Mar 31, 2021 | News
Rebecca Chalkley recently discussed private prosecutions with The Law Society Gazette in a piece entitled “Are private prosecutions getting out of control, or do we need more?” Rebecca explained that public prosecutions are not as well-resourced than private...
Mar 25, 2021 | News
We are thrilled to announce a new addition to Cornwall Street Barristers, Brig (Rtd) Anthony Paphiti. A military law expert, Anthony is joining us as an Academic Associate Tenant to bolster and support our growing Military Law team. An alumnus of Leeds University,...
Mar 24, 2021 | News
Cornwall Street Door tenant and former Counsel General for Wales, Theo Huckle QC, said that during lockdown he undertook the Bar Council’s public access course after learning almost 25% of all the earnings of the Bar are now from direct access instructions. Theo was...
Mar 23, 2021 | News
Following a contested Interim Removal Hearing, Miss Edwards was able to persuade the Court that the threshold for separation of a four month old baby and his birth mother had not been met. The Court had the evidence of two independent social workers and the...
Mar 2, 2021 | News
The recent judgment of HHJ Jarman QC provides a helpful reminder of what someone claiming the benefit of a deathbed gift (donatio mortis causa) must prove. It also highlights that applying the law is not necessarily synonymous with dispensing fairness. Tim Jacques...