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Local Authority/Public Law

5 Pump Court regularly carries out work for over 20 local authorities.  Cases undertaken by members of Chambers include the following:

Criminal

Trials, sentences and other hearings in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court in prosecutions for:

Benefit fraud

‘Fly tipping’ and littering offences 

Education Act 1996 offences

Breaches of noise abatement notices

Breaches of planning enforcement notices, prohibition orders and condition notices

Breaches of the Building Regulations

Nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Trade marks offences

Food hygiene offences

Offences under the Health and Safety Regulations

Street trading offences

Members of chambers are also experienced in confiscation proceedings and post-conviction ASBO applications.

Members of Chambers regularly draft indictments, summonses, skeleton arguments and provide written advice on evidence in such cases.

Civil

Hearings at all stages of proceedings in:

Business and commercial disputes

Judicial Review proceedings

Licensing applications and appeals (under the Licensing Act 2003, Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, and Gambling Act 2005)

Civil ASBO applications

Possession hearings

Homelessness appeals

Residential Property Tribunal appeals

Injunction applications

Applications under the Enterprise Act 2002

Members of chambers also regularly act as legal advisor to Independent Appeal Panels in school exclusion appeals.

Members of Chambers are experienced at drafting pleadings, skeleton arguments, draft orders and providing written advice.

Family

Members of Chambers regularly act for a number of local authorities in Care Proceedings at all levels.

Members are experienced at drafting threshold documents, draft orders, skeleton arguments and providing written advice in such cases.