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11 Sep 2019 16:04
We are Recruiting!!With our recent celebrations of Part-Time Judicial appointments we are recruiting!! We offer a progressive attitude, friendly and efficient clerking team. We promote a positive work life balance in the beautiful South West and promote wellbeing which is recognised by being awarded a Wellbeing more...
7 Aug 2019 09:38
The “long arm” of the police – how “confidential“ are family proceedings?“Not very” seems to be the answer in the Court of Appeal decision in M (Children) [ 2019] EWCA Civ 1364 Sir Andrew McFarlane upheld Keehan J’s decision to disclose the parents’ initial statement and position statement to the police following the initial interim care hearing. In family proceedings more...
31 Jul 2019 14:58
Disclosure of material from care proceedings to the policeThe Court of Appeal has held in Re M (Children) (Disclosure to the Police) [2019] EWCA Civ 1364, that the Re C test for disclosure of material from care proceedings to the police remains good law after 23 years, and in the light of the Human Rights Act 1996, but with the qualification that more...
24 Jul 2019 15:00
Making sexual relations …….. personalOn 16 July 2019, Mr Justice Hayden, the Vice President of the Court of Protection, handed down his judgment in the case of LB Tower Hamlets v NB & AU [2019] EWCOP 27 which considered the test for capacity to consent to sexual relations. Why is this judgment significant? The case considered whether more...
25 Jun 2019 12:09
MA responds to Farmer Review on WomenLord Farmer has published his review on women, which looks at the value of supporting positive family relationships for women in prison, especially when it comes to preventing women from reoffending. The MA welcomed the opportunity to contribute to this important review and we support its more...
21 May 2019 11:28
MA briefing on Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) BillThe MA recently produced a briefing for the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill. The Bill seeks to establish a new Online Procedure Rules Committee, which will provide rules of court for online proceedings in civil and family courts. While acknowledging the potential more...
1 May 2019 14:12
Gresham Lecture: The Child & Medical Treatment: The Chance to Live, or Die with Dignity?What happens when doctors and parents cannot agree on whether a child should be given experimental medical treatment? Why is there any question mark over a parent’s right to decide if medical treatment for their child continues? From the parents of Aysha King who successfully secured proton beam more...
Placement in Ghana: proportionality, human rights and the guardian
I have written an article on the case of Re A (A child) [2018] EWHC 3625 (Fam) on the Garden Court Chambers website: Racism in this country is subtle and pervasive. It is not a sign that says ‘No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish’. It is not (at least not always) a racially motivated attack on the streets. more...
10 Apr 2019 10:46
We are Recruiting!With our recent celebrations of Part-Time Judicial appointments we are recruiting!! We offer a progressive attitude, friendly and efficient clerking team. We promote a positive work life balance in the beautiful South West and promote wellbeing which is recognised by being awarded a Wellbeing more...
3 Apr 2019 16:06
'For richer, for poorer’ – subject to pre-nuptial agreementPre-nuptial agreements are a persistent hot topic. Whether you are engaged, happily married or unhappily married, it may be a good time to talk about a pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreement (“pre-nup” or “post-nup”). Pre-nups have a reputation for being unromantic. For many couples the concept of more...
3 Apr 2019 09:55
Peter Laverack in landmark ruling that legally recognises same-sex marriage in a British Overseas TerritoryEdward Fitzgerald QC of Doughty Chambers and Peter Laverack of 5 Essex Court, with local silk Ben Tonner QC of McGrath Tonner, successfully represented the petitioners (Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush) in the first case of its kind in the Caribbean. The Chief Justice modified the Marriage Law more...
20 Mar 2019 10:35
We are recruiting!!With our recent celebrations of Part-Time Judicial appointments we are recruiting!! We offer a progressive attitude, friendly and efficient clerking team. We promote a positive work life balance in the beautiful South West and promote wellbeing which is recognised by being awarded a Wellbeing more...
14 Mar 2019 13:59
Post Adoption Contact considered in Court of AppealRE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29 The issue of post-adoption contact was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in the case of Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29. The appellants were the natural parents represented by Vanessa Meachin QC and Sarah more...
14 Mar 2019 09:33
Deputy District Judge AppointmentsChambers are delighted to congratulate Andrew Worthley (South Eastern Circuit), James Bax, Sarah Evans and David Lidbury (Western Circuit) and Pakeeza Rahman (Midlands Circuit) who have all been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as Deputy District Judges. Very well done!! more...
13 Mar 2019 10:19
Two QCs from No5 represent each side in court in baby manslaughter caseTwo QCs from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are representing each side in the courtroom in a manslaughter trial over the death of a two-month-old baby. Jonas Hankin QC is acting for the prosecution in the trial of Abigail Palmer, 33, who is accused of squeezing the chest of daughter, Teri-Rae, with such more...
6 Mar 2019 14:24
Sick girl to be treated against parents' wishesSara Mann represented a sick thirteen-month-old baby whose parents do not want her to have potentially life-saving treatment. The child was born with kidney failure and has survived against the odds. Doctors have said that haemodialysis, where blood is taken and cleaned, is in her best interests. more...
26 Feb 2019 13:53
Chambers congratulates Nigel Moore and Rupert Chapman on being elected to take over as joint Heads of ChambersThe members of Magdalen Chambers are delighted to announce the election of Nigel Moore and Rupert Chapman as the new Joint Heads of chambers with effect from June 2019. Christopher Naish was Head of Chambers at Southernhay Chambers from 2005 and then Joint Head of Chambers with Michael Berkley at more...
14 Feb 2019 12:40
We are celebrating and recruitingClick on the link to see our latest announcement in Counsel Magazine! https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/docs/file-attachments/magdalenchambers_jan2019_hph_web.pdf?sfvrsn=b5f8_3 more...
11 Feb 2019 14:29
To have and to hold - and the prenupThis article originally appeared in Live24-Seven (February 2019) It may be that the divorce rate for heterosexual couples in England and Wales has hit a 45-year low, but if your marriage becomes a statistic, how can you protect your wealth? A prenuptial agreement, signed before the marriage, can set more...
7 Feb 2019 16:51
The Court of Justice of the European Union hears intercountry adoption caseCounsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared at the Court of Justice of the European Union in an intercountry adoption appeal. The child, ‘SM’, was adopted under the Algerian ‘Kefalah’ system by her French national legal guardians, who live in the UK as EEA nationals. The issue was whether SM more...
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