Richard and Dominique joined Chambers as new tenants on 1st October 2018, having successfully
completed their pupillages with 1 Chancery Lane. In this briefing Richard will analyse some recent cost
decisions and Dominique reviews some recent developments in coronial law. Richard and Dominique
will be practicing across all areas of Chambers work and we warmly welcome them to the Junior
Practitioner Group.
October 2018 – Junior Practitioner Group Briefing – Recent Costs Decisions and Coronial Law
On 10 April 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down Judgment in Re M (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, providing long awaited guidance for deciding whether and when to grant intermediary assistance to vulnerable parties in family proceedings. An intermediary is someone whose function…
This week the government announced a further consultation on proposed amendments to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018; Anirudh Mandagere considers the proposals in detail and provides a link for the use of those who wish to respond to them. Alternatively, you…
The High Court handed down its judgment in Butler v Ward [2025] EWHC 877 (KB) yesterday, striking out £2.5million of the Claimant’s Schedule of Loss. Francesca O’Neill represented the Defendant surgeon (instructed by DWF LLP). The Judgment also raises interesting questions about when summary judgment applications…
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