With extremist views becoming more commonplace, is the law keeping up? Leila Taleb examines the increasingly uneasy balance between freedom of expression and protected characteristics.

We are delighted to announce that Duncan McReddie has joined Park Square Barristers with immediate effect. Duncan started his legal career as a specialist criminal defence solicitor. He worked for a number of firms in the Teesside area including Brown Beer Nixon Mallon and VCW Law. Duncan was called to the Bar in 2006. As […]

Leila Taleb discusses Flexible Working & More Predictable Work Patterns.

Flexible Working & More Predictable Work Patterns This webinar is presented by Leila Taleb. Leila has a growing employment practise. She has received instructions to represent both claimants and respondents and has instructed across all levels of the litigation process from preliminary and interlocutory hearings to final hearings. She has acted in claims involving unfair […]

Ellen Wright, instructed by Paul J Watson Solicitors, secured the acquittal of her client charged with a single count of rape following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

We are delighted to announce that Louise Noblet will join Park Square Barristers from 15 April.

In the recent High Court decision of X v Y [2024] EWHC 538 (Fam), Mrs Justice Knowles gave a strong forewarning over the forthcoming changes to the FPR and how the same are likely to be interpreted in financial remedies hearings and in cases concerning children.   The case itself involved a pre-hearing review in […]

Naomi will sit part time whilst continuing with her busy inquest, court of protection and family practice. She regularly acts for interested persons including families, local authorities, prisons and individuals at all stages of coronial proceedings, often in inquests where Article 2 is engaged.

Everyone at Park Square Barristers would like to wish Jane Curnin a happy retirement as she retires from practice and leaves chambers.

The Court of Appeal has recently held that local authorities are able to rely on section 233 of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) when serving a notice seeking possession under section 83ZA of the Housing Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”).