News & Events: Family Finance
Keep Calm & Carry On: Managing Capacity Issues in Financial Remedy Proceedings
We’re pleased to announce Jennifer Lee will be speaking at the North Hampshire Collaborative Pod on Wednesday 21st September on the topic of ‘Keep Calm & Carry On: Managing Capacity Issues in Financial Remedy Proceedings’. We look forward to catching up with everyone at the event, for a lively discussion on this important subject. This is […]
Annual Family Finance Update – Wednesday 14th September 2022
Pump Court Chambers, IBB Law and Arbuthnot Latham & Co are pleased to invite you to our Annual Family Finance Update on Wednesday 14th September 2022 registration from 6:00pm until late at the 5-star Connaught Hotel, Carlos Place, London, W1K 2AL. This year, the finance update will be delivered by Tara Lyons. This will be followed by a lively debate, […]
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 […]
Short marriages in financial remedies
Sadie Glover of BP Collins solicitors joins host Mark Ablett to discuss her new book, A Practical Guide to Short Marriages for Family Lawyers. Sadie and Mark discuss in outline the issues financial remedies practitioners face when dealing short marriages and how the court’s approach may differ to a longer marriage. Sadie also gives an […]
Reporting Restrictions & Transparency in Financial Remedy Proceedings
Reporting Restrictions & Transparency in Financial Remedy Proceedings with Mark Ablett is now available on demand from MBL. Fresh from Mostyn J’s judgments in Xanothopoulos v Rakshina and Gallagher (No 1), this webinar will consider the issue of anonymity in financial remedy proceedings. As Mostyn J’s further judgment in XZ v YZ/Gallagher has demonstrated, family […]
Jenna Lucas joining Pump Court Chambers
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Jenna Lucas will be joining chambers on Thursday 18th August 2022. Jenna joins from Chambers in the north west. With a wealth of experience in family law, her practice focuses on complex and medium to high net worth matrimonial finance work and private law children cases; often involving international elements. […]
Inflation and the Gender Pension Gap
Albert Einstein once said “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it”. Whether the above quote can be attributed to Einstein is questionable, but there can be no disputing the power of compound interest. The June 2022 Office of National Statistics, Consumer Prices Index […]
Samara Brackley appointed to Resolution Cohabitation Committee
Pump Court Chambers is proud to announce that Samara Brackley has been invited to be a member of the Resolution Cohabitation Committee. The Cohabitation Committee aims to educate on the law for cohabiting couples in relation to the financial consequences of cohabitation and cohabitation breakdown, increase awareness of the current law and its pitfalls, and highlight the need for law reform. Samara will […]
Occupation orders and possession proceedings
Oliver Foy of Pump Court joins host Mark Ablett to discuss the interrelation between occupation orders and possession proceedings. This is a particularly important area to consider when advising unmarried cohabitants who occupy a property in the sole name of one party, without a declaration of trust in place. Oliver talks Mark through licences and […]
Menopause & financial remedies – Hampshire breakfast briefing
Venue: Blake Morgan LLP, New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LG Cost: Free There has been a huge increase in awareness about, treatment and support of the symptoms of, the Menopause in the last couple of years. Come and join us for a breakfast briefing looking at this from a family law focus […]
No Fault Divorce
Bemused by the new legislation on no fault divorce? Baffled by what a conditional order means? Look no further – Samara Brackley and Tara Lyons go through the new law so you don’t have to. An essential potted guide for all family practitioners looking to get to grips with one of the most significant law […]
Rebekah Batt joins Pump Court Chambers
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to welcome Rebekah Batt to chambers following successful completion of her pupillage. During her time at Chambers she has built a mixed common law practice, accepting instructions across a range criminal, civil, and family matters in line with her chambers profile and with a particular focus on civil and family law. Tony […]