News & Events: Road Traffic Offences
Christopher Pix joins Pump Court Chambers
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Christopher PIx has joined Chambers as a tenant. Christopher Pix is a criminal law specialist who is instructed in a full range of criminal cases, both alone and as a led junior. He undertakes both defence and prosecution work. His work spans a wide range of criminal […]
Pump Court Chambers Shortlisted at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to have been recognised and shortlisted for ‘Client Service Set of the Year’ at this year’s upcoming Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. The shortlists are a result of extensive objective research by over 200 analysts. The lists reflect achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work and excellence in […]
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 […]
Rebecca Fairbairn joins Pump Court Chambers
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that highly regarded criminal advocate Rebecca Fairbairn has joined Chambers with immediate effect. She was called to the Bar in 2000 and is recognised as a leading criminal practitioner in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Rebecca joins us from Drystone Chambers and brings with her […]
Pupillage Fair 2021
Pump Court Chambers were pleased to have been able to participate in Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 16 October 2021. Free of charge and held entirely online, the Pupillage Fair attracted almost a thousand students and prospective pupils keen to know more about starting a career at the Bar. Joining 84 other chambers and organisations, […]
Pump Court Ranked recognised as Top Ranked Set in Chambers & Partners Guide
Pump Court Chambers has once again been recognised as a Leading Set within the latest edition of the Chambers and Partners Guide. The highly respected annual guide, released today, ranks both counsel and chambers based on the research of more than 170 full-time editors and researchers who talk to lawyers and clients all year round, […]
A Practical Guide to The Pre-Action RTA Claims Protocol
Pump Court Chambers are delighted to announce the publication of ‘A Practical Guide to The Pre-Action RTA Claims Protocol for Personal Injury Lawyers’, by Antonia Ford. The Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (the Protocol) provides a streamlined process for the handling of personal injury claims valued between £1000 […]
Tim Akers secures conviction following fatal crash
After a week long-trial at Winchester Crown Court involving the presentation of a variety of technical and scientific evidence, Tim Akers (Prosecuting), successfully secured the conviction of a Defendant for two offences of causing death by dangerous driving on the A34 at Bullington Cross. At the conclusion of the trial, the Defendant was sentenced to […]
Driving instructor allowed to continue working after using mobile
Mark Ruffell has successfully appealed on behalf of a Driving Instructor who had been declared to be not a fit and proper person to be an instructor following receiving 6 penalty points for using his mobile telephone whilst instructing. The Registrar of Driving Instructors ordinarily seeks to remove an instructor from the register of approved […]
Guy Draper secures acquittal in death by dangerous driving trial
Guy Draper has successfully defended a man charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a 5-day trial at the Crown Court at Salisbury. His client was charged jointly with another driver, who was convicted by the jury, following eyewitness accounts that they were racing each other ‘wing mirror to wing mirror’ immediately prior to […]
The department for transport triennial review implementation plan
What will it mean for Traffic Commissioners, Operators and Practitioners? In December 2015, an implementation plan was published by the Department for Transport (the Department) in response to the recommendations of the Triennial Review of the Traffic Commissioners published in March 2015. That Review had considered the role of Traffic Commissioners (TCs) and how they […]
Transport For London v Uber London Limited & Licensed Taxi Drivers Association & Licensed Private Hire Car Association [2015] EWHC 2918 (Admin) 1449
The judgement given by Ouseley J. sets out the interesting background for what is a revolutionary development in travelling by taxi in London. In May 2012, Transport for London, licensed Uber as a private hire vehicle operator in London. It is an offence under s11 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 for a […]
