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The defendant, a Sudanese national who arrived in the UK  by small boat, was alleged to have abducted  a 19 year old English woman...

On Sunday 12 July 2026, Six Pump Court Chambers proudly marks an extraordinary milestone as our Senior Clerk, Richard Constable, celebrates 50 years of...

Lough Neagh and legal personhood Lough Neagh is situated in the centre of Northern Ireland. It is the largest freshwater lake in the United...

The prosecution alleged that at around 9pm in January 2025, four men went to a property in Gillingham where they forced entry armed with...

Dr Bowes appeared on behalf of the London Borough of Bromley at a public inquiry before the Planning Inspectorate, which concluded today. The proceedings...

The prosecution alleged that at around 9pm in January 2025, four men went to a property in Gillingham where they forced entry armed with...

In R (Connors) v Bromley Borough Council [2026] EWHC 1517 (Admin)) Fordham J. held a local planning authority (“LPA”) was entitled to use the...

Róisín Finnegan was instructed by Basildon Borough Council. The appeals were brought against four enforcement notices issued by the Council and proceeded under section...

Danny Moore KC, leading Suzanne Fewins, represented SR who was prosecuted for Murder and Manslaughter, alongside the first defendant. A third defendant stood charged...

Six Pump Court Chambers is a gold sponsor at the 2026 Annual UKELA Conference which is being held online on 16-17 June 2026 and...

Tom Worden and Paul Hogben represented one of two "small boats" pilots who were the first to be sentenced under the new offence of...

Introduction Wetlands of international importance designated under the 1971 Ramsar Convention (known as Ramsar sites) have historically occupied an unusual position within English planning...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has designated 13 new bathing water sites under the Bathing Sites Regulations 2013. However, designation...

Victoria Kaye is instructed by the Environmental Law Foundation to advise a local community group in a contemplated judicial review of an Environmental Impact...

The Office for Environmental Protection (“OEP”) has today published a report reviewing Environment Agency (“EA”) inspections in the waste operations and installations sector in...

Dr Bowes has been asked by Lexis Nexis to summarise the King’s Speech in relation to the Environment – Energy and Infrastructure. Although light...

Six Pump Court is delighted to announce that Anne Williams has been recognised in Planning magazine’s 2026 Women of Influence list, published by the...

Dr Michael J. Bowes appears on behalf of Gwent Wildlife Trust in relation to the proposed Rush Wall Solar Farm Development of National Significance...

James represented KD in committal proceedings in the High Court for breach of an injunction. The Craig-yr-Hesg quarry in Glyncoch produces blue pennant stone...

Six Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Laura Phillips has rejoined Chambers. Laura is a highly regarded specialist regulatory barrister with a...