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April 5, 2017 Validity of a s.42 notice given to a transferee after the prescribed period for the registration of their title

Toby Bishop appeared for the successful landlord in Solomon –v- Dawn, a dispute about the effect of the LR 2002 on notices given under the LRHUDA 1993. The issues were: a) does s.7(3) LRA 2002 validate an ineffective s.42 LRHUDA 1993 notice, upon registration of the recipient as the landlord? and b) was there a general prohibition on the landlord relying on its failure to register in opposing new leases?

March 27, 2017 Sarah Salmon joins Field Court Chambers

We are delighted to announce the arrival of Sarah Salmon to Field Court Chambers. Sarah’s expertise extends to all areas of housing and landlord and tenant, local government and the public law aspects of housing law.

February 16, 2017 Ruth Cabeza represents parents in the High Court in application by a hospital for a declaration that it is lawful to refuse to provide invasive lifesaving treatment for eight month old baby

Ruth Cabeza appeared in the high Court representing the parents of a terminally ill eight month old baby, in circumstances where they did not agree with the decision of Doctors at Great Ormond Street.

January 20, 2017 Wheelchairs v Buggies and the duty to make reasonable adjustments

Eirwen Pierrot summarises the Supreme Court’s important decision this week in Paulley v FirstGroup plc, concerning the duty to make reasonable adjustments.

January 4, 2017 Honour-based violence and forced marriage in public law children proceedings

Practitioners should be alert to issues that may arise in cases where honour-based violence is considered a risk by the local authority, particularly when forced marriage is considered to be a real possibility.

November 16, 2016 Ruth Cabeza leading Anita Rao appear before the Court of Appeal in challenge to ex-tempore judgment handed down following fraught care and placement proceedings

In this appeal against placement orders made in respect of two children, the Court explored the challenges facing first instance judges in giving ex tempore judgments in care proceedings in the context of the guidance handed down in Re B-S [2013] EWCA Civ 1146.

November 2, 2016 Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that 5 members of Chambers have been listed in the Chambers UK 2017 edition with first time listings for Ruth Cabeza, Rhys Hadden and Francis Hoar

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.

October 26, 2016 Victoria Flowers represented the Local Authority in an application for a Reporting Restriction Order following care proceedings which attracted media interest.

The judgment of Hayden J granting a Reporting Restriction Order, which included deciding that the Local Authority should not to be named and the mother should be prevented from speaking in the media about any aspect of “gender dysphoria or gender identification” in so far as they related to the child.

September 14, 2016 10 Members of Chambers listed in the Legal 500 2016

Field Court Chambers is delighted to announce that 10 members of Chambers have been listed in the Legal 500 2016 edition with a first time listing for James Trumble.

August 31, 2016 Ruth Cabeza shortlisted for International Family Law Barrister of the Year

We are delighted to announce that Ruth Cabeza has been shortlisted for International Family Law Barrister of the Year in the 6th annual Jordan’s Family Law Awards. The shortlist was chosen by a judging panel made up of the heads of the Association of Lawyers for Children, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Family Law Bar […]