: 5 hours Level: Intermediate: Requires some prior subject knowledge Introduction This new full day in-person course will provide comprehensive guidance on avoiding, limiting, managing, and resolving claims under the Inheritance (Provision for […]
PS v CS [2023] EWFC 323 (B): Tara Lyons successfully acts for Father in schedule 1 case
Tara Lyons, instructed by Samantha Farndale of Stowe LLP, acted for the Father in this schedule 1 case. The case provides a useful example of the court’s approach to schedule 1 applications in a modest asset but high income situation. In this case the parties had three children. The Father had a high income of […]
Annual Inheritance Law Seminar 2024
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team, in partnership with the Association of Lifetime Lawyers and Blake Morgan, are pleased to invite you to our Annual Inheritance Law Seminar. The speakers will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues […]
ND v KD [2024] EWFC 188 (B) – Tara Lyons successfully argues nuptial agreement should not be upheld in financial relief hearing
Tara Lyons, instructed by Grant Cameron at Trethowans LLP appeared for the wife in a claim for financial relief and successfully argued that a prenuptial agreement entered into by the parties should not be upheld. At the time of trial the Husband, a property developer, was 43 years old and the Wife, a consultant in […]
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 […]
How to prepare and win cohabitee claims as quickly as possible
Please join us for an interactive and informative workshop, where members of Pump Court’s inheritance mediation team will consider the practical tips and tactics when mediating TLATA claims. The session, Chaired by Leslie Samuels KC, will cover the following topics: TLATA Claims: Important First Steps – Tara Lyons (slides); Dispute Resolution and Arbitration – Helen […]
Goddard-Watts v Goddard-Watts
Tara speaks to star guests Ros Bever from Irwin Mitchell and Jenna Lucas of Pump Court about set aside applications and the recent Court of Appeal decision of Goddard-Watts v Goddard-Watts [2023] EWCA Civ 115 in which Ros acted. To download please click here.
CMX v EJX from the professionals involved
In the first episode of the latest series of the Family Law Podcast, Tara Lyons is joined by pensions expert, George Mathieson and our very own Edward Boydell to discuss the pension issues, particularly equality of income versus equality of capital, stemming from the well known case in which they both appeared: CMX v EJX […]
HHJ Hess on the Financial Remedies Court & PAG2
In a really exciting episode, HHJ Hess joins co-hosts Helen Brander and Tara Lyons to talk all things financial remedies court and the upcoming PAG2. It was a real privilege to have His Honour join the podcast to provide his unique insight from the vanguard of financial remedies reform, including the origins of the FRC, […]
Menopause in the law
Following hot on the heels of World Menopause Day, Tara Lyons is joined by Imogen Robins of Pump Court and Jennifer Williamson, partner at Blake Morgan, to discuss the menopause generally and how it affects women working in the law. The podcast goes on to discuss the impact of menopause in family proceedings. This is […]
