04 January 2021
Applications for pupillage starting in September 2022 have opened
Applications for pupillage starting with us in September 2022 have opened. We are offering 12-month pupillages to up to 2 successful candidates.
News
17 December 2020
John Critchley acts for successful British producers: loss of a chance and the film industry (Don Quixote revisits the High Court for Judgment)
John Critchley represented the legendary London based independent film production company the Recorded Picture Company in its defence of a contractual claim for substantial damages brought by a French film company and Paulo Branco, a Portuguese film producer.
11 December 2020
Nikolas Clarke represents local authority (Approved Mental Health Professional and Social Services) in Article 2 jury inquest
Nikolas Clarke represented the local authority: its AMHP and Social Services department in an Article 2 jury inquest concerning SMV who died in April 2019. The jury gave a short narrative conclusion that did not find any causative factors.
30 November 2020
We’re proud to support Advocate’s ‘Throw a Legal Lifeline’ Big Give Christmas Challenge
We're proud to be supporting Advocate's 'Throw a Legal Lifeline' Big Give Christmas Challenge. From midday on Tuesday 1 December until midday on Tuesday 8 December, all donations made to Advocate via the Big Give link will be doubled.
04 November 2020
Supporting the Social Housing Law Association’s annual conference
We are delighted to sponsor the Social Housing Law Association’s 2020 annual conference which takes place online from Monday 16 November until Friday 20 November.
26 October 2020
Christine Cooper acts for successful local authority in cross-border Court of Protection case
Judgment was handed down today in the High Court case of Health Service Executive of Ireland v IM and Kent County Council. Christine Cooper acted for the successful local authority in the case concerning where a 92-year-old woman, IM, was habitually resident.
22 October 2020
Chambers and Partners, 2021: 4 members of chambers ranked
We are delighted that 5 members of chambers have been included in Chambers and Partners 2021. Additionally, we continue to be ranked as a set for our social housing law team.
15 October 2020
Francis Hoar is appearing in the High Court today to challenge government’s legal restrictions on weddings
Francis Hoar is appearing in the High Court today on behalf of UK businessman Simon Dolan and co-claimant Cripps Barn Group Limited, a wedding venue business. The 2 claimants are applying for an interim injunction to prevent the enforcement of government rules restricting wedding/wedding reception attendees to 15.
07 October 2020
Franklin Evans appointed a District Judge
Franklin Evans is leaving chambers following his appointment as a District Judge. He will sit on the South Eastern Circuit as a District Judge in the county court at Romford from 18 October.
02 October 2020
Nikolas Clarke represents local authority’s Approved Mental Health Professional in coroner’s inquest
Nikolas Clarke represented the local authority’s AMHP in an Article 2 ECHR inquest into the death of a man in his 30s.