Homelessness and the need to consider a “foreseeable future” (Safi v Sandwell Borough Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2876)
In Safi the court of appeal took efforts to clarify what information was relevant and... Continue Reading
Today is the UN’s ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM’ and following the recent criminal conviction for FGM (the first in the UK), the need for clarity of the legal position is greater than ... Continue Reading
[2019] EWHC 24 (QB)
QBD (Cheema-Grubb J) 11/01/2019
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a possession order granted by the County Court, finding that although the court had failed to properly conside... Continue Reading
We are delighted to announce that Priya Tromans has accepted an offer of tenancy at the end of her shortened Pupillage, having practised litigation for over seven years. She has already started developing ... Continue Reading
Powell v Dacorum BC – no breach of the PSED at the warrant stage when it was not raised in the possession proceedings
[2019] EWCA Civ 23
This case involved arguments raised at the warrant stage of allege... Continue Reading
“Focus on doing a few individually crafted, targeted applications rather than sending out vast quantities of copy and pasted applications. Whilst it may be a numbers game, you need your application ... Continue Reading
St Ives Chambers are delighted to announce that Graeme Simpson has joined the Criminal Group from Citadel Chambers.
Specialising in Criminal law, Graeme is available to accept instructions from 17th Januar... Continue Reading
We are delighted to congratulate Adem Muzaffer on his appointment as a District Judge. Congratulations from all of us at St Ives Chambers.
To read the announcement, click here.
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As December draws to a close, we take the opportunity to review the successful year St Ives Chambers has had. Here are some of the highlights:
Awards
Current holders of two of the most prestigious legal... Continue Reading
We are delighted that Sarah Fahy will be returning from maternity leave in January 2019. Sarah will continue to specialise in Public Law Children and Private Law Children.
Sarah regularly appears at all st... Continue Reading
St Ives Chambers is particularly well known for its family law expertise, which spans family finance, children and care matters………. Other key areas include crime and regulatory, commercial, Chancery and banking matters……
