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Pupillage Applications 2024 (for October 2025)
Thank you to everyone who has applied to 5 Pump Court for pupillage starting in October 2025. Read more about the process we follow between now and offer day on 10 May 2024.
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Evidence in a credit hire claim: what does the claimant need to provide?
If you are advising a claimant bringing a credit hire claim, what sort of evidence is the most useful? Sam Steggall shares his courtroom experience.
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Declaration of Parentage
What should you do when faced with a client who wants to apply for a declaration of parentage? Sam Steggall considers the legal position and some practical considerations.
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O v O & O: How not to litigate an Inheritance Act claim
Abimbola Badejo acted for the successful Defendants in the case of O v O and O - a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. There are a number of lessons to be learned about how not to litigate claims of this sort.
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Pincus v Singh [2024] EWHC 502 (Ch)
Joseph Meethan acted for the successful Defendant in Pincus v Singh [2024] EWHC 502 (Ch) in which HHJ Paul Matthews, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, delivered a rare decision on CPR12.4(4) and its effects on ‘abandoned’ claims.
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Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance [2024] UKSC 6
In February 2024, a credit hire case reached the Supreme Court. Despite it's low value (£1,560) the case is likely to affect a large number of other cases. Taehyun Baek has analysed the judgment further.
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Banning Orders – Original sin: The importance of getting the Notice of Intention correct
Archie Maddan successfully defended a residential property lettings company faced with a banning order application brought by a London borough which would have shut down the business.
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Re X (Child: Deprivation of Liberty: Lack of Placement) [2023] EWHC 3416 (Fam)
Queenet Awesu considers the recent case of Re X, and the implications of the lack of suitable placements for children with complex caring needs.
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Forms over substance? Applying for an Interim Possession Order
Joseph Meethan considers the process of applying for an interim possession order, and some of the peculiarities of the process!
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