News & Events: Family Finance
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 […]
Jurisdiction & Divorce: Timing and Staying to secure a UK Divorce
So if there was any doubt, a stayed application is still alive, and for the purposes of jurisdiction, such an application can be deemed the 1st in time, if so issued before a competing foreign application, or can become 1st in time and so obtain priority status, if the 1st in time (non-UK) application later […]
No Fault Divorce
No fault divorce delayed but set to arrive in the UK in April 2022 with many calling it the biggest change to divorce law in England and Wales for over 50 years. It is a movement that started back in 1996 with the repealed Family Law Act, culminating with the Divorce Dissolution and Separation bill gaining Royal […]
No Fault Divorce Update
No fault divorce delayed but set to arrive in the UK in April 2022 with many calling it the biggest change to divorce law in England and Wales for over 50 years. It is a movement that started back in 1996 with the repealed Family Law Act, culminating with the Divorce Dissolution and Separation bill […]
Family Law Update
Adanac Financial Services Limited in conjunction with Pump Court Chambers are delighted to invite you to attend our Family Law Update Seminar on Thursday 24 March 2022, commencing at 2pm. In addition to our Chartered Financial Advisers, Sophie & Jim, we are again delighted to have secured the services of two leading matrimonial barristers, Richard Hall […]
Arbitrating Financial Remedies
The Pump Court Family Law Podcast is back for its fifth season and the team have well and truly hit the ground running. In this first episode, Tara Lyons is joined by barrister Imogen Robins and solicitor Beth Woodward, Head of Family at Neves solicitors. The trio discuss the benefits of arbitration in financial remedy applications, […]
The Financial Remedies Court Efficiency Statement
Join host Tara Lyons and guest Helen Brander for this bumper special episode taking the listener through the new efficiency statement regulating how we all must now work in the financial remedies court, from ES1 and ES2 through to the court’s potential power to disallow an advocate’s fees at final hearing. This is an absolute […]
Francis Payne joins Pump Court Chambers
We are delighted to announce that Francis Payne has joined Chambers, with immediate effect. Francis has a varied practice across many areas of expertise, with a particular focus in personal injury, private children and matrimonial finance matters. Leslie Samuels QC; Head of Family & Civil said: “Francis impressed us as a highly capable, successful and talented barrister. We look forward to working […]
Tara Lyons returns from maternity leave
We are delighted to welcome back Tara Lyons following her recent maternity leave. Tara was called to the Bar in 2005 and specialises in matrimonial finance, trusts of land disputes and cases concerning the financial provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. An experienced mediator, she also accepts instructions to act as a […]
Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor. [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam) – The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies
Join Jennifer Lee of Pump Court Chambers alongside Carina Smith, Family Team Partner at Radcliffe Le Brasseur LLP on Thursday 27th January 2022 for a webinar hosted by Class Legal on the implications of death on divorce and financial remedies consequences of a party’s death on impending, ongoing or concluded divorce and financial proceedings. The webinar […]
Christmas Opening Hours 2021
We will be operating with reduced hours over the festive period. Our Chambers Christmas and New Year opening hours are as follows:- Thursday 23rd December – 8.00 am – 6.00 pm Friday 24th December – 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Saturday 25th December – closed Sunday 26th December – closed Monday 27th December – closed […]
Baroness Deech’s Bill on financial provision on divorce
It has been described as dangerous and concerning and has been rumbling around since 2014. Oliver Peirson of Pump Court tackles Baroness Deech’s controversial Private Members’ Bill to radically reform financial remedies law which has recently been revived in Parliament. The Bill deals with matters such as the enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements, matrimonial property, replacing […]
