28 Feb 2014
Members of Six Pump Court participate in Central Law Training conference “Defending Regulatory Proceedings”.
On 25th February David Travers QC chaired (and lectured about disciplinary proceedings at) the annual CLT conference on the defence of regulatory proceedings. Other members of Chambers invited to speak were Oliver Saxby QC on the Proceeds of Crime Act, Mark Watson on Sentencing and, Lee...
read more26 Feb 2014
Supreme Court reviews nuisance law - Coventry v Lawrence [2014] UKSC 13
The Supreme Court has today unanimously allowed the appeal of Kate Lawrence and Ray Shields. The appeal raised a number of important points in connection with the law of private nuisance, regarding prescription, "coming to a nuisance", the character of the locality and the relevance of planning...
read more26 Feb 2014
Mock Public Inquiry Training Event - 14th March
On 14th March 2014, 6 Pump Court will be hosting a Mock Public Inquiry in association with The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London. This is a one-day training event in the practice and procedure at Public Inquiries. The event will cover training in Inquiry...
read more21 Feb 2014
Pension Liberation Fraud: New Kid on the Block
Stuart Jessop and Ian Whitehurst discuss the dangers of new pension fraud scams promising savers early access to their pension pots. To view the article click here
read more19 Feb 2014
Partnership sentenced for lake safety failures
Pascal Bates has prosecuted a farming partnership which was fined £60,000 plus £31,252.12 in costs for water safety failures that led to the death of a 17 year old worker at a lake on a wetland wildlife reserve. The reserve near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, said to be essential to wildfowl in East...
read more13 Feb 2014
Six Pump Court Chambers present Health & Safety Seminar
Six Pump Court Chambers, recently awarded the Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession's “Health and Safety Chambers of the Year 2013” joined with Gullards Solicitors to host a seminar on health & safety law in the corporate environment this month. The seminar covered the law in the...
read more12 Feb 2014
Chatrooms and 21st Century Insider Dealings
Ian Whitehurst and Stuart Jessop discuss the latest area of financial trading being targeted by regulators. To view the article click here
read more09 Feb 2014
A Practical Guide to POCA & Unused Material: A Defence Perspective
In a further article available on our website, Ian Whitehurst discusses the legal process involved in confiscation proceedings and the issue of disclosure.The article is available on our website and a link to it can be found here.
read more07 Feb 2014
Eleanor Laws QC prosecutes Lord Somerset who yesterday received a sentence of 2 years imprisonment for assaulting his wife
Lord Somerset, yesterday received a sentence of 2 years imprisonment for assaulting his wife. Eleanor Laws QC was prosecuting. To read more news on this click here
read more06 Feb 2014
New Member of Chambers
Six Pump Court Chambers are delighted to welcome Stuart Jessop who joins our Regulatory and Crime Teams. Stuart has a significant practice in the area of business and financial crime which includes a large element of fraud and intellectual property work. Stuart's extensive experience in this area...
read more05 Feb 2014
Assessing the impact of R (Virgin Media) v Zinga
Oliver Saxby QC, Ian Whitehurst and Stuart Jessop have co-written an article on private prosecutions which discusses the foundations laid down by the recent case R (Virgin Media) v Zinga. To access the article from our list of publications click here
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