News

During the Christmas Period there will be a change to the opening hours of the Clerks room, which will be closed from Wednesday 23rd December at 6.30 pm until 10 am on Tuesday 29th December.

The Court of Appeal gave judgment in the long running and multi party case of Blindley Heath Investments Limited v Bass (and others) [2015] EWCA Civ 1023 on Friday 9 October 2015. The case, included two juniors in chambers who acted for the successful parties: Hashim Reza and Timothy Carlisle.

Christine Cooper successfully represented the parents who brought a claim against the London Borough of Hackney for the unlawful accommodation of their Children in foster care.

Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that 9 members of Chambers have been listed in the Legal 500 2015 edition.

Michael Gettleson, a former Head of Chambers, died on 1 August 2015 at the age of nearly 94.

This “highly exceptional” order was made under the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction allowing the revocation of an adoption and for the applicant to change her last name.

Field Court Chambers are delighted to announce that Edward Bennett has been shortlisted for Young Barrister of the Year award at Jordans Publishing Family Law Awards.

Mark Tempest successfully argued that the statutory provision requiring the landlord to protect the tenant’s deposit before giving notice to end the tenancy applied even when the deposit was paid before the statute came into force.

Francis successfully prosecuted the longest election petition in English legal history.