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March 22, 2018 Barry McAlinden and Anita Rao successful in appeal to the Court of Appeal

Appearing before Richards, Jackson and MacFarlane LLJ. Barry McAlinden and Anita Rao successfully appeared for the grandmother of 4 children in care proceedings in an appeal against a decision of HHJ Tolson QC. The appeal concerned the implementation of a care plan for placement of the children with the grandmother, under a care order, by […]

February 16, 2018 Christine Cooper has appeared in the Supreme Court in case of Williams v Hackney on 14th and 15th February 2018

The case concerns the extent of local authorities powers to accommodate children under s. 20 of the Children Act 1989 in the face of objections by the parents. At trial, the judge followed the established authorities that such accommodation required informed consent and awarded damages of £10,000 to each parent for breach of their article […]

February 06, 2018 Sir Henry Brooke QC (19 July 1936 – 30 January 2018)

Sadly, Sir Henry died on 30th January following planned heart surgery. He was 81. Much has already been written about his prodigious achievements and deep humanity. There has been little mention, though, of his remarkable work in Albania over the last 8 or so years, tackling judicial corruption and promoting the rule of law. The […]

January 03, 2018 Francis Wilkinson represented an applicant Local Authority in a modern slavery case

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 […]

December 12, 2017 Francis Wilkinson represented the successful Appellant against a strike out in financial remedy proceedings.

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, […]

November 06, 2017 Joshua Swirsky represents an executor in a case concerning the burial of a US war veteran who made a new life in England in his 90s.

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 […]

November 03, 2017 Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that 6 members of Chambers have been listed in the Chambers UK 2018 edition

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. […]

November 02, 2017 Max Thorowgood successfully represents his clients in the First-tier Tribunal

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 […]

November 02, 2017 NRAM v Evans (Chief Land Registrar intervening) [2017] EWCA Civ 1013

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 […]

October 31, 2017 Jonathan Cowen & Eleanor Sibley successful in appeal to the Court of Appeal on the question of whether parental consent has any role to play in deprivation of liberty applications concerning 16-17 year olds

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 […]