Costs uplifts and landlords’ liability in nuisance: Coventry v Lawrence (No.2)
The Supreme Court has ruled on the consequential issues arising from its earlier judgment. Stephen Hockman QC and William Upton continue to represent the appellants in this landmark...
Grant Armstrong represents father in combined habitual residence and contempt case
Grant Armstrong has successfully represented a father in contempt proceedings arising in a long running habitual residence case where a child had been left with...
Oliver Saxby QC instructed for defence in clingfilm death case
Oliver Saxby QC has been instructed to defend David Connor, one of two men charged with the 'gross-negligence manslaughter' of a man found wrapped in...
Six Pump Court welcomes new family tenant Dinah Loeb
Six Pump Court is pleased to welcome Dinah Loeb who joins Chambers. Dinah specialises in family and civil litigation with particular expertise in financial...
Anne Williams and Gordon Menzies host seminar at MWAI Architects on recent changes to the planning regime
Anne Williams and Gordon Menzies hosted a seminar at MWAI Architects this month in which they spoke about the recent changes to the planning...
Tom Dunn successfully prosecutes British kick boxing champion for drug smuggling
Tom Dunn has prosecuted the sentence of Paul Mitchelson, the British WRSA super heavy weight title holder, for attempting to smuggle in excess of £2...
Mukhtiar Singh completes his first regulatory trial
Mukhtiar Singh appeared in a two-day trial involving proceedings brought by Trading Standards. The case involved the extreme emaciation of four pigs after the severe...
David Travers QC invited to lecture at BPP Law School
David Travers QC will present a lecture entitled 'Health, Safety and Environmental Law - the hierarchy of delusions' at the BPP Law School on Wednesday...
Gillingham Shooting Trial Gets Under Way
The trial of Adam, Steven and Melissa Green has commenced at Maidstone Crown Court. Catherine Donnolly prosecutes. Oliver Saxby QC and Simon Wickens represent the lead defendant; and John Fitzgerald and Thomas...
Criminal Team Leads Legal Aid Action
As solicitors demonstrate locally, members of the Criminal Team congregate in London as part of the Day of Action. Please see here for local coverage.
Recent Developments In Tax Planning From A European Perspective: The Impact on Off Shore Jurisdictions
Richard Barraclough QC and Ian Whitehurst review the latest EU anti-money laundering directive. To view the article click here
Nuisance – from Farnworth to Lawrence
Following on from the recent Supreme Court case on nuisance - Coventry v Lawrence, William Upton will be speaking about the case at a...
Eleanor Laws QC interviewed on Radio 4
Eleanor Laws QC was interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme this morning. She was interviewed in relation to the case of R (Nunn) v Chief Constable...
Sheppey murder trial enters fourth week at Maidstone Crown Court
In the Sheppey murder case, the trial has entered its fourth week at Maidstone Crown Court. The main defendant is represented by Eleanor Laws QC and Danny Moore. The trial...
Oliver Saxby QC and Danny Moore defend in ‘Body in Shop’ case
The trial of the three men accused of murdering pensioner Harjit Chaggar gets under way today with Oliver Saxby QC and Danny Moore, instructed by Vymans Solicitors, representing...
Criminal Team welcomes Public Accounts Committee’s Confiscation findings
Describing the situation as a 'shambles', chairwoman Margaret Hodge MP criticised the poor performance of the agencies involved. 'It is unclear who is responsible...
Environmental Justice – Coventry v Lawrence and the law of nuisance
In an article for the 'Environmental Law Monthly', Nicholas Baldock summarises and comments on the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment in Coventry v Lawrence and...
William Upton – Lawyer of the Week in The Times
William Upton has been given the prestigious accolade “Lawyer of the Week” by The Times newspaper, regarding his involvement in the Coventry v Lawrence case...
Grayling Announcement: Criminal Team Response
The Criminal Team has campaigned hard against the Lord Chancellor's planned reforms over the last 18 months. It takes the view that if the...
Medway murder trial enters third week
The jury in the 'Body in the Shop' case heard the allegedly staged 999 call made to the police by the accused Mershed Miah...