The finalists for this year’s Family Law awards have been announced and for the fifth year running the PSQB Family team have been shortlisted for Regional Family Law Chambers of the Year.
On 1st July 2021 The Court of Appeal heard the 2 appeals referred to above consecutively in order to provide new guidelines as to when it is appropriate to hold a finding of fact hearing. Huw Lippiatt appeared in the first appeal led by Will Tyler QC and David Orbaum appeared in the second.
A View from The President’s Chambers: July 2021
Topics included Finding of fact hearings, the recent case of A, B & C (2021) EWCA Civ 451 and Hair strand testing.
Park Square Barristers will be hosting a Family Law seminar via zoom tomorrow at 17.30.
I define the legal test for NMOs including without notice NMOs, whilst analysing the potential implications and changing landscape that the Bill will bring with it in terms of interpretation of such orders.
Applications for Mini-pupillage at PSQB will be open through the month of July for those wishing to undertake an in-person Mini-pupillage between the months of September and December.
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I will be delivering a seminar on 6 July looking at the law with respect to how lies should be approached in finding of fact hearings, and considering the recent Court of Appeal authority of Re A, B and C (Children) [2021] EWCA Civ 451.
