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News
April 8, 2019
We are very sad to announce the death of Kay Jones on Sunday 7 April 2019. Kay had been a member of chambers for more than 40 years. She had been due to retire earlier this year due to ill health. John Critchley, Head of Chambers, said: “Kay was a well-known family barrister who had […]
April 5, 2019
Property barrister and sitting judge at the First Tier Tribunal Max Thorowgood, presided over a light-hearted mock tribunal trial as part of the Southampton Property Association (SPA’s) annual CPD event on 5 April. Delegates said they found the mock trial of an adverse possession case ‘interesting from a work perspective’ and ‘entertaining’. Property and public […]
Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Emma Godfrey, Adrian Davis and Matthew Stott have all been appointed as Deputy District Judges. Their practices will continue as usual.
Events
May 17, 2019The London Philharmonic Choir Charity Concert – An Evening of Choral MusicThe fifth Middle Temple/London Philharmonic Choir charity concert will take place on Friday 17 May. In 2019, the concert is supporting Family Action and the Middle Temple Scholarship Fund and hosted by Field Court Chambers for the second time. The choir will perform music by Orff, Faure, Bruckner and Mozart and Brahms’ Requiem. Tickets are limited to 200, at £50 each (which includes a champagne reception) and are available from Holly Savell, at Field Court Chambers, on 020 7405 6114 or holly.savell@fieldcourt.co.uk.
Public Law Blog
March 8, 2019 Case Summary – AB, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2019] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2019)In this case, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by AB, a 15 year old young offender, who contended his Article 3 Convention rights had been breached by his being subject to ‘single unlock’ (a form of solitary confinement instituted during communal hours only) when at Feltham YOI. A cross appeal by the […]
January 23, 2019 Damages and Article 8R (on the application of MIV and others) v London Borough of Newham [2018] EWHC 3298 The High Court has dismissed a claim for damages in respect of accommodation provided under section 17, Children Act 1989 which was alleged to be in breach of article 8. Emma Godfrey of Field Court Chambers appeared for the […]
July 18, 2018 The Supreme Court rules that there was a lawful basis for the children’s continued accommodation under section 20The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the case of Williams v Hackney ; a case in which the local authority had accommodated 8 children under s. 20 of the Children Act 1989 in circumstances which the parents argued had infringed their rights under Article 8 of the ECHR. The Supreme Court has […]