Year of call
1985
5 Pump Court
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Join us
We are actively recruiting for Third Six pupils with an interest in family law. We have a surplus of family work, and pupils can expect to be in court every day. Further information is available on the link below and at https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/careers/third-six-vacancies-and-best-practice/
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Shortlisted for Family Clerking Team of the Year
5 Pump Court are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Clerking Team of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2019. Voting is now open on the Family Law Awards website.
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Mark Eldridge prosecutes Attempted Murder
Mark Eldridge prosecuted an Attempted Murder (knife attack on bus on the 21st August last in Streatham High Road) at the Central Criminal Court today (31.10) where the 14 year old Defendant pleaded Guilty to Section 18 and sentence was adjourned to the 13th December 2019
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Court Martial Appeal Court
In October 2019, Matthew Bolt succeeded in the Court Martial Appeal Court in relation to an important procedural matter for the Service Justice System. The case has now been reported: Regina v SH and another [2019] WLR(D) 584.
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Mark Eldridge prosecutes under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964
Mark Eldridge prosecuted an arson before a jury at Inner London Crown Court where the mentally ill Defendant was tried under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 on an allegation of setting fire to his room in a multi-occupancy house.
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Onyoja Momoh ranked in Legal 500
We are very pleased that once again, Onyoja Momoh has been ranked in the Legal 500 for her children law work. A highly skilled advocate, she is described as ‘Always very thoroughly prepared.’
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Join Us
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
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Direct Public Access Barristers
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.
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5 Pump Court Legal 500
5 Pump Court is well known for its criminal and regulatory work but the set also has expertise across the family and civil spectrums. The clerks’ room consists of first junior and designated criminal clerk John Wooloughan, designated family clerk Jay Dorton, designated civil clerk Greg Piner, and assistant practice clerk Stephen Bush. Our Family clerking team are also finalists for Clerking Team of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2019.
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5 Pump Court Seminar Program
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.
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Mark Eldridge successfully prosecutes attempted murder and Section 18 GBH
Mark Eldridge successfully prosecutes attempted murder and Section 18 GBH at the Old Bailey. The two men ambushed and savagely attacked a 15 year old in Chessington in June 2018
Family
Family Law Barristers
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Chambers has a Family Law Group of barristers who are able to offer experience, advice and representation at all levels of litigation, from the county court and the family proceedings courts to the Court of Appeal and beyond. Barristers in our Family Law Group undertake work in all areas of family law. Our Family Law Group has now expanded and is comprised of 25 barristers.
Our family law barristers undertake divorce and ancillary relief- all aspects of matrimonial finance upon divorce or separation are dealt with, including foreign assets and jurisdiction, financial provision for children and the financial rights of unmarried cohabitees.
Children - Our Family Law Group barristers can advise on all disputes involving children, whether domestic or foreign, including child abduction under the Hague Convention.
We can offer expert knowledge of both private law proceedings and care proceedings where our Family Law barristers are regularly involved on behalf of both parents and local authorities.
- Domestic violence, harassment and incidents of abuse within the family.
- Trusts of Land
- Housing and transfer of tenancies
- Wills, Inheritance & Probate
Sensitive & Friendly
Barristers in our Family Law Group adopt a sensitive and friendly approach towards clients in what are often distressing circumstances for them. Our clerks would be pleased to discuss your needs and advise appropriately on particular barristers within the Family Law Group.
Barristers in our Family Law Group are regular contributors to our on-going seminar programme and all family law seminars are accredited for CPD points. Additionally barristers in the Family Law Group are able to give in-house family law seminars (please contact one of our clerks to discuss this).
Barristers within our Family Law Group are now frequently instructed to draft prenuptial agreements.
Many barristers within our Family Law Group are also members of The Family Law Bar Association.
A number of barristers within our Family Law Group have significant experience in international child abduction cases. For more information please click on International Child Abduction Barristers
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Contact
5 Pump Court
Temple, London
EC4Y 7AP
Document Exchange
LDE 497 Chancery Lane
Hours
8.30 am until 7.00 pm
Urgent out-of-hours
07976 368031
Parking spaces are available for conferences on request in advance
