Called in 2013
Areas of Practice
Family, Property, Landlord & Tenant, Local Authorities & Public Law, Direct Public Access Barristers
On 11th May 2018, a High Court in Nigeria granted a guardianship order to the special guardians who had been appointed in care proceedings in England. The special guardians reside in Nigeria and Nigerian Guardianship Order was required to regularise the child’s placement in Nigeria.
Archie Maddan has secured an acquittal on appeal to the Crown Court of a landlord charged with nine offences of breaching housing regulations by Colchester Council.
'5 Pump Court is ‘excellent’ on criminal and regulatory work related to property and housing, including local authority prosecutions under the Housing Act 2004. The set also has expertise across the family and civil spectrums. The clerks’ room is ‘flexible and reactive’ Onyoja Momoh - 5 Pump Court ‘Well-regarded for her work on international child abduction cases.’
Sami succeeded for the executor on behalf of the deceased estate in his claim in respect of funds left in a joint bank account the deceased had with his daughter. The Daughter relied on the presumption of advancement but her evidence was found not be credible in this regard and the funds left on the deceased’s death ordered to revert to the estate.
Kemi Ojutiku says that arbitration can offer a cheaper, more effective remedy than going to court to protect your rights. To see the full update click on....
5 Pump Court are delighted to announce that as of the 1st October 2018 Joanne McElroy and Craig Richardson, from Staple Inn Chambers will be joining our family team, increasing the capacity to 25 practicing family barristers. Also joining us from Staple Inn Chambers will be Stephen Bush who joins our clerking team. Stephen will commence employment with 5 Pump Court on the 8th October.
Mark Eldridge was successful in securing convictions of S18 against 2 defendants and perverting the course of justice for 2 others after a month long trial at Blackfriars Crown Court. The sentences ranged from 14 months to 14 years.
In the reported cases of W v SSHD [2017] EWHC 1733 (Fam) & ELO and CLO v SSHD [2017] EWHC 3574 (Fam) both dealing with recognition of Nigerian adoption orders by the Courts in the UK
We are delighted that Onyoja Momoh has been listed as a Leading Junior for Children Law in the 2017 Legal 500. Full details of the listing can be found on her practice profile.
We regularly provide in-house seminars to professional clients on a range of subjects within our core areas of Civil, Family and Crime. Please contact our clerks about any such requirements.
Due to a significant surplus of work and a desire to expand, we are looking for high quality practitioners across all of our core areas of expertise: Civil, Crime and Family
5 Pump Court has 40 qualified Direct Public Access Barristers with expertise in the following areas of law: Employment & Discrimination, Family, Property & Landlord & Tenant, Business & Commercial, Construction, Professional Negligence & Liability, Crime, Personal Injury.
5 Pump Court are delighted to welcome Lucy Meredith as a Member of Chambers after the successful completion of her pupillage. Lucy formally becomes a tenant on Monday 1st October 2018.
5 Pump Court takes great pride in congratulating Onyoja Momoh on her PhD success! Funded by the Elphinstone Scholarship (University of Aberdeen), Onyoja thesis title is “Domestic and Family Violence in the Context of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction” Congratulations on your achievement Dr Momoh
5 Pump Court is ‘excellent’ on criminal and regulatory work related to property and housing, including local authority prosecutions under the Housing Act 2004. The set also has expertise across the family and civil spectrums. The clerks’ room is ‘flexible and reactive’. I am also delighted for Onyója Momoh who has retained her band 4 ranking for Children's cases.
Kemi recently appeared in the Court of Appeal before Peter Jackson LJ and successfully resisted an application for permission to appeal against the decision of a Recorder by a Mother in respect of the interim removal of the subject children from her care. Kemi represented the Father who, together with the Children’s Guardian, had supported the local authority’s application for an Interim Care Order. There had been a long history of Private Law proceedings and the children were found to have suffered emotional harm.
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LL.B Law, First Class, University of Hull (2012)
BPTC, Very Competent, Manchester Metropolitan University (2013)
Scholarships & Awards
Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Hubert Greenland Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Dean’s Award for Highest Performance in Civil Litigation on BPTC
Dean’s Award for Highest Performance in Criminal Litigation on BPTC
OUP Prize for Transnational Commercial Law
Kyle principally practises in family law, with an emphasis on children cases. He also has a keen interest in Court of Protection (health and welfare). These fields complement each other, and Kyle has been regularly instructed in cases where the two touch upon one another.
Kyle approaches all his cases in an empathetic manner and strives to understood the difficult predicament in which clients find themselves if they are in, or anticipating using, the family courts or the Court of Protection. He acknowledges that parties are likely to be facing the most challenging periods in their lives will do his utmost to ensure that this difficult and challenging process is made as manageable as possible.
Kyle regularly blogs on issues of mental health as they arise in the family courts and Court of Protection, and his blog can be accessed at www.mentalhealthbarrister.com.
Kyle is authorised under the public access scheme to receive instructions directly from clients without the need to go via a solicitor.
Children
Since starting practice, Kyle has had extensive experience acting in children cases. Kyle’s main area of interest is public proceedings and he has acted for both local authorities and parents at all stages of proceedings, including contested final hearings.
Kyle has acted in cases which include serious alleged non-accidental injury, sexual abuse and chronic neglect.
Kyle regularly represents vulnerable parties and has been instructed by the official solicitor on a number of occasions, including for a mother at a final hearing where the local authority was seeking placement orders and relying on the mother’s mental health difficulties as a threshold issue. His knowledge of Court of Protection issues complements his work with vulnerable parents well, and he had been described by solicitors as ‘going above and beyond what is expected of counsel’.
Kyle has extensive experience in the arguments raised and the issues which arise when concerned with an application under the inherent jurisdiction for authorisation to deprive a child of its liberty in the family courts, as well as in cases where the local authority seek orders due to profound mental health difficulties of children.
In addition to his public law practice, Kyle often acts in private children disputes. He has acted at all stages through to final hearings, including fact findings. He has acted in cases of intractable opposition, and has a good grasp on international issues.
Court of Protection
Kyle has been instructed in the Court of Protection and has experience in DoLS challenges and best interest decision making. He accepts instructions from all parties, including other interested parties.
His interest in issues of mental health and capacity extend beyond his cases and he regularly blogs on issues more broadly.
Finance & Cohabitation
As well as his children practice, Kyle acts in cases which involve the division of assets following the breakdown of relationship. Kyle approaches these cases with utmost discretion, understanding that they can be very intrusive.
Kyle has particular experience in cohabitation disputes. Prior to coming to the Bar, he had extensive experience in property litigation working at a niche firm of solicitors dealing exclusively with property matters. This experience, coupled with his family practice, means he is well placed to deal with these matters.
Landlord & Tenant, and Property
Prior to coming to the Bar, Kyle worked for a highly regarded firm of solicitors with a niche property, and landlord and tenant litigation practice. As such, he is conversant in these areas, and more specifically forfeiture disputes and service charge determinations.
Whilst in pupillage, Kyle was supervised by Archie Maddan and so he has a thorough knowledge of HMO licensing law. Kyle has acted for both local authorities and landlords in HMO disputes in both the civil and criminal jurisdictions.
Kyle maintains a paper practice in these areas and is happy to settle pleadings, or give advice.
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