
Pupil barristers Andrew Burrell and James Fowler accept offers of tenancy
Pupil barristers James Fowler and Andrew Burrell have accepted offers of tenancy with us. They will join us as tenants in September after completing their pupillages.
Pupil barristers James Fowler and Andrew Burrell have accepted offers of tenancy with us. They will join us as tenants in September after completing their pupillages.
Aristide Hoang-Brown secured a Mesher Order on behalf of the applicant wife in financial remedy proceedings, along with periodical payments from the husband, ensuring that she could remain living in the former matrimonial home with their child.
Rebecca Davies will argue against the motion 'The Law Commission is right – our Financial Remedy law is outmoded and needs fundamental change’ at Family Law Week’s financial remedy: practice & procedure conference on Tuesday 11 March.
David Brounger represented a property developer who successfully brought a claim in the High Court against his former business associate for breaches of undertakings given to the court. The defendant was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment, suspended for 2 years on stringent conditions relating to the disclosure of his assets.
Pupil barristers, Madeleine Southey and Harrison Engler have accepted offers of tenancy with us. They will join us as tenants in September after completing their pupillages.
Legal 500 2024 recognises the expertise of 19 members of chambers. Additionally, we continue to be ranked as a set for our social housing law expertise and are ranked for our family: children practice. Thank you to all our clients for your support during the year and particular thanks to everyone who gave feedback on our barristers.
Christopher Stirling represented a husband who successfully applied for enforcement of a final financial remedy order invoking the controversial Thwaite jurisdiction. The judgment confirms the survival of the Thwaite jurisdiction to revisit unexecuted final orders where it would be unjust not to do so.
Miles Croally acted for a wife who successfully defended her husband’s trustees in bankruptcy’s claim about his share in the matrimonial home. The couple had previously agreed to reallocate equitable shares in the co-owned matrimonial home from 50%-50% to 98%-2% in favour of the wife. The trustees in bankruptcy applied under section 339 of the Insolvency Act 1986 claiming the transaction had been at an undervalue.