Francis Wilkinson represented an applicant Local Authority in a modern slavery case where Romanian Roma children aged 12 to 16 were working in a car wash. The 12-year-old was ‘married’ to the 25-year-old man managing the car wash. He was charged with offences under the Modern Slavery Act and with her rape. It was necessary […]
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Francis Wilkinson represented the successful Appellant against a strike out in financial remedy proceedings. The final order had allowed the Husband to apply to vary the lump sum before the order was perfected. There were other proceedings which delayed his doing so, which eventually were finalised and he applied to vary the order as anticipated, […]
PM was in the US Navy in World War II when he was posted to Northern Ireland. He met, fell in love with and married OM while he was there. After the war she felt unable to live in the USA and the couple divorced. PM then married MM in the USA and raised a […]
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients for their support during the past year with a special thank you to all those who participated in the feedback process. ADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC LAW — LONDON (BAR) – Band 4 Hilton Harrop-Griffiths – “He is very shrewd, wise, measured and experienced. […]
Max’s clients (together with the Applicants who were the original registered proprietors of the subject-property) were victims of fraudsters who procured the registration of the title to a substantial property in North London in their names and then sold it to Max’s clients, allegedly at an under-value. The Applicants sought the alteration (as opposed to […]
Is the creation or cancellation by the Land Registrar of an entry on the Register in reliance upon a voidable disposition mistaken for the purposes of Schedule 4 Land Registration Act 2002 ? No, says the Court of Appeal but, once the transaction has been set aside, the Register can be altered so as to bring it up to date. It […]
Jonathan Cowen and Eleanor Sibley successfully represented Birmingham City Council in the Court of Appeal in an appeal against a decision of the Court of Protection that a 16 year old disabled child (D), who lacked capacity to make decisions about his residence and care, was deprived of his liberty in a residential placement in […]
Sarah Salmon looks at two recent Court of Appeal decisions that provide guidance on: vulnerability under section 189(1)(c), Housing Act 1996; contracting out and the Public-Sector Equality Duty (PSED); and, intentional homelessness. Vulnerability after Hotak Following a raft of county court decisions that have been reported in Legal Action and on the Nearly Legal blog, […]
Field Court are delighted to be sponsors of the Social Housing Law Association’s Annual Conference and members of our housing team look forward to seeing clients at the event on 17 November 2017. The Conference provides up to date information, discussion and practical guidance on topical issues facing housing associations, local authorities, ALMOs and their […]
Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that 11 members of Chambers have been listed in the Legal 500 2017 edition with a first time listing for Damian Powell. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients for their support during the past year with a special thank you to […]