The law on reattribution used to be fairly clear and (importantly) unequivocal Martin v Martin [1976] 3 All ER 625 at 629 per Cairns LJ “another question which arose was as to whether the husband’s conduct in relation to financial matters after the separation was relevant. … Such conduct must be taken into account because… Read more »
Matthew v Sedman concerned difficult questions about the date (or even time of day) at which causes of action accrue and the calculation of limitation periods in professional negligence claims. The trustees and beneficiaries of the Evelyn Hammond Will Trust brought proceedings against the Trust’s former trustees for a failure to submit claims under a court… Read more »
One of 18 St John Street’s specialist family Barristers Anna White is co-presenting a Child Concern Seminar: ‘Parental Alienation – The law and psychological perspectives’. Presenting alongside Ali Mather who is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Miss White will be sharing her thoughts and legal experience/insights on Zoom next Monday (24th May 2021 at 17:30). Tickets… Read more »
Manchester Business & Property Courts Forum has invited 18 St John Street’s Head of Chambers Richard Chapman QC to speak alongside HH Judge Richard Pearce to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of remote advocacy. The webinar on Thursday 13th May, chaired by HH Judge Cawson QC, will highlight the approach of Manchester B&PC current and… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Christopher McNall offers some thoughts on King v Stiefel [2021] EWHC 1045 (Comm)… Call me old-fashioned, but I love writing pleadings. Perhaps I have already revealed myself as old-fashioned by my use of the word ‘pleadings’ rather than ‘Statements of Case’. I am probably one of the youngest people alive to have written… Read more »
Here at 18 St John Street, we’re thrilled to say that our latest fundraiser has raised over 2000 pounds! For the past month, many of our members and staff alike, reached their fundraiser target of 5K of exercise, 5 days a week. Whether this was through walks, runs, cycling or even an equivalent of tennis,… Read more »
The long-awaited judgment of Re H-N and Others (children) (domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 was delivered on 30 March 2021. The case has been highly anticipated by family practitioners on the issue of how the family court deal with domestic abuse in private proceedings. The COA heard 4 appeals from… Read more »
Oliver Caplan, barrister at 18 St John Street Chambers, represented the Defendant upon a Summary Judgment application in the recent case of Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbH v TFS Stores Limited [2021] EWHC 862 (Ch). Mr Caplan faced Gary Cowen QC of Falcon Chambers in the High Court. The tenant holds a five-year lease of a unit… Read more »
One of our barristers, Lucy Coulson, was instructed for the Teacher Regulation Agency as Presenting Officer in teaching misconduct proceedings. The teacher was alleged to have engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a 14 year old female student. The events giving rise to the allegation were historic, having only been reported to the police in… Read more »
We’re now in the final week of our charity Fitness Fundraiser (and this is our final reveal)! Our members and staff have been striving to achieve 5K of exercise, 5 days a week for the past 3 weeks. So now that we’re in our fourth week – we can say we’ve made it to the final hurdle…. Read more »
Christopher McNall has contributed to two chapters in the new book “National Security: Law, Procedure and Practice”, published by Oxford University Press. This book – the first of its kind – is not just about spying and official secrets, but aims to be a one-stop shop for the whole field of national security law, including… Read more »