A Council v JC & Ors [2025] EWFC 440 - Penny Howe KC, Andrew Grime and Maria Gallagher acted in this composite fact-finding and welfare hearing. #FamilyLaw #ChildrenLaw www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/12/11/a...

In this episode of The Family Law podcast, host Maria Henty discusses taking a more holistic approach to divorce and separation, and how different professionals can work with clients in a joined-up fashion to support them at a difficult time. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/12/11/t...

We are extremely pleased to announce that Annie Ward has been shortlisted for the Family Barrister of the Year category in the City wealth Magic Circle Awards 2026, taking place in London on 13 May 2026. Please vote for Annie using the link below www.citywealthmag.com/magic-circle...

Please join us for a series of interactive lunchtime webinars covering the latest developments from our Co-ownership team. Each session will run from 1pm to 2pm, including time for Q&A. To register, please visit our events page linked below. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/category/eve...

Pump Court is pleased to announce that Natalya Evans has authored a Practice Aid in the November edition of the Lexis Nexis Family Law journal #Familylaw To read the full article, please follow the link below www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_com...

Annabel Hazlitt appeared in the Court of Appeal, successful in appealing a conviction from the Crown Court at Southampton. The issue in the case concerned disclosure of evidence to the jury after they had retired to consider their verdict. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/12/01/a...

Jennifer Lee of Pump Court Chambers and Shu Mei Hoon of Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore, have co-authored an article published in the Winter 2025 edition of the Family Remedies Journal. Click below to read the full article financialremediesjournal.com/financial-re...

In the latest episode of Pump Court’s Family Law Podcast, host Maria Henty discusses how the court deals with pets upon divorce and separation, with Estella Newbold-Brown, Partner and Head of Family Law at Amphlett Lissimore #FamilyLaw #FamilyLawPodcast www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/11/27/t...

"Serious Annoyance: Protest, Reverence and the Limits of Toleration at Stonehenge" - click below to read our latest Criminal Law blog article by Pupil Barrister Elliott Wright #CriminalLaw www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/11/25/s...

Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to speak at the ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Litigation – 5th Annual Flagship Conference in London on 20 November 2025. #TL4 To book your place, please click the link below: thoughtleaders4.com/tl4-high-net...

In the latest episode of the Family Law podcast, Maria Henty talks to Annette Henry KC about the Harman Report and also about harassment and bullying at the Bar more generally. #Familylaw #Harmanreport To listen, please follow the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/11/13/t...

Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to speak at the National London YRes Conference 2025 today www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/11/07/j...

In the latest edition of the family law podcast, new host Maria Henty is joined by Antonia Mee and Hannah Budd to discuss the "Within The Window" initiative and how the initiative can be used to help our Family Law clients. To listen, click the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/30/p...

Pump Court warmly welcomes Maria Henty and Rebekah Batt as our new Family Law podcast hosts. Both offer a wealth of expertise and insight to the Family Law practice, and we're excited to have them lead the next series of our popular podcast. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/27/t...

We are incredibly pleased to welcome Natalya Evans (2022 call) and Joseph Sworder (2025 call) to Pump Court’s family team. Natalya is a probationary tenant and Joseph is a pupil in his second six. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/27/n...

Pump Court Chambers was delighted to attend the pupillage fair over the weekend. It was an amazing opportunity to meet so many aspiring barristers and share perspectives on life and practice at our Chambers. #Pupillage #Pupillagefair

We are pleased to announce that Antonia Ford has been invited to become a LexisNexis expert on their Practical Guidance platform PSL. To view her Lexis Nexis profile, please follow the link below www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/expert...

We are delighted to have improved our rankings in Chambers and Partners 2026 – Pump Court is listed as a Band 1 set for Family/Matrimonial and Ecclesiastical Law and as a Leading Set for Crime and Employment. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/16/p...

‘Emoji’ not “agreement in writing” for the purposes of unauthorised deductions from wages claim – Louisa Simpson successful in the Employment Tribunal #EmploymentLaw For the full article, please follow the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/14/e...

Chambers is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee has been invited to lead an online workshop hosted by Resolution, “A Bitesize Guide to Capacity in the Context of Financial Remedy Proceedings” on 24 Oct. resolution.org.uk/event/a-bite...

In this episode of the Civil Law Podcast, Louisa Simpson interviews Pump Court’s Head of Employment & Discrimination, Heather Platt, about her successful EAT case, Kaler v Insights ESC Limited [2024] EAT 195. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/13/i...

The Galilee Paradox: What’s going on in the case law on amendments in the ET? by Ezra Macdonald For the full blog article, please follow the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/02/t...

Mark Ruffell prosecutes a drug gang who were jailed for smuggling £64m of cocaine into the UK on a speedboat #CriminalLaw For more information, please click the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/07/m...

A big welcome to our new common law pupils, Frances Easton and Alyzeh Alam, and our specialist criminal pupil, Elliot Wright, who joined us last week. Joseph Sworder and Natalya Evans will officially join Pump Court on 20th October as probationary tenants in the family team.

Hester Calder, instructed by Mishma Muambe of Andrew Storch Solicitors, represented a client for sentencing, having been charged with PWITS Class A. #CriminalLaw www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/02/h...

We are delighted to announce that Pump Court’s members have obtained 82 individual rankings in the Legal 500 2026, including 21 new rankings and 12 promotions across 11 of our key practice areas. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/10/01/t...

‘What a Relief’ – How to succeed on CPR 3.9 Applications for Relief from Sanctions Tim Salisbury is joined by Henry Hawkesworth in a new episode of the Pump Court Civil Law Podcast to discuss applications for relief from sanctions under CPR r.3.9. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/29/w...

We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of our quarterly Children Law Update. This Autumn issue has been written by Isabella Thomas-Kelly and Emily Chapman. Private law update: www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/29/p... Public law update: www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/29/p...

We are delighted to welcome back Cordelia Williams following her maternity leave. Cordelia was called to the Bar in 2014 and is a family practitioner who specialises in financial remedies and private law children matters. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/29/c...

We're pleased to announce that Paul Mertens will be speaking at the Eversheds Sutherland 2025 Global Investigations Conference: Culture, Compliance, Cooperation, Technology, taking place in London on October 7, 2025

Congratulations to Carol Cheng, who tackled Tough Mudder over the weekend alongside the commercial litigation and insolvency team at Francis Wilks & Jones in support of Wessex Heartbeat. If you’d like to contribute, please follow the link below www.justgiving.com/page/fwj-tm2...

Jennifer Lee will be speaking at The Law Society’s Online Classroom on Navigating Tax in Divorce, taking place on Tuesday 23 September 2025 between 12 - 1pm. For further information, and to book your place, please visit The Law Society website. learn.lawsociety.org.uk/product/navi...

Many congratulations to Roy Donnelly, who has joined Chambers as a tenant. Roy specialises in health professional regulatory and disciplinary matters, clinical negligence, inquests/inquiries, and general health law advice. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/19/r...

This is your reminder that Pump Court offers the full range of NCDR services from our facilities in London, Winchester, and Canterbury, including pFDRs, arbitration, and mediation. #NCDR #ADR #FinancialRemedies #PFDR #pDRA www.pumpcourtchambers.com/legal-servic...

In this Episode of the Civil Law Podcast, Pump Court’s Louisa Simpson speaks with Emma Davies of Everys Solicitors about all things tactics & strategy for best outcomes, against the backdrop of professional regulation in the Healthcare sphere. #Civilpodcast www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/15/c...

We would like to thank everyone who joined us for last night’s party in the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral. Despite the rainy weather, it was great to catch up with colleagues and friends.

Chambers is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lee will be part of the Bar Council delegation to the UAE next week and will be speaking at the family law conference in Dubai on 16th September. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/11/j...

“I’m so stressed”… But what is stress really? How does it impact our bodies? And what can we do about it? Maria Henty is joined by Samantha Hawkins to explore all things stress. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/09/t...

Duty of Care of Highway Authorities for Grass Verges and the Evidential Issues in a Section 58 Defence – by Palak Sikri For the full blog article, please follow the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/09/k...

Pump Court Chambers is delighted to be able to offer Private DRA, which, much like Private FDR, addresses the growing need for a non-court based space for early neutral evaluation in private children cases #PDRA #ChildrenLaw #FamilyLaw #NCDR www.pumpcourtchambers.com/legal-servic...

We are delighted to announce that Emily Chapman has been selected to join the National YRes Committee www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/04/e...

Potanina v Potanin (No. 2) [2025] EWCA Civ 1136 (04 September 2025): Re-hearing of wife's appeal against an order refusing leave to pursue a claim for financial relief following a foreign divorce. Appeal allowed and leave granted. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

We are very pleased to announce that Michael Jones KC appointed Deputy High Court Judge Michael will continue his regular practice at Deans Court alongside his new appointment. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/08/29/6...

The Pupil Perspective with Alvaro Loxton, Hannah Tickle, and Victoria Steet. The pupils talk all things pupillage, including lessons learned and tips for the next generation. To listen, please follow the link below www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/02/t...

We are very pleased to announce that Naomi Gyane has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge by the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/09/02/n...

Chambers is pleased to announce that Mark Ablett has been appointed to Resolution’s Financial Remedy, Pensions and Tax Committee. Mark is thrilled to join the committee and looks forward to meaningfully contributing to the committee’s important work. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/08/27/m...

Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Paul Mertens has been appointed to the Attorney-General London A Panel of Counsel to the Crown. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/08/26/p...

Proud to share that Pump Court’s own Dr Ezra Macdonald is among the authors of a new paper featured in New Scientist: “Mathematicians have worked out the optimal strategy for Guess Who?” To view Ezra's article, please follow the link below arxiv.org/html/2508.00...

Sian Beaven successful at NMC Fitness to Practice Hearing Siân was instructed by Shirley Forbes of the RCN to represent one of two registrants accused of assaulting a vulnerable patient and accessing his mobile phone. www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/08/12/s...

Tara Lyons, Maria Henty and Samara Brackley join host Mark Ablett on the Family Law Podcast for a special episode celebrating the launch of Pump Court Chambers’ cohabitation team #FamilyLaw #FamilyLawPodcast #Cohabitation www.pumpcourtchambers.com/2025/08/04/p...