Chiara began her pupillage at 39 Essex Chambers in September 2021, she commenced her second-six in March 2022 and accepts instructions across all chambers practice areas.
Civil Liability
During pupillage, Chiara gained experience of drafting statements of case, schedules, advices and legal research on a variety of matters including:
- Conducting research for Judith Ayling QC on the Illegality defence in tort and the Human Rights Act;
- Drafting pleadings and schedules/counter-schedules of loss in personal injury, fatal accidents and clinical negligence matters;
- Advising on liability, PSLA and quantum in personal injury and clinical negligence matters;
- Drafting advices for court approval of settlements.
Planning and Environment
During pupillage, Chiara was involved in a variety of planning and environmental law matters including:
- Resisting a series of judicial reviews to a major housing development;
- Assisting on defences to criminal charges brought in relation to enforcement notices;
- Advising homeowners on whether developments made to their property were lawful;
- Advising commercial real estate owners as to the continuing viability of their planning permission for major development works.
- Advising landowners on the removal of planning restrictions on their land following disputes as to proper title.
- Preparing Statements of Facts and Grounds in judicial reviews of planning decisions which were alleged to be detrimental to the environment.