Chambers are pleased to announce that Jennifer Newcomb has been appointed to Level 4 of the CPS Advocate Panel. Level 4 prosecution advocates must demonstrate a consistently high quality of work and are instructed in serious, complex, and sensitive cases.
Jennifer also retains instructions from the SFO, where she is a Grade A listed advocate. She is recognised by Chambers & Partners as one of the best financial crime barristers in London. She accepts instructions to both prosecute and defend.
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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