News & Events: Regulatory & Disciplinary
Pump Court Chambers welcomes Christopher Veal as a probationary tenant
We are very pleased to announce that Christopher Veal has joined Pump Court as a probationary tenant. Christopher Veal is a civil and regulatory barrister with a strong foundation in advocacy and a developing practice across business and commercial disputes (including civil fraud and professional negligence matters), property law, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, and inquests […]
Roy Donnelly joins Pump Court Chambers as a tenant
Many congratulations to Roy Donnelly, who has joined Chambers as a tenant. Roy specialises in health professional regulatory and disciplinary matters, clinical negligence, inquests / inquiries, and general health law advice. Roy has medical and business qualifications and practised as a doctor and senior medical manager in Australia for many years prior to becoming a […]
Siân Beaven successful at NMC Fitness to Practice Hearing
Siân was instructed by Shirley Forbes of the RCN to represent one of two registrants accused of assaulting a vulnerable patient and accessing his mobile phone. Co-defending with Vithyah Chelvam (Red Lion Chambers), the defence successfully resisted the NMC’s application to admit the absent complainant’s statement as hearsay, while successfully applying to admit NMC disclosure […]
Join our Civil & Regulatory team
Pump Court Chambers is a top-ranked, multi-disciplinary set recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. We are home to over 120 barristers and 24 members of staff, with bases in London, Winchester, Canterbury & Swindon. The Civil & Regulatory Team has seen a significant period of growth, achieving a 16% increase in billed work […]
Pump Court retains its ISO accreditation for seventh year
Following a successful audit process, Pump Court Chambers has retained its ISO accreditation (ISO 9001:2015) for another year with no issues raised. ISO is a globally recognised standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). It is the most widely used QMS standard in the world, with over 1.1 million certificates issued in 178 countries. The 2015 […]
Rebecca Paterson joins Pump Court as a tenant
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 Chambers ranked as a Leading Set in Chambers & Partners 2025
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 […]
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 are as follows: Alvaro Loxton (common law) Hannah Tickle (common law) Edward Armitage (criminal) Victoria Steet (family)
Siân Beaven secures finding of no impairment for Registrant at NMC
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 […]
Roy Donnelly joins Chambers Joins Pump Court Chambers
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 […]
Chuba Nwokedi joins Pump Court Chambers
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 […]
Louisa Simpson appointed to the Sport Resolutions’ Pro Bono Service
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, […]
