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September 16, 2015 9 Members of Chambers listed in the Legal 500 2015

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

August 28, 2015 Eirwen Pierrot secures substantial costs award following success in unfair dismissal claim in the Employment Tribunal

Pupil barrister, Eirwen Pierrot, represented the successful Claimant in her claim for unfair dismissal in a case involving close analysis of the TUPE Regulations 2006.

August 26, 2015 Tributes to the late Michael Gettleson

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

August 13, 2015 Dennis Sharpe succeeds in revoking an adoption under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court

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.

Edward Bennett has been shortlisted for Family Law Young Barrister of the Year

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.

June 3, 2015 Jason Braier succeeds in indirect discrimination claim for Jewish job applicant

In Aurelie Fhima v. Travel Jigsaw Ltd, Jason Braier represented the successful claimant in her claim for indirect discrimination having been turned down for a job solely because following Jewish practice prevented her from working on Saturdays.

June 2, 2015 Deregulation Act 2015 confirms Court of Appeal decision in Charalambous v Ng [2014] EWCA Civ 1604

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.

May 7, 2015 Francis Hoar is The Times ‘Lawyer of the Week’

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

April 23, 2015 Francis Hoar successfully represents Petitioners in High Court in an important electoral fraud case

Following a 6 week hearing at the High Court the election commissioner has ruled that Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets should be removed from office and the poll declared void.

April 7, 2015 Jonathan Cowen and Edward Bennett successfully acted for a Local Authority in the High Court

Jonathan Cowen and Edward Bennett successfully acted for a Local Authority in arguing that the arrangements made by a Trust for a disabled 15 year old child in a hospital which were made with parental consent did not constitute a deprivation of the child’s liberty requiring authorisation under the inherent jurisdiction.