It gives us great pleasure to announce that Rebecca Paterson has accepted an offer of tenancy, following the successful completion of her third six pupillage/probationary tenancy. Rebecca is a civil barrister specialising in employment, regulatory & disciplinary. Prior to joining chambers, Rebecca completed pupillage and practised in-house at a large healthcare regulatory body. Rebecca appears […]
Pump Court has been ranked as a Band 1 Set for Family/Matrimonial and Ecclesiastical Law in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners, as well as maintaining set rankings for Crime and Employment. In total, 26 members of chambers are ranked as Leading Individuals for Family: Children, Family: Matrimonial Finance, Crime, Ecclesiastical Law, Employment, Inquests […]
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
Siân, instructed by Rebecca Austin of the RCN, represented a care home manager accused of several charges relating to failures in care for an end-of-life resident and a number of failings in the home identified within a CQC report. The Registrant accepted the charges relating to the CQC findings but denied those in respect of […]
We are pleased to announce that Roy Donnelly has joined Chambers as a probationary tenant. Roy specialises in health law including clinical negligence, health professional regulatory and disciplinary matters, inquests/inquiries, and general health law advice. Roy has medical and business qualifications and practiced as a doctor and senior medical manager in Australia for many years […]
We are delighted to announce that Chuba Nwokedi has joined Chambers as a probationary tenant. Chuba is a specialist Children law (Public & private), Sports Law, regulatory and disciplinary, and Nigerian law practitioner. Chuba Nwokedi was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2015 and simultaneously admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of […]
We are pleased to announce that Louisa Simpson has been appointed a Sport Resolutions’ Pro Bono Service member until 2027. Louisa is Deputy Head of the Sports Law Team, and has experience and expertise which lends itself to advising and representing individuals (professional and amateur sports men and women) and organisations (sport’s governing bodies, clubs, […]
We are delighted to announce that Lucie Taylor has joined Chambers as a tenant effective Monday 1st July. Lucie is a specialist criminal, regulatory, and disciplinary practitioner. Lucie acts for both Prosecution and Defence across the full spectrum of Criminal matters. She regularly appears in matters involving serious violence, drug offences, and matters of dishonesty. […]
We are delighted to announce that Sam Hadgraft has joined chambers as Third Junior Civil Clerk. Sam is a highly efficient clerk, adept at navigating fast paced and challenging environments. He is eager to learn and demonstrates a strong aptitude for applying new knowledge with skill and precision. His responsibilities encompass the fair allocation of […]
Pump Court Chambers is very pleased to announce that Nazmeen Imambaccus has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a Senior Member (Chair) of the Valuation Tribunal for England (VTE). The Tribunal hears and determines disputes that are made by ratepayers and/or council tax payers because they are challenging decisions taken by the local council […]
Louisa Simpson represented an athlete in respect of their appeal to the British Equestrian Federation, of a disciplinary decision and sanction made by one of its member bodies (UK Polocrosse Association). Louisa facilitated an early resolution for the athlete which included UKPA agreeing to all remedial aspects requested by the athlete, including overturning the sanction, […]
We are delighted to welcome Tim Broom, who joins our civil clerking team. As the Second Junior Civil Clerk, Tim plays a pivotal role in the smooth operation of chambers and is responsible for diary and practice management across all civil areas, with a special emphasis on the regulatory team. His duties include the fair […]