News & Events: Tara Lyons
Pump Court Chambers ranked as a Leading Set in Chambers & Partners 2025
Pump Court has been ranked as a Band 1 Set for Family/Matrimonial and Ecclesiastical Law in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners, as well as maintaining set rankings for Crime and Employment. In total, 26 members of chambers are ranked as Leading Individuals for Family: Children, Family: Matrimonial Finance, Crime, Ecclesiastical Law, Employment, Inquests […]
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 […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Private FDRs and the settlement pilot
This week, the Pump Court Family Law podcast hosted a very special guest, the formidable Samantha Hillas KC from St John’s buildings. Listen to Sam talk to host Tara Lyons about her views on private FDRs and an important emerging pilot aimed at assisting litigants in persons in settling their cases early and at minimum […]
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, […]
“Needs must” – Samantha Farndale & Tara Lyons analyse two Schedule 1 cases in New Law Journal article
This article, published in New Law Journal, explains the purpose of the Children Act 1989, Sch 1, which is often used when the parties have not been married. It sets out the approach of the court in PS v CS [2023] EWFC 323 (B), a modest asset higher income case Sch 1 case, and considers the court’s […]
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, […]
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 […]
