Practice Area: Public Law Children

Special Guardianship Orders Clarified: 10 Points to Note

On 18th June 2018, the Court of Appeal comprising the Senior President Sir Ernest Ryder, Sales LJ and Sir James Munby PFD handed down judgment in the case of In the matter of P-S (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ... Continue Reading

Birmingham City Council v W & Ors [2018] EWHC 610 (Fam)

David Payne and Dympna Howells were instructed on behalf of different parties in a case where Mr Justice Keehan considered whether the London Borough of Haringey (in whose area a child had been residing wh... Continue Reading

St Ives Chambers are delighted to announce that four members of chambers have been appointed as Recorders. 

Head of Chambers, Jeremy Weston QC, Timothy Bowe, Andrew Day and Matthew Maynard will all sit as Recorders in the Family Court. They are amongst 133 new Recorders appointed nationwide, from 2,425 applica... Continue Reading

Jeremy Weston QC – awarded Birmingham Law Society Barrister of the Year

We are delighted that Jeremy Weston QC was awarded ‘Barrister of the Year’ by the Birmingham Law Society. Many, many congratulations from all of us at St Ives! ... Continue Reading

Who judges the Judges? Judith Trustman puts forward a case for reform

If a barrister experiences bullying from a judge are there remedies available? Who judges the judges and is there somewhere advocates can complain? In the latest edition of Counsel, Judith Trustman puts f... Continue Reading

A warm welcome to Rebecca Cross as she joins our Family law group

We are delighted to welcome Rebecca Cross as a new member of our Family (Children) and Family (Finance) groups. Her recent cases include representing a parent in a 5-day finding of fact hearing, where not ... Continue Reading

Family (Children) Group Update – now available

The spring edition of Family Law Group Update is now available, please click here. In this edition, our Members have written articles including: Back to the Future: e-bundles (Matthew Maynard) Care Crisis... Continue Reading

Three of our members are shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society – Barrister of the Year

We are delighted that Jeremy Weston QC, Gemma Bowes and Jason Hadden have been shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society – Barrister of the Year.  For the full listing, click here. ... Continue Reading

The Lord Chancellor has confirmed that the law on surrogacy will be reviewed

Following a landmark ruling on a surrogacy case led by Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Adem Muzaffer, from St Ives Chambers, and Natalie Gamble and her team from NGA Law, it has been confirmed that the Law Commiss... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Isaacs QC has won The Legal 500 UK Silk of the year – Regions/Scotland.

We are thrilled to announce that St Ives Chambers own Elizabeth Isaacs QC has won The Legal 500 UK Silk of the year – Regions/Scotland. Elizabeth was chosen after Legal 500’s “many months... Continue Reading