Chambers and Partners 2019 – rankings announced

St Ives Chambers are delighted as members continue to be recommended in Chambers & Partners with the detailed recommendations and rankings issued today. Members from the Family/Matrimonial group includ... Continue Reading

The first installment of the Pupillage blog is now live

“We are in a very fortunate position where we can read the papers, see the job done and then discuss the thought process behind a question.” As the first month of Pupillage comes to an end, Geo... Continue Reading

Housing Update: Is the “one succession rule” discriminatory?

This is the question considered by the High Court  in the case of London Borough of Haringey v Simawi & Anor (2018) EWHC 2733. s87 and s88 Housing Act 1985 (in force at the relevant time) provided tha... Continue Reading

Legal 500 2018 rankings announced

The Legal 500 rankings for 2018 have been announced. “I am delighted with the results of the Legal 500 recommendations for 2018 and we are very proud of all members who have worked tirelessly through... Continue Reading

Priya Tromans joins Business & Property Team

We are pleased to welcome Priya Tromans to Chambers. Priya joins our Business & Property team having practised litigation for over seven years, with experience in a wide range of commercial and individ... Continue Reading

National Adoption Week: A brief case law update

In the recent case of Re S (Child as parent: Adoption: Consent) [2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam), Cobb J provided guidance as to how the court should assess the competence of a child parent when it comes to the iss... Continue Reading

Rebecca Cross provides independent review of public law Children’s Cases

Rebecca Cross was instructed to provide an independent review of several public law children’s cases where Trimega Laboratories Limited were instructed to provide forensic toxicology test results which w... Continue Reading

Good Luck to the Pupils of 2018/19

Good luck to those of you starting your Pupillage year this week. Members and staff have provided some useful hints and tips for the next 12 months. Good Luck, St Ives Chambers ... Continue Reading

Three new Pupils have joined St Ives Chambers

We are delighted to welcome three new Pupils to Chambers on Monday 1st October 2018. George Smith, a scholar from Middle Temple, joins us from the University of Birmingham and begins his First Six under th... Continue Reading

Members of the Family group at St Ives prepare for the Child Care Conference 2018

Preparations for St Ives annual Child Care Conference are underway. In addition to keynote speaker The Honourable Mr Justice Keehan, and specialist speakers Dr Anand Saggar and Professor Sue White, members... Continue Reading