Christine Cooper has been appointed a nominated judge of the Court of Protection. From this week, Christine will sit as a tier 1 judge hearing district judge level cases.
Applications to start pupillage with us in September 2026 are open. We are offering 12- month pupillage to up to 2 successful candidates. Successful applicants will be contacted late March/April 2025 with a date and time for interview.
Joshua Swirsky is leaving chambers following his appointment as a full-time circuit judge. He takes up his role this month and will sit at Lewes Crown Court. Joshua was called to the Bar in 1987 and joined Field Court Chambers in 1988.
Season's greetings and happy 2025. During the festive period we will be working reduced hours.
Rebecca represented a child through her guardian in lengthy and acrimonious private law proceedings. Rebecca successfully obtained an order for child arrangements that reflected all her client (the guardian’s) recommendations. She also obtained a family assistance order despite the local authority’s opposition.
Francis Hoar represented the local authority in its successful application for an interim injunction against persons unknown. The injunction seeks to prevent dangerous ‘car cruising’ or ‘meets’ within its borough and has a power of arrest attached to it.
Max Lansman acted for the personal representatives of an ex-employee of M&S who was dismissed following her cancer diagnosis. The tribunal extended time for the claim to be brought, found she had been discriminated against on the basis of her disability and concluded that reasonable adjustments by the employer would have alleviated the disadvantage.
Barry McAlinden acted for a mother via public access in private law children proceedings concerning her 3 children. The court made section 91 [14] orders where there had been no prior proceedings.
We are proud to be a sponsor of the HLPA (Housing Law Practitioners Association) annual conference on Thursday 6 December. The conference will once again be held on a hybrid basis at 10 Union Street Conference Centre in London and online.
Ryan Anderson defended a company against claims of direct race discrimination, harassment, and unfair dismissal. One minor aspect of the harassment claim succeeded based on a factual concession. However the remaining 45 allegations of the discrimination claim were dismissed.