We will be operating with reduced hours over the festive period. Our Chambers Christmas and New Year opening hours are as follows:- Thursday 23rd December – 8.00 am – 6.00 pm Friday 24th December – 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Saturday 25th December – closed Sunday 26th December – closed Monday 27th December – closed […]
In May 2021, Resolution published their report ‘Wellbeing in Family Law‘ which painted a grim picture of morale amongst family law practitioners, including a worrying statistic of 1 in 4 respondents considering leaving the profession. With lockdown and remote working, wellbeing and mental health has never been more important in the legal profession generally. For […]
Chambers are delighted to announce that Jennifer Lee has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Tax Chamber. Called to the Bar in 2007, Jennifer is a specialist family law practitioner. She has a thriving practice in family finance and has successfully represented high net worth clients in cases […]
After more than 18 months of virtual events, we are very pleased to announce our Winchester Breakfast Briefing will be returning in person on Thursday 2nd December 2021 at the Hotel du Vin Winchester, where we will be joined by guest speakers John Satchwell and Anna Hickling of Chewton Wealth Management who will be providing […]
Pump Court Chambers has once again been recognised as a Leading Set within the latest edition of the Chambers and Partners Guide. The highly respected annual guide, released today, ranks both counsel and chambers based on the research of more than 170 full-time editors and researchers who talk to lawyers and clients all year round, […]
Catherine Ellis and Jennifer Swan talk host Mark Ablett through the Supreme Court’s decision in Re T [2021] UKSC 35 involving the use of DOLS. The pair go through the very latest case law as well as providing an exhaustive analysis of the Supreme Court’s judgment, somehow compressing 67 pages into one podcast. Jennifer and […]
Jennifer Lee joins host Mark Ablett to talk about legal services funding in all manner of family litigation, from financial remedies, including Schedule 1 proceedings, to s.8 Children Act proceedings. Jennifer looks at the source of the court’s power for each set of proceedings and they discuss the latest case law on the issue. Don’t […]
We are pleased to announce that Pump Court Chambers has been shortlisted in three categories for the forthcoming Family Law Awards. These include: ‘Family Law Chambers of the Year – London’ ‘Family Law Clerking Team of the Year’ ‘The Family Law Wellbeing Award’ The nominations underlines our position as one of the leading Family Law […]
Pump Court Chambers’ Children Law Team are pleased to announce our latest webinar by Jennifer Lee on Modern Parenting in the 21st Century: An Overview of Surrogacy. This webinar will provide a valuable overview of domestic and international surrogacy, and will cover recent case law and judicial guidance in relation to this exciting field of law. […]
Pump Court Chambers Family Team are delighted to announce growth in our Arbitration offering with Imogen Robins and Oliver Peirson having successfully qualified as IFLA Financial Arbitrators, alongside Caroline Hartley who has qualified as a IFLA Children’s Arbitrator. All have been admitted as members of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA) and join our already experienced ADR team. A bespoke, time efficient […]
Jennifer Lee, of Pump Court Chambers will be speaking at the OurFamilyWizard ‘High-Conflict Parenting Disputes’ webinar on Wednesday 7th July 2021 from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm. This panel discussion will cover strategies to help family law and other professionals supporting parents reduce divorce-related conflicts to make clients more effective co-parents. Topics will include: shifting […]
No-fault divorce delayed but set to arrive in the UK in April 2022 with many calling it the biggest change to divorce law in England and Wales for over 50 years. It is a movement that started back in 1996 with the repealed Family Law Act, culminating with the Divorce Dissolution and Separation bill gaining Royal Assent […]