Cornwall Street Welcomes Nomsa Chizhowezha
We are thrilled to announce Nomsa Chizhowezha has joined us today. Nomsa completed her pupillage at a set in Northampton where …
Calling All Students, Graduates and Post-Graduates: Civil Law Competition
Cornwall Street Barristers are pleased to announce the commencement of the 2020 Civil Law Competition and invite all students, graduates and post-graduates …
Holly-Louise Kilbey Returns To Practice
We are thrilled to welcome back Holly-Louise Kilbey to Chambers after her maternity leave. Holly joined Chambers in January 2019 having …
Adjusting To The New Norm: Cornwall Street Launch Remote Connection Suites
We all need to work in a safe environment. So, at Cornwall Street Barristers we have now established three fully equipped …
Ending The “Rough Sex” Defence In Murder Cases.
Written by Shannon O’Connor The passage of the new domestic abuse bill through parliament has been slow. It has now finally …
Pupillage In Lockdown – Shannon O’Connor
Written by Shannon O’Connor Back in November last year, I wrote a blog entry about my first few months of pupillage. …
Don’t let a footpath claim trip you up. Tim Jacques reviews the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barlow v Wigan MBC.
Background In September 2014 Deborah Barlow was walking in her local park when she tripped over an exposed tree root. As …
CIVIL COURTS: CHANGES TO PRIORITY LISTING
Amendments were made on 14 May 2020 to the priority list for the County Courts during the pandemic. Please see the …
Case Comment: Removal of Children out of Jurisdiction during Covid-19 Pandemic – Re N (A Child) [2020] EWFC 35
Written by Dr Mandeep Dyal, Family Law Barrister The decision of Mostyn J in the matter of Re N (a child) …
Vicarious Liability: Some Recent Decisions
Nicholas Kennan briefly looks at some recent decisions regarding vicarious liability. Cases of vicarious liability are always difficult because they generally …
Appointment of Rebecca Keeves and Simon Bradshaw as Deputy District Judges
Cornwall Street Barristers is delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Keeves and Simon Bradshaw as Deputy District Judges. Simon and …
Don’t Lien on my Motorcycle – Sheianov v Sarner International Ltd and the law of lien
Simon Bradshaw considers recent guidance from the High Court as to what involves ‘work on goods’ sufficient to give rise to …