Pupillage Gateway applications close soon on 7 Feb. QEB are recruiting for two pupils starting Sept 2025. For all your questions on family law and life as a family barrister - check out QEB's Alexandra Hampton talk from the National Pupillage Fair youtube.com/watch?v=oe9Mpr…

QEB are proud to offer a mini pupillage as a prize in this excellent competition

With his signature concision and thoroughness, Michael Allum has turned round this excellent primer/summary on Potanin in less than half a day - the proceedings below, the ratio of the UKSC majority judgment, and its likely impact going forward.

A new judgment from Sir Jonathan Cohen on funding maintenance out of debt.

Animal protection can get very academic when it’s all case papers, legal textbooks and codes of practice. Nice to spend a day getting hands on - volunteering with mucking out the pig pens and feeding the animals - at FRIEND farm animal sanctuary in Kent.

** Calling family law pupillage applicants ** Join us for a live mock interview and Q&A for an insight into the interview process and tips for success. Excited to be part of this event alongside such brilliant colleagues. Do share with your networks- all welcome! Women in Family Law

Spring 24 edition online now. Loads of good stuff in here, but everyone should probably read Duncan Brooks piece. The fact that instructive material of this quality is free online sans paywall is cool.

Please join us for the first of our new “Enterprising Women” careers & networking events at Denstone College. We welcome speakers from a variety of sectors including education, real estate, marketing, and technology. This event is open to everyone including parents, pupils, staff

The final written judgment allowing Yosser's appeal has now been handed down. Yosser will soon be let out of police kennels. Fitzgerald v CPS [2024] EWHC 869 (Admin): bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

This case concerned a dog under the care of a mentally and physically disabled human. It clarified the approach to deciding whether a dog should be destroyed following their human companion’s conviction under s.3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Read rb.gy/prq2dj

On Monday next week significant amendments to the FPR come into effect. 29 April 2024 could be a landmark moment for NCDR. No longer to be seen as an ‘alternative’ to litigation, but the first, and for many only, port of call. #NCDR #mediation #arbitration #evaluation

Please do consider voting for Lucy Loizou for election to Resolution’s National Committee. As founding member of National YRes and buckets of experience keeping us all in check at iFLG I know she’ll make an enormous positive contribution if elected.

I am honoured to have been asked to speak at this event at my old school on the legal sector. Dread to think how much has changed since leaving over a decade ago!

The Sunday Times were kind enough to publish something by me today: thetimes.co.uk/article/e79360…

Interesting case in which I appeared led by Stewart Leech KC , against Tim Bishop of 1 Hare Court and Jeni Kavanagh of 1GC Family Law . Compensation principle engaged and reflected in a way not previously seen in case law: to bring pre-acquired wealth within ambit of sharing principle

My amazing wife’s second book comes out today, if you liked ‘whips’ you’ll love cleavage! And who doesn’t… do go out and buy it!

Touching tribute to Roberts J penned by my former roommate Oliver Wise: financialremediesjournal.com/content/jenny-…

Delighted to have worked with the one and only Anna Shadbolt in this pro-bono case.