Year of call
1962
5 Pump Court
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Court of Appeal and Covid-19
Trisan Hyatt acted in an appeal regarding hybrid hearings, and the circumstances in which they should be held during the current pandemic. In her 'short and effective' submissions, she emphasised the position of the children C (Children : Covid-19: Representation):
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CORONAVIRUS
Chambers remains open, and our barristers continue to accept instructions. Please contact us by email at clerks@5pumpcourt.com in the first instance or use our clerks' direct lines (shown in their profiles). After 5.30pm please call 07976 368031. Thank you for your patience.
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Contact details
The easiest way to contact our clerks is by email at clerks@5pumpcourt.com or by telephone. Please call our family clerks on 020 7632 7852 or 020 7632 7851; our civil clerk on 020 7632 7862 and our criminal clerk on 020 7632 7853. After 5.30pm please call 07976 368031.
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Remote court hearings
During the current lockdown, courts are conducting hearings remotely. We have many members with extensive experience of remote hearings, who can advise on preparation and tactics and effectively represent clients at such hearings. We are able to host hearings and conferences by Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Contact us at clerks@5pumpcourt.com for more information
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International adoptions
Dr Onyoja Momoh acted in the matter of AMDK v NA [2020] EWHC 1548 (Fam) concerning the recognition of a Ugandan adoption. The reported judgment is now available, and has been adopted as a precedent in Ugandan law.
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Black Lives Matter
5 Pump Court Chambers stands firmly against racism in any form. We are proud of the diversity of our Chambers, and believe that diversity makes us stronger. We also accept that there is always more we could do, and we are ready to listen and to learn.
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CA success
Mark Eldridge represented the Crown in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division. The Court refused permission to appeal on the ground that an aggravated burglary of which the Defendant had been convicted was an abuse of process. The Defendant argued that his bad character should not have been before the jury. It was held that he had sought deliberately to give a false impression to the jury.
Crime
Criminal Law Barristers
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From the most straightforward Magistrates’ Court case to lengthy and complex fraud and murder trials, barristers in our Criminal Practice Group at 5 Pump Court offer a broad range of experience and expertise in the whole field of criminal defence and prosecution work.
Barristers within our Criminal Practice Group act for the prosecution and defence in cases brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Department of Trade and Industry, Revenue & Customs, the Inland Revenue, the RSPCA and the Health and Safety Executive. Our Criminal Practice Group barristers are also willing to act in private prosecutions, the Coroner’s Court and Courts Martial.
Additionaly, chambers have recently won tenders
for criminal work from over 20 local authorities and now regularly act on their behalf in mattersranging from benefit fraud, breaches of planning law, trading standards to education act cases.
Barristers in the Criminal Practice Group undertake work throughout the country, with a particular emphasis in London, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Aditionally, barristers in the Criminal Practice Group are regular contributors to our accredited seminar programme.
Numerous members of our Criminal Practice Group are qualified under the Direct Public Access Scheme. To see our Direct Public Access Group please click on Direct Public Access Barristers
Members In This Area
Contact
5 Pump Court
Temple, London
EC4Y 7AP
Document Exchange
LDE 497 Chancery Lane
Hours
8.30 am until 7.00 pm
Urgent out-of-hours
07976 368031
Parking spaces are available for conferences on request in advance
