News & Events: Children Law (Public)
Jennifer Lee to appear on Question Time panel at London Resolution Summer Party and Seminar
Jennifer Lee will be taking part in the Question Time Panel at the London Resolution Summer Party and Seminar on Thursday 8th June 2023. The theme of this year’s event is Valuing Diversity. The session, titled “Exploring maintenance through an ED&I lens”, will be Chaired by Remyhs Baker (Associate at Pinney Talfourd). Panelists include Nicholas […]
Pump Court Chambers welcomes members of Stour to create southern super set
A major, multi-practice chambers reaching across London, Kent, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has emerged after Pump Court Chambers welcomed the members of Stour Chambers in Canterbury. The former members of Stour Chambers will be joining Pump Court Chambers from 3 April 2023, creating a combined membership of 120 barristers and 24 members of staff spread across […]
Pump Court Chambers Annual Children Law Seminar
The Children Team at Pump Court Chambers is delighted to invite you to our annual Children Law Seminar. We hope you will join us for an afternoon of talks on a range of topics relating to private and public law, which will aim to provide an interesting mix of practical advice, case law updates and […]
Jennifer Lee appeared for the applicant in R v T [2022] EWHC 3362 (Fam), a five-day High Court jurisdiction hearing involving English children of a same-sex family living in the UAE
Jennifer Lee, led by Will Tyler KC, acted for the applicant (Ms R) in this highly complex and extraordinary case, which raises important jurisdictional and human rights issues. The key question is whether the English Court has jurisdiction to consider applications by Ms R in respect of her children, conceived via assisted reproduction with her […]
Catherine Ellis appointed to the First Tier Tribunal – Mental Health Jurisdiction
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Catherine Ellis has been appointed as a fee paid judge of the First Tier Tribunal – Mental Health Jurisdiction. As this is a part-time appointment, Catherine will continue to practice as a barrister alongside sitting and remains available for instruction. The Mental Health Tribunal is an independent […]
Pump Court Chambers Rankings in Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2023
Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2023 has been launched today and we’re delighted to have been recognised once again as a ‘Top Ranked’ set, with 23 members ranked across the areas of criminal, employment, ecclesiastical, family: matrimonial finance and children law, health & safety and inquests and inquiries. Our “Market leading” Band 1 Family […]
Ruba Huleihel and Hester Calder join Pump Court Chambers
Chambers is pleased to welcome Ruba Huleihel and Hester Calder to chambers following the successful completion of their pupillages. Ruba Huleihel Ruba is a specialist criminal barrister. She undertakes all areas of criminal work, both prosecuting and defending, and holds the position of grade 1 panel advocate for the CPS in general crime. Prior […]
In/Fertility in the City
Jennifer Lee of Pump Court hosts Natalie Sutherland of Burgess Mee and Somaya Ouazzani of Mimoza Fleur to discuss Natalie and Somaya’s brilliant initiative ‘In/Fertility in the City‘. This is a must listen for any interested in fertility and surrogacy law and frankly any lawyer. The podcast shines a spotlight on a subject that all […]
Pump Court pleased to announce Legal 500 rankings
The Legal 500 UK 2022 rankings launched on Wednesday 28th September 2022. We are pleased to announced 39 members have been recognised as ‘Leading Individuals’, over the areas of Commercial, Chancery, Probate & Tax, Criminal, Employment, Family and Children Law, Health & Safety, Inquests & Inquiries and Personal Injury. As well as increasing the number […]
Pump Court Shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at Family Law Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that Pump Court Chambers has once again been shortlisted by Lexis Nexis for Chambers of the Year at the forthcoming Family Law Awards 2022. Our nomination (for the fourth year in a row) for ‘Family Law Chambers of the Year – London’ underlines our position as one of the leading […]
Non-accidental head injuries
Fresh from his talk on the same subject for the Resolution National conference 2022, Leslie Samuels QC talks to host Mark Ablett about non-accidental head injuries in care proceedings. The podcast focuses on the practical skills needed for such cases, in particular how to challenge a medical expert when as a lawyer, one is not […]
Children Law Seminar Portsmouth 2022
The Children Team at Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce the return of our annual Children Law Seminar, following a two-year hiatus. We hope you will join us for talks on a range of topics relating to private and public law which will aim to provide an interesting mix of practical advice, case law updates […]
