News & Events: Timothy Salisbury
Undercover Policing Inquiry’s Tranche 3 hearings start on Monday 13th October
On Monday 13th October 2025, the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) will start its Tranche 3 hearings with opening statements taking place across three days, followed by 31 days of evidence hearings. Tim Salisbury and Nazmeen Imambaccus are currently instructed as Deputy First Junior and Second Junior Counsel to the Inquiry respectively, while several other members of […]
The Legal 500 2026
We are delighted to announce that Pump Court’s members have obtained 82 individual rankings in the Legal 500 2026, including 21 new rankings and 12 promotions this year across our key practice areas and regions. Members of Chambers are ranked in the following areas: Crime (London and Western Circuit), Ecclesiastical Law, Employment (London and Western […]
‘What a Relief’ – How to succeed on CPR 3.9 Applications for Relief from Sanctions
Tim Salisbury is joined by Henry Hawkesworth in a new episode of the Pump Court Civil Law Podcast to discuss applications for relief from sanctions under CPR r.3.9. Henry and Tim consider the nature and application of sanctions, before offering practical advice about when applications should be made, what those applications must (or should) contain […]
Litigation in a foreign language
As an early Christmas present from the Pump Court Civil team to any practitioners short on CPD, Tim Salisbury is joined by Oliver Foy to discuss the practical and procedural issues facing litigants, legal representatives and the court in cases involving litigants who are speakers of other languages. They discuss the law and relevant provisions […]
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 […]
Grenfell Tower Inquiry – Phase 2 report published
Sir Martin Moore-Bick has today published the report from Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The full report can be found here. The Inquiry examined the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower on the night of 14 June 2017 causing the death of 72 people. Following Phase 1 of […]
New Practitioner Series – Season 2
We are pleased to launch season 2 of our New Practitioner Series of webinars, which are aimed at practitioners 0-3 years qualified. It includes a range of bite-sized webinars on matters of procedure and law and is designed to be used as training and library resource for practitioners as they navigate their case-loads. The topics […]
Disclosure in inquests
This episode, Timothy Salisbury speaks to Pump Court’s Shona Love about disclosure in inquests, including how coroners approach sensitive and classified material. Shona has just returned from a secondment working for HM Senior Coroner for the Inner South District of Greater London. To get in touch with us, for any feedback, queries or suggestions of […]
Introducing The Civil Law Podcast from Pump Court Chambers, a new podcast covering topics of interest from across the civil jurisdiction
In this first episode, the regular hosts, Timothy Salisbury, Louisa Simpson, and Chris Stead, discuss three significant recent cases in the civil law sphere: Majid Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP Zoo [2023] EWHC 2159 (KB) – on illegality defences in credit hire claims; R (on the application of ASLEF and ors) v Secretary of […]
Commercial Seminar on Directors’ Duties
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to invite you to a multidisciplinary seminar addressing directors’ duties. This seminar will be presented by the business and commercial team in partnership with the regulatory team. It will include the following: An introduction of the fundamental duties owed by directors to their companies and the importance of treating their […]
Part 36: Is there any value in a split liability offer?
In the recent case of Mundy v TUI UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 385 (Ch), the High Court (Collins Rice J) provided helpful clarification about when Part 36 offers deal with an apportionment of liability. Mr Mundy went to Mexico on an all-inclusive holiday supplied by the Defendant, TUI. Unfortunately, Mr Mundy suffered from food poisoning […]
Pump Court Chambers launches Personal Injury Online Resource
We are delighted to launch the first in our series of short, bite-sized webinars, designed as an introduction to practical subjects for practitioners with less than 3 years’ experience improve their skills in personal injury litigation. The Autumn series of webinars includes: The RTA Protocol: Louisa Simpson Credit Hire – A Beginners Guide: Henry Hawkesworth […]
