New tenant, Sophie Murray, joins Criminal Practice Group

Chambers is delighted to announce that Sophie Murray has accepted an offer of tenancy and joins St Ives Chambers as a member of the Criminal Practice Group with immediate effect. Head of Chambers, Elizabet... Continue Reading

Transparency in the Family Courts: Griffiths v Tickle [2021] EWCA Civ 1882

Eloise Marriott details the highly important decision in Griffiths v Tickle, explaining well the key issues addressed by the Court of Appeal and as covered at first instance and on appeal by Chambers’ Ti... Continue Reading

Failings – a case of ‘if’ or ‘when’? What lessons can be learnt from YY?

Natalie Cross is invited, for a second time, to write an article for the Family Law Journal. To view the article which explores the decision of YY (Children: Conduct of the Local Authority) [2021] EWHC 749... Continue Reading

  Christmas Opening Hours 2021   Thursday 23rd December: 08:30 ‑ 14:30   Friday 24th  – Wednesday 29th December: CLOSED   Thursday 30th December: 8:30 – 14:30   Friday 31st ... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Isaacs QC – Qualified Arbitrator; The Numerous Benefits of Arbitration

Arbitration offers parties the opportunity to opt out of the Court process completely and obtain a final, binding determination from a jointly appointed, family law specialist. Arbitration offers an afford... Continue Reading

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS 2022 EDITION: ST IVES: “AN EXCELLENT CHAMBERS”

We are pleased to confirm that St Ives Chambers has been ranked as a leading set by the legal directory, Chambers & Partners in their 2022 edition, which has been released today. Twenty-six different m... Continue Reading

Admissibility of evidence in civil proceedings: An overview and case law update by Harry Marriott

The Supreme Court, in the case of Shagang Shipping Company Ltd v HNA Group Company Ltd [2020] UKSC 34, has recently given guidance on the admissibility of evidence in civil proceedings. Although the factua... Continue Reading

UPDATE Possession Proceedings Stay and Notice Requirements

It seems that it is a daily task to check to see if the position regarding possession proceedings has changed from the day before.  This article is an update to my last article ‘Ban on evictions and not... Continue Reading

R v P (Children: Similar Fact Evidence) 2020 EWCA Civ 1088

On 18 August 2020, the Court of Appeal delivered their judgement in the case of R v P (Children: Similar Fact Evidence) [2020] EWCA Civ 1088, providing guidance on the general approach to be taken to simil... Continue Reading

Ban on evictions and notice periods extended in Government u-turn

The stay imposed on possession proceedings was due to expire on Sunday 23 August 2020.  However, in an 11th hour u-turn, Robert Jenrick announced on Friday afternoon that the ban on evictions would be ext... Continue Reading