Financial remedy proceedings and variation of undertakings in final orders
Stephen Hockman QC and Jane Campbell appeared for the appellate wife in a case concerning the variation of undertakings in final orders in financial...
Obstacles on the road to an effective legal agreement in Paris – Part Four
Posted by: Frances Lawson With the submission of Parties’ mitigation commitments gathering pace, the obstacles to an effective legal agreement at the 21st Conference...
The Liability of Hotel Operators in child abuse and exploitation cases
Richard Barraclough QC has written a paper which deals with the liability of hotel operators in areas where high levels of sexual exploitation of young...
Enforcement against moorings
The Broads Authority’s enforcement action against the unlawful use of an old boatyard basin for private mooring has been upheld in the Planning Court,...
Obstacles on the road to an effective legal agreement in Paris – Part Three
Posted by: Frances Lawson With the submission of Parties’ mitigation commitments gathering pace, the obstacles to an effective legal agreement at the 21st Conference...
Acquittal in Murder Trial of Drug Dealer
On 5th August the trial (which lasted almost two months) of Clive Mundoma came to an end with his acquittal for murder. The case...
Southern Water convicted of causing unauthorised water discharge activity
Southern Water were convicted yesterday of causing an unauthorised water discharge activity by allowing untreated sewage effluent to be pumped into the sea. Richard...
Passport Office capitulates in face of imminent judicial review
Pascal Bates has successfully represented on a public access basis four siblings seeking British passports in the face of sustained prevarication and opposition from...
New Planning Enforcement book published
Six Pump Court are delighted to announce the publication by Wildy & Co on 31st July of a new book 'Planning Enforcement', written by...
Latest Prosecution in Operation Pallial begins this week
Eleanor Laws QC and Catherine Donnelly will begin the latest prosecution for Operation Pallial this week. The case is listed for preliminary hearing on...
How to Operate Skilfully and Advantageously within the Planning System
Anne Williams will be speaking at a forthcoming White Paper Planning Conference entitled 'How to Operate Skilfully and Advantageously within the Planning System'. Anne...
Pascal Bates prosecutes David Lloyd Leisure for exposing swimming pool users to noxious gas and hospitalising five
David Lloyd Leisure Limited, the well known national chain of over 90 health and leisure clubs was prosecuted by Ipswich Borough Council for an...
John FitzGerald represents defendant who set man on fire after building site dispute
John FitzGerald has represented a defendant who set a colleague on fire following a building site dispute. He was accused of causing grievous bodily...
Obstacles on the road to an effective legal agreement in Paris – Part Two
Posted by: Frances Lawson With the submission of Parties’ mitigation commitments gathering pace, the obstacles to an effective legal agreement at the 21st Conference...
Convictions in Old Bailey Sex Ring Trial
After over 40 hours’ deliberation the jury returned verdicts late on Friday in the major child sexual abuse trial being prosecuted by Oliver Saxby...
Final costs judgment given by UKSC in Coventry v Lawrence
The long-awaited judgment from the Supreme Court on the lawfulness of CFA and ATE funding arrangements was handed down today. Stephen Hockman QC and...
Regulatory Notices and Environmental Legislation: Judicial Review and Statutory Appeals: A Seminar (10 September)
Six Pump Court presents the first in a series of four environmental law seminars, Regulatory Notices and Environmental Legislation: Judicial Review and Statutory Appeals This...
Obstacles on the road to an effective legal agreement in Paris – Part One
Posted by: Frances Lawson With the submission of Parties’ mitigation commitments gathering pace, the obstacles to an effective legal agreement at the 21st Conference...
Treatment of VAT in Confiscation Proceedings
In this article for the UKSC blog, Kristiina Reed reviews the case of R v Harvey, currently awaiting judgment in the Supreme Court. Her...
Genetic Predisposition to Paedophilia and Child Abuse: a case note
In his latest case note, Richard Barraclough QC writes on the issues of paedophilia and child abuse and specifically genetic and family influences. Richard...