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February 24, 2021 Francis Hoar acts in potential legal challenge to hotel quarantine rules

Francis Hoar represents a solicitor who is seeking judicial review of the government’s hotel quarantine laws.

February 22, 2021 Winsome Levy joins as a tenant

We are delighted to welcome Winsome Levy as a new tenant. Called to the Bar in 2003, Winsome specialises in Court of Protection, mental health tribunal, adult social care and inquest cases.

February 04, 2021 We are recruiting and welcome applications from talented barristers

We welcome applications from talented barristers with expertise in our core practice areas: Family, Housing, Property, Business, Public law and Court of Protection.

February 01, 2021 We are recruiting for family law barristers

We are keen to hear from excellent family practitioners interested in joining us as tenants. Our family law barristers are regularly instructed in complex and ground-breaking cases. And we have more work than we can cover.

January 29, 2021 Nikolas Clarke represents local authority Social Services department in Article 2 inquest concerning death of man in his 50s

Nikolas Clarke represented the local authority’s social services department in an Article 2 inquest concerning AJM who died in April 2019.

January 27, 2021 Sarah Salmon in High Court case deciding issues of principle in local authority claims for injunctions against ‘persons unknown’

Sarah Salmon is acting for the London Borough of Hounslow in a High Court case to decide issues of principle in local authority claims for injunctions against ‘persons unknown’. The case could have much wider application as local authorities have used the same statutory provisions to seek injunctions against ‘persons unknown’ to restrain raves and car cruising (among other things).

January 04, 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.

December 17, 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.

December 11, 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.

December 07, 2020 Sarah Salmon to speak at the HLPA (Housing Law Practitioners’ Association) annual conference

Sarah Salmon will be one of the panellists speaking about ASBIs and committal in the Covid-19 era at the HLPA’s Housing Law Conference 2020. The conference is taking place remotely on Thursday 10 December.