Field Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers based in London. As well as high quality legal advice and representation, we offer expertise in alternative (non-court) dispute resolution.
Our barristers work across many areas of law but focus on: business, employment, family, housing, property, public law & Court of Protection.
Professor Bill Bowring appeared as an expert witness in a hearing to decide whether Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk should be extradited to Ukraine. Westminster Magistrates Court refused Mr Dmytruk's extradition following a finding that he had previously been subjected to ill-treatment by Ukrainian state agents.
Ryan Anderson represented pro bono an employee who won his £25,000 claim for loss of wages against his former employer following their total failure to pay him over a 13-month period. Unusually for an employment tribunal case, the judge also found that the threshold had been met for making a pro bono costs award against the respondent company.
The main provisions of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (“RRA”) are almost upon us, coming into force on 1 May 2026 and consisting of the biggest changes to housing law in decades. Enforcement by local housing authorities (“LHAs”) is central to the new statutory scheme and will be one of the most significant developments over coming years.
Max Thorowgood discusses a familiar scenario: a long leaseholder takes possession of some loft space, a balcony or a roof terrace. It is outside their demise. But it is only accessible from their demised premises. It seems ‘obvious’ that in such a case, provided the lessee remains in possession for sufficient time to bar the landlord from taking proceedings to eject them, that the lessee should acquire title to the ‘adversely possessed’ land. Needless to say, the position is not that straightforward.