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News 29th January 2024

Tom Wright joins Pump Court Chambers

We are very pleased to announce that Tom Wright has joined as a tenant in our criminal team, effective Monday 29th January 2024. Tom has practised almost entirely in Criminal Law throughout his career. In his early years at the bar, Tom undertook some housing and licensing cases and represented indeterminate sentence and life prisoners […]

News 23rd January 2024

Peter Asteris to take up academic post at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy

Peter Asteris will take up an academic post at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA), training the next generation of young advocates from February. The ICCA is the education and training division of The Council of the Inns of Court (COIC). It is a not-for-profit organisation providing education, guidance and coordination in relation […]

News 15th January 2024

Shona Love and Annabel Hazlitt appointed to CPS Advocate Panel List

Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Shona Love and Annabel Hazlitt are both listed as Level 2 for general crime on the CPS Advocate Panel List. Shona Love accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ expertise and is developing a broad mixed practice. Before coming to the Bar, Shona spent several years as […]

News 11th December 2023
Domestic Abuse during COVID-19

Several members of chambers re-graded on CPS Advocate Panel List

Pump Court Chambers is very pleased to announce the following members of the criminal team have been re-graded on the CPS Advocate Panel List: Ellie Fargin – Level 4 general crime panel Siân Beaven – Level 2 general crime panel and appointed to Extradition panel (Level 2) Stephanie Painter – Level 3 general crime panel […]

News, Blog 7th December 2023
Domestic Abuse during COVID-19

The Devil is in the Detail: A Summary Examination of the Consequences of Clerical Errors in the Magistrates’ Court Following the Case of R v Clark [2023] EWCA Crim 309

The Court of Appeal (CA) in R v Clark [2023] EWCA Crim 309 was faced with what seemed to be a fairly trivial issue – what happens when a clerical issue occurs on the Sending Sheet in the Magistrates’ Court (MC)? In Clark, the appellant was charged with two either-way offences, namely, ABH and breach […]

News 1st December 2023
Siân Beaven

Siân Beaven secures acquittal in s.20 GBH case

Siân, instructed by Emily Alexander of Roach Pittis solicitors, secured an acquittal for her client after a 2 day trial. The crown’s case relied entirely on CCTV of the incident. The defendant, who was of good character, accepted punching the complainant who landed and sustained a serious head injury however, he stated he did so […]

News 28th November 2023
Ruba Huleihel

Ruba Huleihel elected to CBA Executive Committee

Following the recent elections, Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Ruba Huleihel will join the Criminal Bar Association Executive Committee as an under seven years’ call representative from January 2024. Ruba joins other Pump Court CBA committee members Ellie Fargin and Stephanie Painter. The CBA Executive Committee meets once a month to discuss […]

News 27th November 2023

Rebecca Fairbairn secures acquittal for a Defendant charged with rape

The Defendant was accused of following the Complainant around a nightclub, whilst showing them unwanted attention. The pair were then seen leaving the club in the early hours of the morning and proceeded to a secluded spot, where the prosecution alleged the rape took place. The Crown’s case relied heavily on CCTV from within the […]

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Domestic Abuse during COVID-19

Forensics Seminar

Pump Court Chambers, in association with Forensics Access Group, is pleased to invite you to our seminar on Wednesday 8th November 2023 at the Novotel Southampton Hotel, 1 W Quay Rd, Southampton SO15 1RA. Principal Forensic Biologist, James Beard, from Forensic Access and Simon Young, Senior Digital Investigator at IntaForensics, will speak on the topics […]

News 10th October 2023

Police officer prosecuted by Sarah Jones KC receives sentence of 16 and a half years’ imprisonment

PC Ravi Canhye was convicted following a trial at Winchester Crown Court for offences of rape and sexual assault. The attacks took place over the course of a weekend in April 2022. Sarah Jones KC told the jury PC Canhye “span out of control” after drinking heavily which “changed or disinhibited” him and he behaved […]

News 6th October 2023

James Newton-Price KC appointed a Circuit Judge

Pump Court Chambers is very proud to announce that James Newton-Price KC has been appointed a Circuit Judge, sitting in the Western Circuit at Portsmouth Crown Court from Monday 9 October. James leaves Chambers after 29 years and was appointed head of the Criminal Team in 2010. Sarah Jones KC will take over as head […]

News 5th October 2023

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 […]

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