News & Events: Family Finance
Hampshire Breakfast Briefing – Pensions Update 2024
When: Wednesday, 17th May 2024 | 8am – 10am (registration from 8am – 8.30am) Where: Moore Barlow LLP, Gateway House, Tollgate, Chandler’s Ford, Southampton, Eastleigh, SO53 3TG Fee: Free We are delighted to welcome back George Mathieson, of RBC Brewin Dophlin, for a Pensions Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday 17th April 2024. George is a recognised […]
‘Fabricated Judicial Decisions and “Hallucinations” – a Salutary Tale on the Use of AI’ by Jennifer Lee
The Financial Remedies Journal has published a blog by Jennifer Lee on ‘Fabricated Judicial Decisions and “Hallucinations” – a Salutary Tale on the Use of AI’. The blog addresses the use of AI, and in particular ‘generative AI’ such as ChatGPT, which comes with an entirely new set of opportunities and pitfalls for judges and practitioners, […]
Navigating Financial Remedies in the wake of the Infected Blood Inquiry: An Analysis of Compensation Implications
Imogen Robins has written an article for Family Law, “Navigating Financial Remedies in the wake of the Infected Blood Inquiry: An Analysis of Compensation Implications” published in March 2024. There follows a short summary of the content. The Infected Blood Inquiry’s exploration into NHS treatment failures extends to complex financial implications, especially pertinent for divorce […]
Military Pensions Webinar
Programme Chair’s welcome/introduction: Mark Hood, Associate Solicitor & Head of Armed Forces Sector, Goughs Solicitors ‘Solicitor’s eye view’: Mark Hood (slides) Ensuring the scheme breakdown is understood on first interview; what do they have Drafting PSOs to 2 decimal points Immediate pensions v EDP payments and the ages that the pension credit member can […]
Elizabeth Spence appointed a Deputy District Judge
We are delighted to announce that Elizabeth Spence has been appointed a Deputy District Judge, sitting on the South Eastern Circuit. This is a part-time appointment and Elizabeth will continue to practise as a barrister. Elizabeth is well known for her representation of clients in financial proceedings which involve complicated business arrangements or inherited assets. […]
Child maintenance in the Family Court
This article by Mark Ablett considers the current state of play in relation to child maintenance in the Family Court following Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) and the creation of his ‘Adjusted Formula Methodology’. The article touches on when the Family Court has jurisdiction at all, versus the usual […]
Edward Boydell to be appointed King’s Counsel
Pump Court Chambers is delighted and very proud to announce that Edward Boydell has been appointed King’s Counsel in the 2023 competition. Edward will be officially sworn in at the Appointments Ceremony on 18th March 2024. Edward is head of Pump Court’s Family Finance team and is highly experienced in all aspects of family law, but […]
Remarriage: Avoiding the Elephant Trap
This article, published on the Financial Remedies Journal blog, is a practical guide to the legal consequences of a second (/third/fourth/fifth, etc) marriage, to assist when advising clients how to avoid falling into the ‘elephant trap’ of premature remarriage – a term coined by the late Singer J. It can be a messy topic, and […]
Leslie Samuels KC elected FLBA Vice-Chair
Pump Court Chambers is very pleased to announce that Leslie Samuels KC has been elected Vice-Chair of the Family Law Bar Association. Leslie Samuels KC commented: “I am delighted to have been elected to this position. I am grateful for the support of Jo Delahunty KC of 4 PB and Nick Allen KC of 29 […]
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 […]
Shona Love, Alex McHugh and Annabel Hazlitt join Pump Court Chambers as tenants
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Shona Love, Alex McHugh and Annabel Hazlitt have all joined chambers as tenants, following the successful completion of their respective pupillages. Shona Love accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice. Before coming to the Bar, Shona spent several years as a lawyer at the BBC specialising […]
Litigation lending levelled? Funding in a post Simon v Simon world
On Thursday 19th October, Jennifer Lee will take part in a panel discussion at Charles Russell Speechlys about the future of litigation funding in the Family Courts, as part of Support Through Court’s annual Family Law Breakfast. Sir Andrew McFarlane will give the keynote speech.
