Rebecca Cross and Malvika Jaganmohan will be taking part in ‘ Who wants to be a Family Lawyer?’ held by Women in Family Law

Rebecca Cross and Malvika Jaganmohan will be taking part in the Women in Family Law Event taking place on the 28th May at 6.30pm. Please view further details please click here. ... Continue Reading

UPDATE: Z (A Child: committal proceeding) – a reminder that no one can be committed to prison without being named publicly

In this article Malvika Jaganmohan provides an update to the publication of the case of Z, following a new version having been made available naming the father. To view the full article please click here. ... Continue Reading

Domestic Abuse: Revisiting PD12J in a Post Coronavirus World

Join Jason Hadden MBE and Alyssa Howard, together with guest speaker Professor Shazia Choudhry for a lively discussion of PD12J, against the backdrop of Covid-19. For details please see our events page. ... Continue Reading

Re B (Secure Accomodation Order) [2019] EWCA Civ 2025

In Re B, the Court of Appeal considered four key parts of the law relating to the interpretation of s. 25 of the Children Act 1989. In this article, Tom Harrill summarises the most important aspects of thi... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Isaacs QC receives Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University

Elizabeth Isaacs QC is an alumna of Coventry University, graduating top of her year with a degree in Law in 1997.  She was called to the Bar the following year and took Silk becoming a Queen’s Counsel i... Continue Reading

Family Group Newsletter Autumn 2019 Edition

The Family Group Autumn 2019 Newsletter is now available to download. Within this update you will find a range of articles including: – ‘Change is Coming’ by Ann Chavasse. – ‘... Continue Reading

St Ives Chambers ranked as leading set by the Legal 500

We are delighted to confirm that St Ives Chambers has been ranked as a leading set by the influential legal directory, the Legal 500. Chambers, which is ranked in four separate practice areas, has a total ... Continue Reading

Rebecca Cross raising funds for the Family Rights Group by running a half marathon

Rebecca Cross, Barrister at St Ives Chambers, is busy training for a half marathon in London in October to raise much needed funds for the Family Rights Group (www.frg.org.uk) “I’m sure all of you are ... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Isaacs QC appointed as an Ordinary Bencher at Lincoln’s Inn

Congratulations to Elizabeth Isaacs QC on her appointment as a new Ordinary Bencher at Lincoln’s Inn. To view Elizabeth’s profile, click here. ... Continue Reading

Terri Mason accepts offer of tenancy

We are delighted to announce that Terri Mason has accepted an offer of tenancy at the end of her reduced Pupillage, having practised as a Children Law Solicitor for over 14 years. She has already started d... Continue Reading