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Abimbola Badejo obtains Guardianship Order in Nigeria
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.
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Inner Temple Award for Spencer Turner
Congratulations to our pupil Spencer Turner who has won the Jarman Award for placing first in the Inner Temple Pupils’ Advocacy Prize 2018
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Spencer Turner wins the 2018 Times/One Essex Court Law Award
We are delighted to congratulate our pupil Spencer Turner on winning first prize in The Times/One Essex Court Law Awards for his essay. Spencer commences his second six pupillage on the 3rd April
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Kemi Ojutiku update on data protection & arbitration
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....
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Mark Eldridge succeeds in attempted murder trial
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.
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4 New Members of Chambers
We are delighted to welcome the following new members; Martin McGann (2007 call), Trisan Hyatt (2009 call), Timothy Greaves (2017 call & qualified as a solicitor in 2005) and Christopher Payne on successful completion of his pupillage
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Abimbola Badejo’s expert opinion on Nigerian Adoption Law accepted by High Court
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
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Rankings in 2017 Legal 500
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.
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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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Chambers appointed to AA approved panel
Our Personal Injury Law Group has recently been appointed to the approved panel of suppliers for the AA
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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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Equal Opportunities
Chambers’s Equal Opportunities Policy is applied when considering all applications.
View our equal opportunities policy.
Tenancy Applications
5 Pump Court is a busy and long-established common law set with enviable financial stability.
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.
Applications are invited from established Civil practitioners, and across all levels of call from Criminal and Family practitioners.
Applications should be made by way of a CV and covering letter to recruitment@5pumpcourt.com.
Alternatively please speak to one of our clerks in confidence.
Twelve Month Pupillage
5 Pump Court Chambers is a successful common law set of chambers with three main practice teams: Criminal, Civil and Family. We are a friendly set and aim to make pupillage an instructive and enjoyable experience in which our pupils will gain a strong grounding in each of these areas. To facilitate that, pupils will normally have three supervisors during the year.
Chambers is a member of the Pupillage Portal. Please read the Pupillages Handbook or visit www.pupillagegateway.com. for further information about how to apply for a twelve-month pupillage at 5 Pump Court Chambers.
Applicants should be aware that 5 Pump Court will only recruit those who can demonstrate a genuine desire to undertake pupillage in a common law chambers.
Third Six Pupillage
Vacancies for 3rd six pupillages will normally be advertised, however individual applications are considered as and when received.
Mini-Pupillage
A maximum of four one-week mini-pupillages will be offered each year and will take place during late June, July, August or September.
Applicants must be either an undergraduate or graduate.
The application form and equal opportunities monitoring form should be completed and submitted between the 1st January and the 31st January each year by post, accompanied by a covering letter and marked for the attention of Rebecca Foulkes.
Due to the volume of applications it is regretted that applications received outside this period will not be acknowledged or considered.
Successful applicants will be notified by the 31st March and allocated their mini-pupillage week.
A mini-pupillage is not a pre-requisite for pupillage but may assist a future application.
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
