family law
Jennifer Lee to speak at the London Resolution Modern Families Forum on 19 June 2025
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to present the modern family law case update at the London Resolution Modern Families Forum on 19th June 2025 (alongside Mavis Amonoo-Acquah of Harcourt). The keynote address will be given this year by Lord Justice Peter Jackson, and the conference will be chaired by Natalie […]
Jennifer Lee to speak on two panels at the 9th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to participate in two panel sessions at the 9th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference, between 12-14 June 2025 in Penang, Malaysia. Jennifer will be delivering a joint presentation with Sarah Williams (Partner, Payne Hicks Beach) as part of the Modern Families and Surrogacy […]
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 […]
‘Do they have to know about that?’ Human rights considerations and disclosure – By Simon Johnson Published by LexisNexis
In this article published by LexisNexis, Simon Johnson discusses the complex issue of disclosing personal information in public law proceedings under the Children Act 1989, focusing on the Human Rights involved, specifically the right to privacy under Article 8 and the right to a fair trial under Article 6. It explores case law, including significant […]
Jennifer Lee to speak at the Family Law Symposium in Malta: “Show me the Money – Family Law, Trusts and Recognition and Enforcement” on 5th April 2025 (hosted by the International Academy of Family Lawyers, Commonwealth Law Association and FLBA)
Pump Court is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), Commonwealth Law Association, and the Family Law Bar Association of England and Wales, titled “Show me the Money – Family Law, Trusts, Recognition and Enforcement” on 5th April 2025. With […]
Tara Lyons returns from parental leave
We are delighted to welcome back Tara Lyons following her recent parental leave. Tara Lyons is a highly regarded barrister specialising in financial remedies cases, schedule 1 and Tlata disputes and contentious probate and inheritance disputes. She represents a range of litigants and is instructed to appear in courts and tribunals at all levels up […]
Cordelia Williams acts for father in complex and “unusually difficult” international relocation case G v H (Relocation to Australia: Immigration Issues) [2024] EWFC 230 (B)
Cordelia Williams, instructed by Penningtons Manches Cooper, appeared for the father in an international relocation case that was decided based on unusually complicated factors for an international family. The immigration status of the mother and child in the UK were deemed to be crucial considerations that affected HHJ Reardon’s assessment of whether the relocation application […]
Jennifer Lee appeared for the applicant in R v T [2022] EWHC 3362 (Fam), a five-day High Court jurisdiction hearing involving English children of a same-sex family living in the UAE
Jennifer Lee, led by Will Tyler KC, acted for the applicant (Ms R) in this highly complex and extraordinary case, which raises important jurisdictional and human rights issues. The key question is whether the English Court has jurisdiction to consider applications by Ms R in respect of her children, conceived via assisted reproduction with her […]
NFTs in family law
A recent talk to the IBA conference in Miami mandated that all lawyers must be familiar with cryptocurrency, and that surely must include NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Sound like gibberish? Well look no further, because Samara Brackley of Pump Court will tell you all about them and how the court is likely to treat NFTs […]
