News & Events: Family Finance
Four new pupils at Pump Court Chambers
We are pleased to welcome our new 12-month pupils, who started with us this week. Their details and pupil supervisers are as follows: Alvaro Loxton (common law) – Mark Ablett Hannah Tickle (common law) – Samara Brackley Edward Armitage (criminal) – Tom Wilkins Victoria Steet (family) – Neelo Shravat
Pump Court maintains Top Tier status in the Legal 500 2025 rankings
We are very proud to announce that Pump Court Chambers has maintained its status as a Top Tier Set in the latest edition of The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide. Chambers is ranked as a Tier 1 set for Family: Children and Domestic Abuse, Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy and Crime (General and Fraud) on […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Private FDRs and the settlement pilot
This week, the Pump Court Family Law podcast hosted a very special guest, the formidable Samantha Hillas KC from St John’s buildings. Listen to Sam talk to host Tara Lyons about her views on private FDRs and an important emerging pilot aimed at assisting litigants in persons in settling their cases early and at minimum […]
Emily Chapman joins Pump Court Chambers as a probationary tenant
We are pleased to announce that Emily Chapman has joined our family team as a probationary tenant. Emily welcomes instructions across the full spectrum of family law. Prior to joining Chambers as a probationary tenant, Emily successfully completed pupillage at a specialist family law set where she gained experience across financial remedies, private law children […]
‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams & Claire Howard
We are delighted to announce that ‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams of Pump Court & Claire Howard of Rayden Solicitors, has been published and is now available to order from Law Brief Publishing and Amazon. Description As family practitioners, the topic of remarriage before a party’s finances arising from their […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Barder events
In an all-host affair, Tara Lyons hosts Mark Ablett to discuss his new book about Barder events in financial remedy proceedings. Mark discusses his view on the definitive test for a Barder application, having considered 35 years of case law in writing his book. The pod in particular discusses foreseeability and the seemingly variable standard […]
“Needs must” – Samantha Farndale & Tara Lyons analyse two Schedule 1 cases in New Law Journal article
This article, published in New Law Journal, explains the purpose of the Children Act 1989, Sch 1, which is often used when the parties have not been married. It sets out the approach of the court in PS v CS [2023] EWFC 323 (B), a modest asset higher income case Sch 1 case, and considers the court’s […]
Pump Court shortlisted for Client Service Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024
We are very proud that Pump Court has been shortlisted in the Client Service Set of the Year category at this year’s Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards. Based on rigorous research for Chambers UK Bar Guide, the awards recognise outstanding legal work and achievements, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service delivery. To […]
Tara Lyons returns from parental leave
We are delighted to welcome back Tara Lyons following her recent parental leave. Tara Lyons is a highly regarded barrister specialising in financial remedies cases, schedule 1 and Tlata disputes and contentious probate and inheritance disputes. She represents a range of litigants and is instructed to appear in courts and tribunals at all levels up […]
Pump Court Chambers shortlisted for Family Law Commentator of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2024
We are extremely proud that the Pump Court Family Law Podcast has been shortlisted in the Family Law Commentator of the Year category at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024. Now in its eighth series, the podcast has been downloaded nearly 60,000 times, with an average listenership of over 1,000 per episode. On Apple podcasts, […]
Pump Court Family Law Podcast – Standish
Maria Henty of Pump Court joins host Mark Ablett to talk all things Standish following the Court of Appeal’s decision early this year. The podcast discusses the concept of matrimonialisation as well as a reality check in terms of how often these arguments will generally be relevant in the run of the mill cases. Maria […]
PS v CS [2023] EWFC 323 (B): Tara Lyons successfully acts for Father in schedule 1 case
Tara Lyons, instructed by Samantha Farndale of Stowe LLP, acted for the Father in this schedule 1 case. The case provides a useful example of the court’s approach to schedule 1 applications in a modest asset but high income situation. In this case the parties had three children. The Father had a high income of […]
