Field Court Chambers, barristers

‘With ‘great breadth and depth of experience’ in areas such as . . . family, media and public law, Field Court Chambers has ‘an excellent range of counsel, who always impress with the quality of their work and willingness to go the extra mile’.

Legal 500, 2017

News

September 6, 2019Christopher Stirling and Matthew Stott appointed Recorders

Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Christopher Stirling and Matthew Stott are to be appointed Recorders for the Family Jurisdiction on the South Eastern circuit.

August 29, 2019Francis Hoar represents fraud investigator in unfair dismissal case against London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Francis Hoar represented anti-fraud investigator Mark Edmunds in his unfair dismissal case against Tower Hamlets council.

Articles

September 16, 2019Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v PR & Ors [2019] – Family Law Week case summary

Cobb J concluded proceedings and determined whether it had been right to use the inherent jurisdiction to make interim injunctive-type orders in respect to a capacitous but apparently vulnerable adult.

September 4, 2019Adrian Davis successfully defends Newport City Council’s Gypsy and Traveller site allocations policy in judicial review

The claimant’s principal argument was that the policy was unlawful because the council had failed to comply with the public sector equality duty in section 149 Equality Act 2010. This case shows that if local authorities carry out (and record) comprehensive equalities assessments of their policies, it is likely to be very difficult for claimants to successfully argue a failure to comply with the public sector equality duty.

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