15 March 2019
Emma Godfrey appointed as a Deputy District Judge
Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Emma Godfrey has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge. Their practices will continue as usual.
News
01 March 2019
Eurotunnel v Secretary of State for Transport: Brexit ferry case
Rebecca Handcock acted for the Secretary of State for Transport and assisted as part of a wider team in Eurotunnel v Secretary of State for Transport.
26 February 2019
Cowan v Foreman and ors [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam),
Judgment was handed down today in Cowan v Foreman and ors [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam), a widow’s application to extend the 6-month time limit for a claim pursuant to section 4 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The testator settled the bulk of his estate on discretionary trusts with letters of […]
01 February 2019
PSED and Eviction
Sarah McKeown considers the decision of the Court of Appeal in Powell v Dacroum Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 23. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a refusal to suspend a warrant for possession as there had been no breach of the public sector equality duty, but even if there had been it […]
28 January 2019
Richard Harris appointed a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal
Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Richard Harris has been appointed a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal. Richard has been assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber. His practice in family law will continue as usual.
23 January 2019
PSED and Possession Proceedings
Clare Cullen considers the decision of the High Court in Forward v Aldwyck Housing Group Limited [2019] EWHC 24 (QB). The High Court dismissed an appeal against a possession order notwithstanding a breach of the public sector equality act duty. Public Sector Equality Act duty (‘PSED’) The PSED under section 149, Equality Act 2010 requires […]
14 January 2019
Paul Randolph
We are very sorry to announce the death of Paul Randolph on Tuesday, 8 January 2019. John Critchley, Head of Chambers, said: “Paul was a great star in the mediation world and was known nationally and internationally for his distinctive approach to mediation and mediation training. He had a tireless commitment to alternative dispute […]
02 January 2019
Homelessness – Out-of-borough placements under s.193 Housing Act 1996
Emma Godfrey reviews the decision of the Court of Appeal in Alibkhiet v London Borough of Brent; Adam v City of Westminster [2018] EWCA Civ 2742 which considers the use of out-of-borough placements in discharge of the main housing duty under s.193 Housing Act 1996. In both cases the local authority had accepted a s.193 […]
28 November 2018
Max Thorowgood appointed as a fee-paid judge of the Residential Property Tribunal
Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Max Thorowgood has been appointed as a fee-paid Judge of the Residential Property Tribunal and has been assigned to the Eastern Region. This appointment means that Max currently sits part-time as a Judge of both the Land Registration and the Residential Property Divisions of First-Tier Tribunal, Property […]
27 November 2018
Remembering mediation in housing cases
Sarah Salmon considers Mr Justice Harry Carr’s “lessons for the future” in the recent case of Network Homes Ltd v Harlow [2018] EWHC 3120 (Ch). As the Government focus on litigation with their “call for evidence” in “Considering the case for a Housing Court” (here), one thing that is often overlooked in housing cases is […]