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Angus Thomas
Business & Property
19/06/2024

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996: A Short Guide

Amidst the current turbulence in the UK housing market, many homeowners are opting to stay put and renovate their homes. Such a trend brings the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) into sharp focus. In this article, Angus Thomas provides...
Pro Bono Recognition List
General News
18/06/2024

Pro Bono Recognition List

Yesterday saw the publication of the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List a new initiative which recognises barristers and solicitors who have dedicated 25 hours or more pro bono legal assistance in the previous calendar year. Chambers has a proud...
Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Close
Crime
13/06/2024

Father & son who hired assassin for revenge face life sentences

Kevin Hegarty KC and Ben Close successfully prosecuted 2 men for conspiracy to murder, after hiring an American hitwoman to carry out a killing. CCTV footage showed the would-be killer waiting for a member of the victim’s family to arrive home, and...
Michelle Caney
Business & Property
12/06/2024

Eviction Fiction! Michelle Caney Successful in £1.1M Unlawful Eviction Case

In a case which attracted national media coverage, Michelle Caney has successfully secured the dismissal of a £1.1m claim for unlawful eviction following a hotly contested 9-day trial at the Royal Courts of Justice. Michelle acted for Clarion...
Junior Care
Events
03/06/2024

Junior Care Seminar, 2 July ’24

Please join us in Chambers on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd July for what will be a hugely engaging and insightful seminar delivered by expert members of our Junior Care Team. Mock Court Hearing A number of applications will be put before the...
real estate blueprints
Business & Property
24/05/2024

Real Estate Summer Seminar, 9 July ’24

On 9 July 2024, we will be hosting a half-day seminar in Chambers specifically aimed at in-house and external solicitors who regularly act for developers and housebuilders. Today’s Blueprints for Tomorrow’s Builds: Legal Insights for...
Jonathan Gale
Business & Property
24/05/2024

“Land Obligations” – Enforcing Positive Covenants against successors in title to Freehold Land

The Law Commission has long recommended that the burden of positive covenants  – ie where the servient owner is to do something, rather than refrain from doing something – be made to run with the land and thus be enforceable against...
Crime
22/05/2024

Charles Blatchford defends in drink driving case at Hull Magistrates Court

Image: Hull Live Charles Blatchford represented a defendant who was initially arrested for drink driving with a roadside breath test at over 3 times the legal limit.  At the police station he was so impaired through intoxication that he was unable...
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