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Pupils go on their feet!
Two of our pupils go 'on their feet' today - accepting cases in their own names and representing their clients in court. Find out more about them here!
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Behind the scenes of a fact finding hearing in the Family Court
Taehyun Baek recently represented the respondent Father in a contentious fact finding hearing. He explains what happened, and three key points to keep in mind when faced with this type of hearing.
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Abimbola Badejo provides expert opinion in the case of DE and JE v TE and TT [2025] EWHC 687 (Fam)
Abimbola Badejo is dual qualified in England & Wales and Nigeria and has a thriving practice as an expert witness. In this case, he was instructed to provide an expert opinion on the validity of a Nigerian adoption order in order to determine an application by the adoptive parents for recognition of the adoption at common law.
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International Women's Month
March is International Women's Month: a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Meet our fantastic women barristers!
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Dr Maia Love appears in the Court of Appeal
Dr Maia Love appears in the Court of Appeal today in a appeal relating to the use of intermediaries in family proceedings.
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Pupillage interviews: tips and tricks from a successful applicant!
The Pupillage recruitment season is in full flow. Helena Khullar is a pupil following a mixed practice pupillage, and in this blog she offers some hints and tips for those interviewing in this round.
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Institutional landlord training 2025
Chris Payne, a specialist property barrister, is presenting a series of webinars this year aimed at institutional landlords (primarily local authorities and housing associations) and their advisers, covering the various stages in the most usual property cases.
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Ali v HSF - another battle waged in the credit hire “secular war”
Helena Khullar considers the decision of the Court of Appeal in Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP. Z O.O [2024] EWCA Civ 1479, and the consequences for credit hire cases.
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Secret or undisclosed commissions, and half-secret, halfway house or partially disclosed commissions
Johnson v. Firstrand Bank Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 1282 is the latest in a long line of case law on commissions and serves to clarify the principles around: 1) secrecy of a commission, 2) the fiduciary relationship, and 3) accessory liability on the part of a lender/provider in a relevant transaction. William J Richardson explains the decision.
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