News & Events: Property Law
Annual Winchester Property Law Seminar
Pump Court Chambers’ Property Team is pleased to invite you to our Annual Property Law Update, providing a valuable and in-depth seminar for all practitioners in this area. Our barristers will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and law, […]
Shona Love, Alex McHugh and Annabel Hazlitt to join Pump Court Chambers
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Shona Love, Alex McHugh and Annabel Hazlitt have all accepted offers of tenancy and will join chambers in October, 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 […]
Hudson v Hathway in the Court of Appeal
Introduction In an earlier article, I argued (along with many others) that Kerr J was wrong to find that detrimental reliance was not a prerequisite for a common intention constructive trust where property is in joint names. Ironically, a case which hinged entirely on a constructive trust at trial and at the first appeal did […]
Detrimental reliance and the common intention constructive trust
Introduction In Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWHC 631 (QB), Kerr J concluded that in the context of family homes held in joint names, detrimental reliance is not a prerequisite for a common intention constructive trust. In other words, where the home is held in joint names, there is no need for a claimant to show […]
Pump Court Chambers welcomes members of Stour to create southern super set
A major, multi-practice chambers reaching across London, Kent, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has emerged after Pump Court Chambers welcomed the members of Stour Chambers in Canterbury. The former members of Stour Chambers will be joining Pump Court Chambers from 3 April 2023, creating a combined membership of 120 barristers and 24 members of staff spread across […]
Christopher Stead joins Pump Court Chambers
Pump Court Chambers is very pleased that Christopher Stead has accepted an offer of tenancy, following the successful completion of his third six pupillage. He is the second new tenant to join Chambers this year. Christopher practised as a tenant in the business and property team at Kings Chambers (Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham), having undertaken […]
Liability of guarantor when tenant’s liability for breach is compromised under a Tomlin Order
Simon Lane was instructed by Andrew Flagg at Stephen Rimmer LLP, Eastbourne in the Insolvency and Companies Court in the important decision of Re PME Cake [2022] EWHC 1783 (Ch). The decision deals with the difficult interrelationship between Tomlin Orders (compromise generally), guarantees and the liability of guarantors when the principal debtor has compromised a claim. Simon’s […]
Annual Property Update – Winchester 2022
Pump Court Chambers Property Team are pleased to invite you to our Annual Property Law Update, providing a valuable and in-depth seminar for all practitioners. Our barristers will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and law, practice and procedure. Details are […]
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 […]
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 […]
TLATA Claims: Constructive Trusts and Proprietary Estoppel
We are pleased to present to you our latest Guide to TLATA Claims: Constructive Trusts and Proprietary Estoppel. Helen Brander and Paul Mertens provide a valuable and in-depth updates for all practitioners on the recent developments in both CT and PE claims. Topics include: Inferring intention in sole name cases – Dobson v Griffey […]
Annual Property Law Seminar Winchester
Pump Court Chambers Property Team are pleased to invite you to our Annual Property Law Update, providing a valuable and in-depth seminar for all practitioners. Our barristers will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and law, practice and procedure. […]