Author: Hannah Yates

But seriously, what next? Consideration of the doctrine of frustration.

One way and another, now seems like it might be a timely moment to refresh the memory on the doctrine of frustration; one rather suspects that in coming days and weeks it may become a more common feature o... Continue Reading

COVID-19 – trespasser possession and injunction proceedings – Application of the new Civil Procedure Rule Practice Direction 51Z

The back drop to this case is that the new Practice Direction CPR 51Z effectively stays possession proceedings and enforcement issued pursuant to CPR 55 for 90 days from March 2020. It does not need to be ... Continue Reading

Vulnerable witnesses in care proceedings

In this article, Natalie Cross considers what amounts to a vulnerable witness and how practitioners can identify vulnerability. The full article is published in Family Law. To view the article, please clic... Continue Reading

The Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019 – An Update

As of 1st of April 2020, the Government’s election pledge of delaying the release point of serious sexual and violent offenders came into force by way of the Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant ... Continue Reading

A Procedural Roadmap for Easement Claims

Published by the Property Law Journal at PLJ 2020, 381, 33-42 Easement disputes are a staple of real property practice.  Some can be of very high value, particularly where the existence of an easement ha... Continue Reading

St Ives launches specialist Dispute Resolution Team

St Ives Chambers are delighted to launch our new Dispute Resolution Team, which focuses on a number of different forms of Dispute Resolution within family law. Head of Chambers, Jeremy Weston QC, said “I... Continue Reading

Curing defects in section 8 notices seeking possession – what is the test?

The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether the “reasonable recipient” test in Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19 applies to notices served pursuant to s... Continue Reading

Worcestershire Law Society Awards 2020 Nomination

We are delighted to announce that our Jason Hadden MBE has been nominated and shortlisted for the Barrister of the Year Award, at the Worcestershire Law Society Awards and Dinner 2020. For more information... Continue Reading

Members shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Barrister of the Year Award 2020!

We are delighted to announce that our Ms Elizabeth Isaacs QC and our Mr Jason Hadden MBE have both been shortlisted for the award of Barrister of the Year 2020 by Birmingham Law Society. To view the full s... Continue Reading

Applications for Adjournments due to Ill-Health

In this article Harry Marriott considers the case law surrounding application for adjournment on grounds of ill-health. To view the full article, please click here. To view Harry’s profile, please cl... Continue Reading