Following the stepping down of Jacob Levy KC, we are pleased to confirm the commencement of Tom Little KC as Joint Head of Chambers.
A former pupil, Tom commenced pupillage with then 9 Gough Square in 1997 before becoming a member in 1998. Since then, he has developed an impressive practice and as First Senior Treasury Counsel regularly prosecutes some of the country’s most high-profile cases.
Simon Readhead KC will continue to serve alongside Tom, as Joint Head of Chambers.
Laura Johnson KC and James Byrne have secured a multi-million pound settlement for a young woman who suffered horrifying avulsion injuries including the total loss of her scalp and right ear when her ponytail became trapped in factory drill. This was a highly unusual and…
We hope our readers enjoyed the long Easter weekend and grasped the opportunity, as we did, to spend a restful few days away from the coalface. We kept one eye on the courts though, and it’s just as well we did, because last week brought…
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…
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