Field Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers and mediators based in London.
We work across many areas of law but focus on: business, employment, family, housing, property, public law & Court of Protection.
Field Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers and mediators based in London.
We work across many areas of law but focus on: business, employment, family, housing, property, public law & Court of Protection.
In R(Begum) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Shelter Intervening) [2024] EWCA 2279 (Admin), a homeless judicial review claim, Genevieve Screeche-Powell acted for the successful local authority in resisting a claim of indirect sex discrimination.
We are delighted that 20 members of chambers have been included in Legal 500 2025 and that we have been ranked as a set for our Court of Protection and community care practice for the 1st time. We continue to be ranked as a set for our social housing law expertise and as a set for our family: children practice.
Joshua Swirsky defended the successful local authority in an unusual fact-finding case concerning an age assessment before the Upper Tribunal. The case raises 2 different areas that local authorities can explore when carrying out age assessments if the facts suggest that it would be appropriate.
LexisNexis has published Keith Chipato and Jonathan Pennington Legh's analysis of First-tier Property tribunal decision (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities v Grey GR Ltd).
Jonathan Pennington Legh summarises key aspects of the Renters Rights Bill and highlights who will be impacted by the proposals as they currently stand.
Joshua Swirsky discusses R(MAA) v LB Hounslow in which he acted for the local authority in successfully resisting permission for judicial review in an age assessment case. The High Court applied the established the legal tests for permission on procedural fairness grounds and factual grounds.