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39 Essex Chambers is a leading set based in London, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Our barristers offer a depth of expertise in a range of specialist sectors and practice areas.
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Administrative & Public
Section 21A applications and section 48 orders (DP v A local authority) (Stephanie David writes for Lexis PSL)
Stephanie David’s Private Client Analysis for Lexis PSL: In this case, Mr Justice Hayden provides helpful practical guidance on the operation of section 48 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005… Read more »
Fenella Morris QC and Nicola Kohn appear in High Court on judicial review application regarding the use of puberty blockers
The High Court is hearing an application for judicial review brought against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, challenging its practice of referring young people under the age of… Read more »
Joe-han Ho Nominated for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year – 2020 Bar Pro Bono Awards
We are delighted to announce that Joe-han Ho has been nominated for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year in the 2020 Bar Pro Bono Awards!
Adult Social Care: Covid-19 Winter Plan 2020 – 2021
This note provides an overview of the Department of Health and Social Care (non-statutory) guidance issued on 18 September 2020 concerning social care in England. The Guidance is aimed at… Read more »
Achieving accessible justice through effective participation in courts and tribunals
Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) has published a new book which examines the meanings and importance of ‘effective participation’ in judicial proceedings. ‘Participation in Courts and… Read more »
Sex and Consent
This webinar provides a conversation about the Courts’ differing approaches to how a line can be drawn between autonomy and vulnerability / abuse of power. WEBINAR PRESENTATION: To view click… Read more »
Katherine Apps, Rose Grogan and Philippe Kuhn instructed in Covid-19 procurement trial
Katherine Apps, Rose Grogan and Philippe Kuhn are instructed by the Government Legal Department to act for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the High Court… Read more »
Success at the Court of Appeal in landmark international child abduction case
The Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Hickinbottom, Lord Justice Moylan and Lord Justice Peter Jackson) hands down its judgment in G v G (A Child: Child Abduction) [2020] EWCA Civ… Read more »
Challenge to Manston Airport DCO
Paul Stinchcombe QC, Richard Wald QC and Gethin Thomas are instructed by Kate Harrison and Susan Ring of Harrison Grant LLP in a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s… Read more »
Reopening of pre-Balajigari permission applications in Rule 322(5) cases
The Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Hickinbottom and Lady Justice Carr) gives its judgment in R (Saud Akram) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1072…. Read more »
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